open.conted.ox.ac.uk (beta)

Open Educational Resources

Astronomy observation

Here you will find all the resources identified by our tutors as useful for the study of this subject, arranged in ascending alphabetical order. Browse the tiles and descriptions to discover if there are any resources of interest to you, or click on any of the keywords to see resources sorted by more in-depth topics.

Astronomy observation (F540): The study of astronomy utilising observational techniques to undertake research.

Displaying 1 - 10 of 10
Type Title Description Keywords Full details
Document Assignment 1 -Diffraction Grating

This assignment is to be used as formative coursework and will be due October 27, 2016.

view
Document Assignment 2 - The Astrolabe Activity

The assignment is to be used as summative coursework.  

view
Document Assignment 5 -Black holes -debunking the myths

The assignment is to be used as summative coursework.

view
Document Assignment 6 -MicroObservatory Astrophotography

The assignment is to be used as summative coursework.

view
Document Astrolabe Activity

Activity 2 is to be used as a possible summative assignment for the final portfolio.  It is associated with lecture 3.

view
Document Black Holes -Debunking the Myths

Activity 5 is to be used as a possible summative assignment.  It is associated with lecture 8.

view
Document Diffraction Grating Activity

Formative Assignment 1 -Due October 15  Associated with lecture 2.

May be used as a summative assignment for final portfolio.

view
Document Equatorial Coordinate System Demo

This is an animation demonstrating the equatorial coordinate system.  I uploaded it as a powerpoint slide.  In order to animate the slide, start...

view
Link Image Processing Tutorials

This is a link to the MicroObservatory image processing tutorials.

view
Document Introduction to Astronomy -Lecture 1

Introduction: A Brief History and Constellations, Size Scales of the Universe

view
Subscribe to Astronomy observation