ASTRONOMY IN ACTION
(Practical activities, Seminars, MOOC, Frontal teaching, Experimental laboratory)
- Language: ITALIAN
- Campus: SPAZIO ESTERNO AL POLIMI, LECCO
- Enrollment: 28-05-2021to hour 12:00 on
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- Teacher in charge
- TARABINI MARCO
- Credits
- 2
- Hours to attend
- 20
- Prerequisites
Basic algebra and calculus, curiosity
- Max. number of students
- 20
- Selection Criteria
- Average exams, number of credits
- Topics:
- Astronomical observation, Astrononomy, Astrophysics
- Tag
- Aerospace, Engineering, Science
Description of the initiative
The course allows acquiring basic notions of astronomy and astrophysics through active experiences carried out both in the Lecco Campus and at the Astronomical Observatory of Sormano.
The course consists of 20 hours of activities, of which at least 6 will be held at the observatory in two meetings: one during the daytime for the Sun observation and one at night for the observation of the night sky.
The course topics are:
The course consists of 20 hours of activities, of which at least 6 will be held at the observatory in two meetings: one during the daytime for the Sun observation and one at night for the observation of the night sky.
The course topics are:
- Sun: formation and evolution of the Solar System; analysis of the internal structure and surface phenomena; determination of Wolf's number and estimation of solar activity trend
- Mars: knowledge of the Red Planet from antiquity to the most recent space missions
- Minor bodies: asteroids, comets; their importance for the study and understanding of the evolution of the Solar System. Bolides, meteorites, the Prism project
- Extrasolar planets and astrobiology
- Deep sky objects: galaxies, nebulae, star clusters.
- Astrophotography: acquisition and processing of astrophotographic images using software
- Moon: formation, surface, exploration missions
- Light experiments
- General notions of cosmology
- Basic measurements in astronomy
Duration
dal July 2021 a July 2021
Calendar
Da concordarsi con gli studenti
To be defined with students
Note
The course is open to all the Polimi students