Ph 629 Lecture Topics

Created September 8; Still under construction.

Wed. 1 Sept.

• Class Organization
• Coordinate systems (Kitchin \S 5.1 -- Background; Sky surveys and catalogs)

Wed. 8 Sept.

• Coordinate systems cont'd
• Measurable properties of EM radiation

Mon. 13 Sept.

• General Properties of Telescopes (Kitchin \S 1.1 -- Telescopes)

Wed. 15 Sept.

• Radio Telescopes and Detectors (Kitchin \S 1.2)