Observational Astrophysics I

Education facts

Code: 1FA203

The course gives an introduction to modern ground- and space-based telescopes. Astronomical coordinate systems. Observational methods, including direct imaging, photometry, spectroscopy and interferometry. Different telescope/instrumentation/detector configurations. Observational experiments, calibrations and data reductions, both on a theoretical level and experimentally with the Westerlund Telescope at the Ångström Laboratory in Uppsala, Sweden. Self-studies in the case of few participants.

Entry requirements

30 credits in mathematics and 60 credits in physics, Astrophysics I.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Observational Astrophysics I

  Uppsala University

  Uppsala

  Start date: 22 March 2027

  End date: 6 June 2027

  Pace of study: 33 %