Observational Activities

Observational Activities

1. Learning Outcomes

   • After studying the booklet, you should be able to:
     • Use the Celestial Coordinate System
     • Describe the effect on the positions of Stars and the Sun of the daily and annual motions of the Earth
     • Plan and carry out basic observational activities
     • Manipulate and display numerical data and their uncertainties in basic ways
     • Write a clear and concise account for an observational activity

2. 1: The sky: the view from the Earth's surface

   • 1.2 Celestial Coordinates
     • The terrestrial coordinate system forms the basis of the Celestial coordinate system
       • Position of ANY point on the Earth's surface (point O in Fig 1.1), can be specified by 2 angles
         • LATITUDE
           • Anywhere on the line l_o has the same latitude as O
         • LONGITUDE
   • 1.3 Star maps and names
   • 1.4 A constantly changing view
   • Summary

3. 2: Planning and carrying out Observational Activities

   • 2.2 Choosing a site
   • 2.3 Equipment
   • 2.4 Getting started
   • Summary

4. 3: Handling Numerical Data

   • 3.1 Uncertainties in Measurements
   • 3.2 Uncertainties and graphs
   • Summary

5. 4: Writing an effective account of Observational Activities

   • 4.1 Structure of a write-up
   • 4.2 Example of an Observational activity write-up
   • Summary

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