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Instructors: Dr. Kristof Schmieden
Event type:
Lecture
Displayed in timetable as:
08.128.70003
Hours per week:
2
Credits:
3,0
Language of instruction:
Englisch
Min. | Max. participants:
- | -
Requirements / organisational issues:
There are no prequisits needed to attend this lecture.
However, basic knolwde in mechanics as well as optics are useful.
Contents:
This lecture will give an initial overview of observational astronomy. Focusing on the various techniques to observe the universe in wavelength ranging from radio waves to x-rays, we will discuss the operation principle of various telescopes and their limitations. Also discussing the pros and cons of ground based vs. space based telescopes.
The lecture will present various telescopes and outline the main progress over the past decades.
Using some observational results we will investigate the life-cycle of stars, the structure of our solar system as well as the evolution of galaxies and various categories of galaxies observed.
This calls for many exciting pictures from the universe!
Finally we will touch on recent topics like the search for exo-planets and the recent results of the James Webb space telescope.
Recommended reading list:
To measure the sky : an introduction to observational astronomy
Chromey, Frederick R.
Einführung in Astronomie und Astrophysik, Arnold Hanslmeier
Einführung in die Extragalaktische Astronomie und Kosmologie, Peter Schneider
Additional information:
We plan an excursion to at least one telecope close by.
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