ASTR 220Astronomical Instrumentation and Observational Techniques
The course will explore a variety of astrophysical instruments and techniques from detection of the shortest to the longest wavelengths of light. Topics include coordinates/time; statistics of light, basic optics; telescopes, instrument design, spectrographs, interferometry, detectors, sub-mm/radio techniques, adaptive optics, astroparticle and gravitational wave facilities. Renumbered from PHYA 229. Students may not receive credit for both ASTR 220 and PHYA 229.
Prerequisites
None listed in the catalog.