Course detail

Geodetical Astronomy and Space Geodesy I

FAST-HE01Acad. year: 2023/2024

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.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Radovan Machotka, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Geodesy (GED)

Entry knowledge

Basic knowledge of surveying with particular view of angular measurements, knowledge of plane and spherical trigonometry, Newton’s gravitational law, theory of free nutation.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Aims

Introduction of Spherical Astronomy, coordinate systems, time counting and measurement, basic tasks and methods of Geodetic Astronomy, instruments of classical Geodetic Astronomy.
The goal of subject are knowledges from Spherical Astronomy, coordinate and time systems, time conversions and basic tasks and methods of Geodetic Astronomy.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

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)

Recommended reading

FIXEL, J.; MACHOTKA, R.: GEODETICKÁ ASTRONOMIE A KOSMICKÁ GEODÉZIE, GEODETICKÁ ASTRONOMIE. VUT v Brně - stidijní opora, 2007. (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-P-C-GK Master's

    branch GD , 1. year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Radovan Machotka, Ph.D.

Syllabus

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

Exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Radovan Machotka, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Introduction. Instructions for observation - determination of astronomical azimuth using the Sun, task 1. Determination of astronomical azimuth using the Sun - observation. Determination of astronomical azimuth using the Sun - repeated observation. Interpolation, task 2. Transformation of spherical coordinates, task 3, test 1. Sunset and sunrise, task 4. Time and time systems, task 5. Visit of Brno city planetarium - demonstration of spherical astronomy phenomena. Astronomical refraction, task 6, test 2. Interpolation of apparent places of stars, task 7, test 3. Presentation of classical geodetic astronomy instruments.