PHY-5530 -- Astronomical Instrumentation Design

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Topics List for Part I.(pdf format)

PowerPoint Lecture: Introduction
PowerPoint Lecture: Telescopes and Mounts
PowerPoint Lecture: Observatory Domes and Sites
PowerPoint Lecture: Light Pollution
PowerPoint Lecture: Detector Systems

PowerPoint Lecture: 2-D Detectors