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Observational Astronomy Lab

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Course
Dual Degree
Semester
Sem. VIII
Subject Code
ESA441

Syllabus

Information Not AvailableCCD characterisation, Orbit maker and Virtual Observatory, Night sky observations ( Polar alignment of an astronomical telescope, Estimating atmospheric extinction in different colours (filters), measuring period of binary, imaging star clusters with various filters and plotting on H-R diagram, Distance determination to Cepheid variables based on their light curves, Classification of stars based on their spectra and the use of spectral classification in deriving distances to stars, etc).

 

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