Laboratory Practice in Astronomy
Course code
MLF6046.LT
old course code
MLF6046
Course title in Estonian
Astronoomia praktikum
Course title in English
Laboratory Practice in Astronomy
ECTS credits
2.0
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assessment
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
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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. Energy balance of the earth, the seasons. Time in astronomy. Moon and its observation. Planets and their observation. The sun and its observation. Variable Stars. Pulsar. Galaxies and their classification. Measuring distances in astronomy.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
- knows the different telescopes, can set up and perform the functions of telescope in outdoor practice ;
- is familiar with the night sky, the movement regularities and survey techniques;
- relates the theory learned from actual observations in astronomy;
- is able to solve complex tasks in astronomy.
- knows the different telescopes, can set up and perform the functions of telescope in outdoor practice ;
- is familiar with the night sky, the movement regularities and survey techniques;
- relates the theory learned from actual observations in astronomy;
- is able to solve complex tasks in astronomy.
Teacher
dotsent Katrin Laas PhD
Prerequisite course 1
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