Astronomical Instruments

The classes describe astronomical instruments which are used for exploring the Universe. Students will learn:

basic of history of the invention of the telescope;
types of telescopes and how they are divided into lens, mirror, and mixed (lens-mirror) telescopes;
on radio telescopes;
space telescopes;
interplanetary probes and what they have achieved;
a spectrograph is and what it is used for;
what is the Extremely Large Telescope and the European Southern Observatory;
where astronomical observatories are located;
what are the main optical systems aberrations;
what the adaptive optics system is and what it is used for;
how to operate an amateur astronomical telescope.