Optical observations

Master course, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, 2022


Description

This course is an introduction to the optical astronomy. During the tutorial, students will code programs to perform all the data reduction required for obtaining a cluster red sequence, which is obtained using the AIfA telescope.

Topics:

  1. Astronomy concepts
  2. Image reduction I
  3. Observations
  4. Image reduction II
  5. Photometry
  6. CCDs
  7. Spectroscopy
  8. Observing proposals
  9. Photo-z and Cluster red sequence
  10. Surveys
  11. HST and weak gravitational lensing