|
|
|
12994 (v.3) Astronomy 201
| Area: |
Department of Applied Physics |
| Credits: |
12.5 |
| Contact Hours: |
5.0 |
| |
| ** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. ** |
| |
| Lecture: |
1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Fieldwork: |
2 x 5 Hours Once-only |
| Prerequisite(s): |
7318 (v.6) Astronomy 101 or any previous version
AND
7329 (v.6) Planetary Science 101 or any previous version
AND
302804 (v.3) Physics 101 or any previous version
AND
305415 (v.3) Physics 102 or any previous version
|
| |
| Syllabus: |
Background - Observational astrophysics, scale of the universe, nature of the observables. Co-ordinate Systems - spherical trigonometry, celestial sphere, horizontal, equatorial, ecliptic and galactic coordinates. Time - sideral, solar, UT and atomic time, calendars, Julian date. Positional measurements - history, constellations, catalogues, refraction, aberration, parallax, nutation, precession, astrometry, mean and apparent coordinates. Photometry - intensity, flux density, luminosity, surface brightness, apparent and absolute magnitudes, filter systems, extinction, atmospheric seeing, absorption. Image processing - measurements, apeture photometry, CCD processing, counting statistics and signal-to-noise ratios, visualisation, filters. Detectors - theyeye, photography, CCDs, photomultipliers. Telescopes - reflectors, refractors, mounts, aberration, distortion. Spectroscopy - blackbody radiation, ionisation, H-R diagram, spectrographs, elementary spectral analysis, classifications. Radio astronomy - antennae, beam patterns, detectors, bandwidth, interferometers. |
| |
| ** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. ** |
| |
| Field of Education: | 010303 Astronomy | | Funding Cluster: | 08 - Engineering, Science, Surveying | | SOLT (Online) Definitions*: | Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information | | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability |
| Year |
Location |
Period |
Internal |
Partially Online Internal |
Area External |
Central External |
Fully Online |
| 2005 |
Bentley Campus |
Semester 2 |
Y |
|
|
|
|
Area
External |
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
Partially
Online
Internal | refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External |
Fully
Online | refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External |
|
Click here for a printable version of this page
|
|
 |
|
