Graduate Lecture in Observational Techniques
Synopsis:
- Introduction to astronomical facilities
- Coordinates, catalogues, time, observability
- Earth鈥檚 Atmosphere and advantages of Space
- Atmospheric Transmission and Emission
- Refraction and Seeing
- High Resolution imaging : Corrections for atmospheric phase
- Adaptive Optics & Interferometry
- Telescopes
- Detectors
- Photometry
- Spectroscopy
- Observing Proposals
Hopefully Useful References and texts
Essential sites:
- Simbad :
- NED : Nasa Extragalactic Database
- NASA Space Data Center
- Canadian Astronomy Data centre
- IRSA/IPAC Infrared Science Archive
- NRAO VLA Sky Survey
Reference Books
- Arthur Cox
- George Rieke
- Ian McLean, , Second Edition, 2008
- C.K. Walker,
- Jonathan M. Marr, Ronald L. Snell, Stanley E. Kurtz
- Bevington, P. R., and Robinson, D. K. 2002, Data Reduction and Error Analysis for the Physical Sciences
Review Articles
- M Bessell, , ARAA, 43, 293, 2005
- G Rieke, , ARAA, 45, 2007
- R Davies & M Kaspar, ARAA, 50, 305, 2012
- Taylor, G B, Carilli, C. L, Perley, R. A. (eds) , ASP Vol. 180 (1998)
Technical Documents
- Basic Image Processing and CCD features :
- Starlink CCD Data Reduction Cookbook :
- ALMA Technical Handbook :
- Gemini Data Reduction Workshop Presentations
- Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit
PDFs of Observational Techniques Lectures
Facilities and Coordinates
Earth鈥檚 atmosphere : emission, transmission
Earth鈥檚 atmosphere : refraction and seeing
Achieving High Resolution ; Adaptive Optics and Interferometry
Telescopes
JWST
Detectors
Imaging & Photometry
Spectroscopy
Proposals