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| Dates |
Topic |
Reading |
Assignment |
| 1/16 |
Introduction to CCDs, CCDs and Plate scale | 1-1.2, 2-2.1, 2.4, 4.1 |
1-4, 2-3, 2-4, 2-5, 2-6, 2-21 due 1/23 Introduction to Python due 1/23 |
| 1/23 |
Noise Readout noise and dark current | 3.1-3.9 | 3-7, 3-8, 3-13, 3-14 due 1/30 |
| 1/25 |
Observing
M36 with the VAO |
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| 1/30 |
Signal to noise | 4.3-4.5, 5.1, 5.4 | 4-1, 4-13, 4-14 due 2/6 |
| 2/6 |
Stellar photometry | 5.1-5.2, 5.4-5.5 | 5-1, 5-3, 5-6 due 2/13 |
| 2/13 |
Astrometry | 5.3, 5.7-5.9 | 5-8, 5-12, 5-14, 5-16 due 2/20 |
| 2/20 |
Spectroscopy in
the lab or Stellar
spectroscopy with the VLT |
6.1-6.5 | 6-4, 6-8, 6-14 due 2/27 |
| 2/27 |
X-ray data analysis or Spectroscopy in the lab | 7.1-7.4 | 7-1, 7-2, 7-3 due 3/6 |
| 3/6 |
Stellar
spectroscopy with the VLT or Spectroscopy
in the lab |
6.6, 6.7 | 6-16 pick the WFC3 grisms on HST due 3/20 |
| 3/20 |
Project work day |
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| 3/27 |
Project work day |
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| 3/29 |
Project proposals and presentations |
Hand in proposals to Kaaret by noon Presentations at 5-6 pm in 655 VAN |
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| 4/3 |
Project work day | |
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| 4/10 |
Project status presentations, first draft
project reports due |
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| 4/17 |
Project work day |
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| 4/24 |
Project work day |
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| 5/1 |
Project work day |
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| 5/3 |
Project presentations |
Presentations at 4:30-6:30 pm in 655 VAN |
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| 5/4 |
Final project reports and slides from presentation due | E-mail reports, slides, software, and
supporting files to Kaaret by 5 pm on Friday. |
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