Meeting time: TTh 11-12:15 in 5223 Broida<\/p>\n
Prof Philip Lubin<\/p>\n
Office – 2015 C Broida<\/p>\n
Office hours: Thur 5-6 PM in Broida 3302<\/strong><\/p>\n Class contact email address – prof@deepspace.ucsb.edu<\/a><\/p>\n TA: Ari Kaplan<\/p>\n Office Hours: MW 5-7PM Broida 5223<\/p>\n e-mail:\u00a0arikaplan@ucsb.edu<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Useful Free Programs:<\/strong><\/p>\n DS9 – Astronomical Image Processing<\/strong><\/p>\n http:\/\/ds9.si.edu\/site\/Download.html<\/a><\/p>\n FITS Liberator – turns FITS files into common image formats<\/strong><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.spacetelescope.org\/projects\/fits_liberator\/<\/a><\/p>\n GIMP – Similar to Photoshop<\/strong><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.gimp.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Useful textbook:<\/strong><\/p>\n Observational Astrophysics – P. Lena<\/strong><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.springer.com\/gp\/book\/9783642218149<\/a><\/p>\n An Introduction to Observational Astrophysics<\/strong> – Mark Gallaway – Springer 2016<\/p>\n Available on Amazon as paperback and eBook<\/p>\n Useful paper with comparison of ground and space detection – oriented towards SETI but applicable to all observing:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cThe Search for Directed Intelligence\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n REACH \u2013 Reviews in Human Space Exploration \u2013 Vol 1, 20-45, March 2016<\/p>\n http:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/1604.02108<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Astronomy Picture of the Day<\/strong><\/p>\n https:\/\/apod.nasa.gov\/apod\/astropix.html<\/a><\/p>\n https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Astronomy_Picture_of_the_Day<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hubble Space Telescope Legacy Database – HST FITS Images and spectra<\/strong><\/p>\n https:\/\/hla.stsci.edu\/<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Aladin Lite Sky Atlas<\/strong><\/p>\n https:\/\/aladin.u-strasbg.fr\/AladinLite\/<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Simbad Database<\/strong><\/p>\n http:\/\/simbad.u-strasbg.fr\/simbad\/<\/a><\/p>\n Example search for SDSS 20J091557.78:<\/p>\n http:\/\/simbad.u-strasbg.fr\/simbad\/sim-id?Ident=%4010199759&Name=SDSS%20J091557.78%2b292626.4&submit=submit<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Exoplanet Transit Database for Occultation<\/b><\/p>\n http:\/\/var2.astro.cz\/ETD\/predictions.php<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Asteroids and Comets<\/strong><\/p>\n https:\/\/ssd.jpl.nasa.gov\/horizons.cgi<\/a><\/p>\n https:\/\/cneos.jpl.nasa.gov\/sentry\/<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Supernova Databases<\/strong><\/p>\n Latest supernovae by Rochester Astronomy at Purdue University: <\/p>\n Transient Name Server – generally useful for searching known transients<\/strong><\/p>\n https:\/\/wis-tns.weizmann.ac.il\/<\/p>\n Example for SN 2019slu<\/p>\n https:\/\/wis-tns.weizmann.ac.il\/object\/2019slu<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Weekly papers<\/strong> – Each week a paper on a topic of your interest in observational astrophysics is due Thur by 5 PM. Please in the Phys 134 HW box.<\/p>\n Homework<\/strong> – HW will be assigned as needed. Place in Physics 134 HW box.<\/p>\n HW 1<\/strong> – Due Oct 15 Physics 134 HW 1-a<\/a><\/p>\n HW 2<\/strong> – Due Oct 25 – bbColors<\/strong> (see below)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Final Exam<\/strong><\/p>\n Wed Dec 11\u00a0 from 12-3 PM – Each group will present a 20 minute talk summarizing all of all of their work. Split the time , as usual, between each team member to allow everyone to speak.<\/p>\n Introduce the project(s) with some background as to what you are doing and why it is important and what the larger context in astronomy is for this subject.<\/p>\n Final Research Paper<\/strong>\u00a0– Have ready by the final and place in your folder under a sub directory call “Final Research Paper”. The paper should be about 20 pages long and should include the following sections:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Class Gmail account: <\/strong><\/p>\n User: ucsb.physics134<\/strong><\/p>\n Pass: given in class<\/p>\n Stellarium – http:\/\/www.stellarium.org\/<\/a>\u00a0– this is very useful in planning your observations.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Events and Links<\/strong><\/p>\n Physics Department Colloquium: Tuesdays at 4:00 in Broida 1640<\/p>\n Astro Colloquium<\/a>: Thur 2:45-3:45 in Broida 3302<\/p>\n LCOGT Colloq<\/a> usually Thur 3:30-4:30 at the LCOGT facility – BUT van to colloq leaves from Physics lot at 3:15 and you must sign up to get room on the van. Van returns you to Broida after talk.<\/p>\n Physics Dept Colloq schedule<\/a><\/p>\n Astro web event schedule<\/a><\/p>\n LCOGT Colloq Schedule<\/a> (must sign up for van)<\/p>\n KITP Schedule<\/a><\/p>\n LCOGT \u2013 Las Cumbres Observatory<\/a><\/p>\n Sedgwick Weather log<\/a><\/p>\n LCO – Exposure Time Calculator<\/a><\/p>\n LCO – Visibility Tool\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n LCO – Instruments<\/a><\/p>\n LCO – Filters<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Available filters on 0.4m LCO telescopes:<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mandatory Assignments and Presentations<\/strong><\/p>\n As usual, you should have completed your short paper on something of interest by 5:00 each Thursday<\/p>\n and submitted it in the class drive. Additionally, there is\u00a0 an exercise involving blackbodies and\u00a0color Blackbody and Color temperature exercise is here:<\/strong><\/p>\n bbColors<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n We will also be having a few concluding assignments regarding your projects. As a reminder, you <\/p>\n Also, you need to complete a written (typed) report of all three of your observing projects by\u00a05:00 on <\/p>\n If you are confused about parts of this, please contact your professor or the TA. If you are lost, please let <\/p>\n Class Notes<\/strong><\/p>\n The most up to date version of the class notes (different than the observation instructions, below) Class Notes available here:<\/strong><\/p>\n 134-Notes – 10-19<\/a><\/p>\n 134-Notes-a<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Aperture Photometry Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n CH6 – Aperture Photometry<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
\nhttp:\/\/www.rochesterastronomy.org\/supernova.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n
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\nindices. Have your code file and results for this assignment directory by 5PM on Friday 10\/25<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nshould have two or three science-oriented observing projects and no more than one astrophotography
\n(pretty picture) project (three projects in all). Each student (or pair, if it
\nis a group project) will give a 5 minute presentation on ONE of his\/her SCIENCE projects.<\/strong>\u00a0This is not
\noptional.<\/p>\n
\nthe Friday of finals week<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
\nus know sooner rather than later.<\/p>\nOngoing Information<\/h4>\n
\ncan be found below. Copies should be available on the class drive, but they cannot be guaranteed
\nto be up to date.<\/p>\n