Lecture Notes on 13 Jun 2019

Topics for the Test on Monday 17 Jun 2019

* Draw and label the celestial sphere

* Define sidereal and solar time

* Path of the stars and the sun. Definition of ecliptic
  and its intersection points with the celestial equator

* Coordinate system (RA and Dec) in the sky. RA and Dec
  of the sun on vernal equinox, summer solstice, autumnal
  equinox, and winter solstice. Best time to observe a
  star given its coordinates

* Precession and Nutation

* Distance determination using stellar parallax. Definition
  of parsec. 

* Stellar luminosities. Stellar magnitudes. Relationship
  between luminosity and magnitude. Definition of absolute
  magnitude and distance modulus. 

* Stellar spectra. Types of spectra (continuous, emission 
  line and absorption)

* Stellar Motion - draw diagram showing space velocity, radial
  velocity, and tangential velocity. Non-relativistic and 
  relativistic Doppler formula.

* Types of binary stars. Draw radial velocity curves and light
  curves. Describe how to obtain masses and diameters from
  binary stars.

* Spectral classification. H-R diagram. Mass-Luminosity relation.
  Lifetime of a star from M-L relationship.

* Star clusters. Age determination from star clusters.

* Variable stars. Types of variable stars. Draw diagram showing
  the Period-Luminosity relation. Distance determination from
  binary stars.

* Review the syntax for Python. You will be given a dataset and
  you will have to analyze that dataset using Jupyter notebooks.
  The exercise will be similar to what you have been doing in
  class.