Topics
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Instructor's
Notes
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Ostlie 1996
(1st edition)
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E. Böhm-
Vitense, vol. 1
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Birney
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The celestial sphere & coordinate systems
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p. 2-10
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p. 10-15
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ch. 1
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ch. 1; ch. 4
(p. 50-57)
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Precession
Refraction
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p. 10-12
p. 13-14
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p. 15-16
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p. 58-61
p. 65-68
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Parallax & stellar distances
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p. 15-16
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p. 63-65
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ch. 3
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Wavelength & frequency, electromagnetic spectrum
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p. 17-19
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p. 69-75;
p. 131-132
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Specific & mean intensity, flux, energy density
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p. 20-26
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p. 255-261
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Blackbody radiation
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p. 27-30
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p. 75-82
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p. 21-24
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Inverse square law of light
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p. 31-32
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p. 67
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p. 41-42
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The magnitude scale for stellar brightness
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p. 32-33
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p. 65-67
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p. 13-14
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p. 103-106
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Absolute magnitude & distance modulus
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p. 34
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p. 67-68
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p. 28-29
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Photometric filters and color indices
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p. 35-38
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p. 82-87
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p. 14-16;
p. 25-28
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p. 106-110;
158-168
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Bolometric magnitude &
bolometric correction
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p. 39-40
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p. 83-84
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p. 44-47
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Atmospheric Extinction
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p. 41-44
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p. 265-269
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p. 16-20
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p. 148-153
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Diffraction Limit
Other Atmospheric Effects
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p. 45-52
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p. 163-170
p. 187-190
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p. 85-89
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Telescopes and Observing Techniques
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p. 53-59
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ch. 6
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Spectroscopy and Spectral Types
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p. 60-64
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p. 223-228
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ch. 10
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ch. 12
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Spectral Lines and the Bohr Atom
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p. 65-68
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ch. 5.1-5.3
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Excitation and Ionization Equilibria
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p. 69-73
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ch. 8.1
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ch. 11
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Line Profiles and Equivalent Widths
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p. 74-84
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p. 293-306
(ch. 9.4)
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ch. 13
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The Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram
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p. 85-86
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p. 241-250
(ch. 8.2)
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ch. 5.1-5.2
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Mass-Lifetime Relation and Cluster Ages
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p. 87-92
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p. 529-534
(ch. 13.4)
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ch. 5.3
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Elliptical Orbits and Kepler's Laws
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p. 93-98
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p. 25-53
(ch. 2.1-2.3)
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Binary Stars and Mass Determinations
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p. 99-103
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ch. 7
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ch. 9.1-9.4
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Close (Interacting) Binary Stars
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TBA
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p. 683-690
(ch. 17.1)
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Pulsating Variable Stars
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TBA
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p. 541-550
(ch. 14.1)
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ch. 16
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Post-Main Sequence Evolution of Stars
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Sup. Illus., Packets
9 & 10
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p. 483-528
(ch. 13.1-13.3)
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