This course deals with fundamental concepts in observational astronomy/astrophysics. It teaches the concepts needed to plan and execute observations for scientific purposes, as well as for interpreting the resulting data. It is expected that the student after taking the course will be able to: know and understand the physical
processes which give rise to detection of astronomical signals - know and understand the basic theory for the
description of detection and imaging av astronomical signals - know and describe different types of
astronomical observation systems, including optical systems and detectors - describe sources of noise and the
resulting noise in the stochastic detection process, as well as estimate the signal-to-noise ratio and related
integration times for a given observation - show ability to independent gathering of knowledge about the
physical processes that are discussed, and in an independent way transmit this knowledge to other students
and the teacher.
