AST2201 Astronomical Techniques
AST2201 Astronomical Techniques
AST2201 teaches fundamental knowledges needed for observational and data processing techniques commonly used in astronomy, especially exoplanet science.
Course Highlights:
Student will learn to use existing state-of-art astronomy software packages and python notebooks to interact with data taken from the Mt Kent telescopes, and NASA' s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, and characterise properties of exoplanets.
Student will also have the opportunity to remote operate telescopes at the Mt Kent observatory.
NASA/TESS Full Frame Image
TESS data analyzed using tutorial python notebooks