Astronomy II - laboratory
Course code
MLF6016.LT
old course code
MLF6016
Course title in Estonian
Astronoomia II - praktikum
Course title in English
Astronomy II - laboratory
ECTS credits
4.0
Assessment form
Examination
lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
Allow students to deepen their understanding of astronomy development field, creating opportunities to control the pattern of real and practical tasks through observation.
Brief description of the course
Constellations,Telescopes, and these types of accessories, the telescope and safety-related terms. Determination of characteristics of the telescope, GoTo telescope, Telescope optics. Spherical astronomy. Photometry in astronomy. Energy balance of the earth, the seasons. Time in astronomy. Moon and its observation. Planets and their observation. Kepler's Law III using mass measurement. The structure and character models. HR diagram. The sun and its observation. Variable Stars. Pulsar. Galaxies and their classification. Measuring distances in astronomy. Radial and the Hubble law.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
Know the different telescopes, can set up and perform the functions of telescope in outdoor practice ;
Familiar with the night sky, the movement regularities and survey techniques;
Relates the theory learned from actual observations in astronomy;
Be able to solve complex tasks in astronomy.
Know the different telescopes, can set up and perform the functions of telescope in outdoor practice ;
Familiar with the night sky, the movement regularities and survey techniques;
Relates the theory learned from actual observations in astronomy;
Be able to solve complex tasks in astronomy.
Teacher
assistent Katrin Laas
Prerequisite course 1
Prerequisite course 2
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