120.048 Astronomy
This course is in all assigned curricula part of the STEOP.
This course is in at least 1 assigned curriculum part of the STEOP.

2019W, UE, 1.0h, 1.5EC, to be held in blocked form

Properties

  • Semester hours: 1.0
  • Credits: 1.5
  • Type: UE Exercise

Learning outcomes

After successful completion of the course, students are able to...

* to deepen some theoretical aspects of the lectures (128.028 bzw. 128.029) by short calculation examples;
* to make simple sky observations,
* to determine some telescope parameters,
* to measure  angles at double stars or planets
* to give a short lecture on a narrow astronomic theme.

By excursions they get insights on Planetarium and Univ.Observatory.

Subject of course

1) Sky Observations: Constellations, telescope observations
2) Short astrometric measurements (double stars, planets etc.), simple photometry
3) Calculations (Astrometry, Celestial Mechanics, Astrophysics)
4) Excursion to an Observatory
5) Short lecture (~5 min, topic of choice)

Teaching methods

see "Lehrinhalt"

Mode of examination

Immanent

Additional information

see german text

Lecturers

Institute

Course dates

DayTimeDateLocationDescription
Fri12:00 - 15:0022.11.2019 - 24.01.2020Sem.R. DA grün 02 B - GEO UE
Tue20:45 - 22:3021.01.2020 Planetarium, 1020 Praterstern14.1. statt 21.! Sternhimmel, Planeten, Koordinaten (ferner 2 Beob.Abende Okt.2019)
Astronomy - Single appointments
DayDateTimeLocationDescription
Fri22.11.201912:00 - 15:00Sem.R. DA grün 02 B - GEO UE: Optik der Teleskope
Fri13.12.201912:00 - 15:00Sem.R. DA grün 02 B - GEO Kurzreferate 1.Teil (7 Themen à 5+5 min.)
Fri17.01.202012:00 - 15:00Sem.R. DA grün 02 B - GEO Kurzreferate 2.Teil, 10 Themen
Tue21.01.202020:45 - 22:30 Planetarium, 1020 Praterstern14.1. statt 21.! Sternhimmel, Planeten, Koordinaten (ferner 2 Beob.Abende Okt.2019)
Fri24.01.202012:00 - 15:00Sem.R. DA grün 02 B - GEO UE: Fotometrie, Koord.Rechnung
Course is held blocked

Examination modalities

see german text

Course registration

Begin End Deregistration end
12.09.2019 00:00 12.12.2019 22:00 12.12.2019 20:00

Group Registration

GroupRegistration FromTo
Beurteilung17.01.2020 00:0024.01.2020 23:00

Curricula

Study CodeObligationSemesterPrecon.Info
ALG For all Students Elective

Literature

No lecture notes are available.

Previous knowledge

see german text

Accompanying courses

Continuative courses

Language

German