Knowledge of up-to-date astro-geodetic methods aiming at the determination of the direction of the local plumb line in terms of astronomical latitude and longitude.
Learning objective
Knowledge of the astro-geodetic methods aiming at the determination of the direction of the local plumb line in terms of astronomical latitude and longitude.
Content
Earth- and space fixed coordinate systems and their changes in time, basic astronomic calculation procedures, time scales, time keeping, transformations, star catalogues, computation of precise apparent places, relevant methods for the determination of latitude/longitude, CCD technique and astrometry, application of deflections of the vertical as regards the geoid determination.
Lecture notes
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Literature
additional literature will be distributed during lectures
Prerequisites / Notice
The lectures will be given in English in case of need
Performance assessment
Performance assessment information (valid until the course unit is held again)
Performance assessment as a semester course