2011-2012 University Catalog 
  
2011-2012 University Catalog

ASTR 602 - Methods of Observational Astronomy

Credits: 3 (NR)
Collection and analysis of data covering radio, microwave, infrared, visible, ultraviolet, X-ray, and gamma ray astronomy. Topics include electromagnetic spectrum, coordinate systems, motion of celestial objects, telescopes, detectors, statistics and noise, interferometry, and spectroscopy. The course makes extensive use of computational methods.

Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week: 3
When Offered: Spring.