Advanced Astronomical Observations

1. Course overview

2. Sessions

  1. Session 01: Basic Python Programming
  2. Session 02: Using Numpy
  3. Session 03: Using Matplotlib
  4. Session 04: Using SciPy
  5. Session 05: Reading and writing FITS files
  6. Session 06: Examining Bias Frames
  7. Session 07: Dark Current
  8. Session 08: Making Flat-Field
  9. Session 09: Basic CCD data reduction
  10. Session 10: Basic CCD data reduction 2
  11. Session 11: Using Ginga
  12. Session 12: Centroid measurements and PSF fitting
  13. Session 13: Aperture photometry
  14. Session 14: TBA

3. Course material

3.1. Lecture notes in PDF format

Date File Note
17/Feb/2023 advobs_202302_s00.pdf This file is available throughout the semester.
17/Feb/2023 advobs_202302_s01e.pdf This file is available from 08:45 on 17/Feb/2023 to 09:00 on 24/Feb/2023.
17/Feb/2023 advobs_202302_e01e.pdf This file is available from 08:45 on 17/Feb/2023 to 09:00 on 24/Feb/2023.
24/Feb/2023 advobs_202302_s02e.pdf This file is available from 08:45 on 24/Feb/2023 to 09:00 on 03/Mar/2023.
24/Feb/2023 advobs_202302_e02e.pdf This file is available from 08:45 on 24/Feb/2023 to 09:00 on 03/Mar/2023.
03/Mar/2023 advobs_202302_s03e.pdf This file is available from 08:45 on 03/Mar/2023 to 09:00 on 10/Mar/2023.
03/Mar/2023 advobs_202302_e03e.pdf This file is available from 08:45 on 03/Mar/2023 to 09:00 on 10/Mar/2023.
10/Mar/2023 advobs_202302_s04e.pdf This file is available from 08:45 on 10/Mar/2023 to 09:00 on 17/Mar/2023.
10/Mar/2023 advobs_202302_e04e.pdf This file is available from 08:45 on 10/Mar/2023 to 09:00 on 17/Mar/2023.
17/Mar/2023 advobs_202302_s05e.pdf This file is available from 08:45 on 17/Mar/2023 to 09:00 on 24/Mar/2023.
17/Mar/2023 advobs_202302_e05e.pdf This file is available from 08:45 on 17/Mar/2023 to 09:00 on 24/Mar/2023.
24/Mar/2023 advobs_202302_s06e.pdf This file is available from 08:45 on 24/Mar/2023 to 09:00 on 31/Mar/2023.
24/Mar/2023 advobs_202302_e06e.pdf This file is available from 08:45 on 24/Mar/2023 to 09:00 on 31/Mar/2023.
24/Mar/2023 advobs_202302_20230324.pdf This file is available throughout the semester.
31/Mar/2023 advobs_202302_s07e.pdf This file is available from 08:45 on 31/Mar/2023 to 09:00 on 07/Apr/2023.
31/Mar/2023 advobs_202302_e07e.pdf This file is available from 08:45 on 31/Mar/2023 to 09:00 on 07/Apr/2023.
07/Apr/2023 advobs_202302_s08e.pdf This file is available from 08:45 on 07/Apr/2023 to 09:00 on 14/Apr/2023.
07/Apr/2023 advobs_202302_e08e.pdf This file is available from 08:45 on 07/Apr/2023 to 09:00 on 14/Apr/2023.
14/Apr/2023 advobs_202302_s09e.pdf This file is available from 08:45 on 14/Apr/2023 to 09:00 on 21/Apr/2023.
14/Apr/2023 advobs_202302_e09e.pdf This file is available from 08:45 on 14/Apr/2023 to 09:00 on 21/Apr/2023.
21/Apr/2023 advobs_202302_20230421.pdf This file is available throughout the semester.
21/Apr/2023 advobs_202302_s10e.pdf This file is available from 08:45 on 21/Apr/2023 to 09:00 on 28/Apr/2023.
21/Apr/2023 advobs_202302_s11e.pdf This file is available from 08:45 on 21/Apr/2023 to 09:00 on 28/Apr/2023.
21/Apr/2023 advobs_202302_e11e.pdf This file is available from 08:45 on 21/Apr/2023 to 09:00 on 28/Apr/2023.
28/Apr/2023 advobs_202302_s12e.pdf This file is available from 08:45 on 28/Apr/2023 to 09:00 on 05/May/2023.
28/Apr/2023 advobs_202302_e12e.pdf This file is available from 08:45 on 28/Apr/2023 to 09:00 on 05/May/2023.
05/May/2023 advobs_202302_s13e.pdf This file is available from 08:45 on 05/May/2023 to 09:00 on 12/May/2023.
05/May/2023 advobs_202302_e13e.pdf This file is available from 08:45 on 05/May/2023 to 09:00 on 12/May/2023.
12/May/2023 advobs_202302_s14e.pdf This file is available from 08:45 on 12/May/2023 to 09:00 on 19/May/2023.
12/May/2023 advobs_202302_e14e.pdf This file is available from 08:45 on 12/May/2023 to 09:00 on 19/May/2023.
02/Jun/2023 advobs_202302_s15e.pdf This file is available from 08:45 on 02/Jun/2023 to 09:00 on 09/Jun/2023.
02/Jun/2023 advobs_202302_e15e.pdf This file is available from 08:45 on 02/Jun/2023 to 09:00 on 09/Jun/2023.

3.2. Sample Python scripts

3.3. Video files

4. Weekly exercise submission form

5. Assignment submission form

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