Geodetic Astronomy detailed syllabus for Geoinformatics Engineering (Geo) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Geo students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Geoinformatics Engineering 6th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Geo 6th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-V scheme and its subjects refer to Geo Professional Elective-V syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of geodetic astronomy is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
INTRODUCTION
Definition and application of geodetic astronomy- Spherical Trigonometry- Spherical excessCelestial sphere- definition of terms in astronomy- solution of astronomical triangle celestial coordinate systems
Unit II
CELESTIAL COORDINATE SYSTEM
Celestial coordinate system: Horizon system- Hour angle system- Right Ascension system- Ecliptic system and their inter-transformations- derivation and problems. Variation in celestial coordinates: precession- nutation and polar motion. Reduction of star position
Unit III
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Unit IV
DETERMINATION OF POSITION AND ASTRONOMIC AZIMUTH
Determination of astronomic azimuth- latitude and longitude- Azimuth by star hour angle and star altitudes- latitude by meridian zenith distance and Polaris at any hour angle- longitude by meridian transit distance
Unit V
STAR CATALOGUES AND APPLICATION OF GEODETIC ASTRONOMY
Historical and Types of Star catalogues- ephemerides – time span- observer location- target bodyalmanacs. Star almanacs for Land Surveyors – Astrometry: precise positions- angular proper motions and parallaxes of celestial sources. Application of Geodetic Astronomy: Case study.
Course Outcomes:
•On completion of the course, the student is expected to
- Understand the principles and mathematics involved in Geodetic Astronomy
- Summarize and relate Coordinate Systems used for Astronomical observations
- Understand and relate various time system used in astronomy J
- Apply astronomical observations for determination of azimuth, latitude and longitude
- Identify the contents of Star Catalogues, Almanacs and their applications
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