Observatoire de Haute-Provence
2-15 October 2022
During this two week school you will plan observation, observe with professional 1-2 metre telescopes, and reduce and analyse data. All this will be done with a help of an experienced tutor. The school also includes lectures on topics related to telescopes and observing techniques.
The school is primarily meant for PhD students in Astronomy, who do not have prior experience in observing with professional 1-2 metre class telescopes. MSc students in the late stages of their thesis work, and young PostDocs who do not have observing experience, can also be considered.
If you are interested in hands-on observing experience, and learning all the steps from planning the observations to reducing the data, this school is perfect for you.
You can find the application form for this schools from HERE.
Note that we usually have many people applying to the NEON Observing Schools. Therefore, it is important that you motivate your application well and also have a recommendation letter sent to the organisers by the application deadline.
The application deadline for this school is Friday July 22 , and the applicants will be notified about the selection by Friday August 12.
Sunday October 2 | |
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Arrival at the observatory | |
Monday October 3 | |
09:00 - 09:15 | Welcome and practical information |
09:15 - 10:45 | Lecture: Telescope optics |
10:45 - 11:15 | Coffee break |
11:15 - 12:45 | Lecture: Observing techniques - photometry |
12:45 - 14:00 | Lunch |
14:00 - 16:00 | Site visit |
16:00 - 17:00 | Introduction of the students, teachers, and projects |
17:00 - 19:00 | First group meeting |
19:00 -> | Dinner |
Tuesday October 4 | |
11:00 - 13:00 | Group work: planning observations |
13:00 - 14:30 | Lunch |
14:30 - 16:00 | Lecture: Observing techniques - spectroscopy |
16:00 - 16:30 | Coffee break |
16:30 - 18:00 | Group work: planning observations |
18:00 -> | Dinner |
19:00 -> | 1st observing night |
Wednesday October 5 | |
13:00 - 14:30 | Lunch |
14:30 - 16:00 | Lecture: Astronomical detectors |
16:00 - 16:30 | Coffee break |
16:30 - 18:00 | Group work: planning observations |
18:00 -> | Dinner |
19:00 -> | 2nd observing night |
Thursday October 6 | |
13:00 - 14:30 | Lunch |
14:30 - 16:00 | Lecture: Introduction to Adaptive Optics |
16:00 - 16:30 | Coffee break |
16:30 - 18:00 | Group work: planning observations |
18:00 -> | Dinner |
19:00 -> | 3rd observing night |
Friday October 7 | |
13:00 - 14:30 | Lunch |
14:30 - 16:00 | Discussion: Writing observing time proposals |
16:00 - 16:30 | Coffee break |
16:30 - 18:00 | Group work: reducing and analysing data |
18:00 -> | Dinner |
Saturday October 8 | |
11:00 - 13:00 | Group work: reducing and analysing data |
13:00 - 14:30 | Lunch | 14:30 - 18:00 | Group work: reducing and analysing data |
18:00 -> | Dinner |
Sunday October 9 | |
Free day | |
Monday October 10 | |
11:00 - 13:00 | Group work: reducing and analysing data |
13:00 - 14:30 | Lunch |
14:30 - 16:00 | Lecture: Introduction to optical/infrared interferometry |
16:00 - 16:30 | Coffee break |
16:30 - 18:00 | Group work: reducing and analysing data |
18:00 -> | Dinner |
Tuesday October 11 | |
11:00 - 13:00 | Group work: reducing and analysing data |
13:00 - 14:30 | Lunch |
14:30 - 16:00 | Lecture: Introduction to radio astronomy |
16:00 - 16:30 | Coffee break |
16:30 - 18:00 | Group work: reducing and analysing data |
18:00 -> | Dinner |
Wednesday October 12 | |
11:00 - 13:00 | Group work: reducing and analysing data |
13:00 - 14:30 | Lunch |
14:30 - 16:00 | Discussion: Careers in science |
16:00 - 16:30 | Coffee break |
16:30 - 18:00 | Group work: reducing and analysing data |
18:00 -> | Dinner |
Thursday October 13 | |
11:00 - 13:00 | Group work: presentation preparation |
13:00 - 14:30 | Lunch |
14:30 - 16:00 | Group work: presentation preparation |
16:00 - 16:30 | Coffee break |
16:30 - 18:00 | Group work: presentation preparation |
18:00 -> | Dinner |
Friday October 14 | |
Student group presentations | |
Saturday October 15 | |
Departure from the observatory | |