Organizational Matters - Summer Semester 2023

This article documents all agreements, arrangements, talks, etc. within the scope of the astrophysical laboratory course.

Date	Talk
10.05	Spectroscopy with the OST: description of the observation, data reduction, and data analysis
10.05	The Sun: structure, dynamo, and magnetic field. The solar observatory at the Einsteinturm
17.05	Building color magnitude diagrams with the OST: description of the observation, data reduction, and data analysis
24.05	Principles of optical telescopic observations - refractors & reflectors, magnification, aberrations
31.05	Principles of optical telescopic observations - coordinate systems, mounts, astro-climat
07.06	Stars: spectral types and the HRD
07.06	Stellar evolution and evolutionary tracks on the HRD and CMD
14.06	Spectroscopy - different types of spectrographs and basic principles
21.06	Photometry - stellar magnitudes, extinction, photometric bands, modern photometry
28.06	Binary stars and radial velocity measurements as a tool to determine stellar properties
05.07	Eclipsing binaries and other methods to determine stellar masses
05.07	Color composite images in astronomy: choice of filters, tools, nebular morphologies
12.07	Variable and pulsating stars. Light-curves in optical
12.07	Cepheids; Measuring distances to stars and galaxies - cosmic distance ladder
19.07	The largest modern telescopes and immediate future of ground-based astronomy
19.07	The largest modern telescopes in space - HST, JWST, Gaia
26.07	Extrasolar planets - methods of discovery, modern instruments
26.07	Galaxies - classification, properties, observing galaxies with OST

Talks I: master program SoSe 2022
Real name	Spectroscopy with the OST: description of the observation, data reduction, and data analysis (N1)	Photometry with the OST: description of the observation, data reduction, and data analysis (N2)	The Sun: structure, dynamo, and magnetic field. The solar observatory at the Einsteinturm	Principles of optical telescopic observations - refractors & reflectors, magnification, aberrations	Principles of optical telescopic observations - coordinate systems, mounts, astro-climat	Stars: spectral types and the HRD	Stellar evolution and evolutionary tracks on the HRD and CMD
Abhilash Sengupta
Arooj
Jonas Brinkmann
Niklas Dusch
R C Rakesh
Count:	1	0	1	0	1	1	1

Talks II: master program SoSe 2022
Real name	Spectroscopy - different types of spectrographs and basic principles	Photometry - stellar magnitudes, extinction, photometric bands, modern photometry	Binary stars and radial velocity measurements as a tool to determine stellar properties; Eclipsing binaries	Eclipsing binaries and other methods to determine stellar masses	Color composite images in astronomy: choice of filters, tools, nebular morphologies
Hannes Kroke
Marie Scheffen
Ramon Jaeger
Count:	0	1	1	1	0

Talks III: master program SoSe 2023
Real name	Variable and pulsating stars. Light-curves in optical	Cepheids; Measuring distances to stars and galaxies - cosmic distance ladder	The largest modern telescopes and immediate future of ground-based astronomy	The largest modern telescopes in space - HST, JWST, Gaia	Extrasolar planets - methods of discovery, modern instruments	Galaxies - classification, properties, observing galaxies with OST
Abhilash Sengupta
Aman Mohan
Arpitha Paramel Velayudhan
Matthew Beaudoin
Sarvesh S. Bhogaokar
Vishnu Shankar
Count:	1	1	1	1	1	1

Talk slides can be found here

An extensive overview on how to prepare talks in a scientific context can be found here.

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	Mail	Responsibilities
apl. Prof. Lidia Oskinova	2.135	lida	organizing, talks, protocols
B. Sc. Moritz Itzerott	2.005	mitzerott	talks, protocols, telescope support
B. Sc. Fabian Mattig	2.008	fmattig	talks, protocols, telescope support
Dr. Rainer Hainich	2.009	rhainich	technical support

Talk program