Radio Astronomy Topics

Introduction to Topics in Radio Astronomy

Haystack Observatory staff members conduct a short course on "Radio Astronomy in the Undergraduate Classroom" in May every year. Information on this course and other Chautauqua courses can be found at http://www.engr.pitt.edu/chautauqua/. The course at Haystack Observatory is administered by the Harvard field center.

This page offers some of the staff presentations that are part of the course. These presentations are either in Microsoft PowerPoint or in PDF format. Users are welcome to download and use these in their classroom.

The Radio Sky. (Notes for "The Radio Sky" Slide Presentation) - PowerPoint - Dr. Preethi Pratap
Sources of Radio Emission - PDF - Dr. Colin Lonsdale
Introduction to Molecular Spectroscopy - PDF - Dr. P. Pratap
Extragalactic Astronomy- PDF - Dr. J. Attridge
Introduction to Radio Observing Techniques (with an emphasis on the SRT) - PDF - Dr. Preethi Pratap
Radio Astronomical Data Acquisition - PDF - Dr. John A. Ball
An SRT Interferometer - PDF - Dr. John A. Ball

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