Rogério
Monteiro-Oliveira, Ph.D.
AST-B09
Observational Astronomy
last updated on
April, 12th. 2026
Course Evaluation
Homework Assignment #1 (deadline May 7th, 2026)
Lectures
L01 (notes | slides) Foundations of Observational Astronomy
Additional Resources:
L02 (notes | slides) Space and Time in Observational Astronomy
Additional Resources:
Animation - Paths of the Stars
Animation - Local Path of the Sun
Animation - Visualizing the Horizontal System
Animation - Two Systems: Celestial, Horizon
Animation - Rotating Sky Explorer
Animation - Sidereal Time and Hour Angle Demo
Animation - The Sun's Apparent Path and Sunlight Incidence on Earth
L03 (notes | slides) Information Carriers and the Earth's Atmosphere
Additional Resources:
Animation - Interactive Simulations: Molecules and Light
Interactive MODTRAN Radiative Transfer Model (University of Chicago)
L04 (notes | slides) Optics and Telescopes
Additional Resources:
Katz’s "Physics of Light and Optics" Free Textbook
Galileo Project: The Telescope
L05 (notes | slides) Detectors in Astronomy
Additional Resources:
What the Obsolete Art of Mapping the Skies on Glass Plates Can Still Teach Us
L07 (notes | slides1 | slides2) Photometry
Additional Resources:
L08 (notes | slides) Spectroscopy
Additional Resources: