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Fall 2009

ASTR4410: Experimental Astronomy

Credit Hours: 4
Prerequisites: Physics 214/8 (or 310 or 360), Physics 323/7 (or co-registration).
Typically offered: Fall
Homepage: http://astro410.astro.cornell.edu/

Observational astrophysics. Major experiments involve techniques in CCD (charge-coupled-device) imaging, optical photometry, optical spectroscopy, radiometry, radio spectroscopy, and radio astronomy. The experiments involve use of the Hartung-Boothroyd Observatory's 24-inch telescope, a laboratory two-element radio interferometer, and a radio telescope mounted on top of the Space Sciences Building. The laboratory covers the fundamentals of using astronomical instrumentation and data analysis as applied to celestial phenomena: asteroids, normal stars, supernova remnants, globular clusters, planetary nebulae, the interstellar medium, OH masers, and galaxies.

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