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Organizational Matters - Summer Semester 2025
This article documents all agreements, arrangements, talks, etc. within the scope of the astrophysical laboratory course.
Talk program
For a comprehensive overview of how to prepare talks in a scientific context, see:
- this presentation
- this checklist
| Date | Talk | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 12.10. | Organization Meeting | … |
| 19.10. | Astro quiz | … |
| 26.10. | Astro quiz | … |
| 02.11. (I) | Principles of optical telescopic observations I. - reflectors, magnification, aberrations. OST | |
| 02.11. (II) | Principles of optical telescopic observations II. - astronomical coordinates, telescope mounts, astro climate. OST | |
| 09.11. (I) | Spectroscopy - different types of spectrographs and basic principles. OST | |
| 09.11. (II) | Photometry - stellar magnitudes, extinction, photometric bands, modern photometry. OST | |
| 16.11. (I) | N1: Description of the observation, data reduction, and data analysis | |
| 16.11. (II) | N2: Description of the observation, data reduction, and data analysis | |
| 23.11. (I) | The Sun: solar activity, solar cycle, solar spots, and Zeeman effect measurements | |
| 23.11. (II) | The Sun: structure, dynamo, and magnetic field. The solar observatory at the Einsteinturm | |
| 30.11. (I) | Stars: spectral types, evolutionary tracks on the HRD | |
| 30.11. (II) | Star clusters: CMD, isochrones, star cluster ages |
Contacts
If you want to contact us, you can find our email address at prakt@astro.physik.uni-potsdam.de, since it allows to reach all instructors.
| Name | Room | Responsibilities |
|---|---|---|
| Prof. Lida Oskinova | 2.135 | Organisation, talk allocation, report evaluation |
| Doruk Gogus | 2.008 | Telescope support, data reduction support |
| Vincent Schneegaß | 2.008 | Telescope support, data reduction support |
| Rainer Hainich | 2.009 | Technical support |