Course detail
Geodetical Astronomy and Space Geodesy I
FAST-HE01Acad. year: 2020/2021
Astronomical coordinate systems.
Apparent movement (day and night).
Time and time systems, standard epochs, calendar.
Transformation of coordinates and their differential changes.
Changes in equatorial coordinates, astronomical refraction.
Star catalogs (FK5, FK6, Hipparcos, Tycho2, UCAC-3) and almanacs.
Geodetic Astronomy – principle of the methods. Instruments and equipment.
Supervisor
Department
Institute of Geodesy (GED)
Learning outcomes of the course unit
The goal of subject are knowledges from Spherical Astronomy, coordinate and time systems, time conversions and basic tasks and methods of Geodetic Astronomy.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of surveying with particular view of angular measurements, knowledge of plane and spherical trigonometry, Newton’s gravitational law, theory of free nutation.
Co-requisites
Not applicable.
Recommended optional programme components
Not applicable.
Recommended or required reading
Fixel Jan: Geodetická astronomie I a základy kosmické geodézie. VUTIUM, 2000. (CS)
FIXEL, J.; MACHOTKA, R.: GEODETICKÁ ASTRONOMIE A KOSMICKÁ GEODEZIE I, SFÉRICKÁ ASTRONOMIE.. VUT v Brně - studijní opora, 2007. (CS)
FIXEL, J.; MACHOTKA, R.: GEODETICKÁ ASTRONOMIE A KOSMICKÁ GEODÉZIE, GEODETICKÁ ASTRONOMIE. VUT v Brně - stidijní opora, 2007. (CS)
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Not applicable.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
Not applicable.
Language of instruction
Czech
Work placements
Not applicable.
Course curriculum
1.Entrance in Geodetic Astronomy.
2.Astronomical coordinate systems and their reciprocal transformations.
3.Incidence of Earth rotation.
4.Time and time systems.
5.Julian date and standard epochs, calendar.
6.Mean and apparent places of stars.
7.Methods of apparent places of stars computation.
8.Earth pole motion.
9.Conventional reference coordinate system.
10.Basic tasks of Geodetic Astronomy.
11.Instruments in Geodetic Astronomy.
12.Very Long Baseline Interferometry
13.Usage of Geodetic Astronomy
Aims
Introduction of Spherical Astronomy, coordinate systems, time counting and measurement, basic tasks and methods of Geodetic Astronomy, instruments of classical Geodetic Astronomy.
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
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