1. NEON Observing School 2007 Asiago, Italy Gabriel Szász1
Astronomy Seminar, December 3, 2007
NEON Observing School 2007
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Asiago, Italy
Gabriel Szász1
1 Astrophysics Division, Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics, Faculty of Science, MU, Kotlářská 2, CZ Brno, The Czech Republic

2. Outline Introduction Site Organizers Lectures Projects
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Introduction
Site
Organizers
Lectures
Projects
Red Sequence search...
Social Events
Conclusions
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3. Introduction I. NEON Observing Schools Organized by:
Astronomy Seminar, December 3, 2007 I.
NEON Observing Schools
Organized by:
Network of European Observatories in the North Consortium
Asiago Observatory
Calar Alto Observatory
ESO Headquarters
Haute-Provence Observatory
La Palma Observatories
European Astronomical Society
OPTICON
Financial Support:
European Community (Marie Curie Action)
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4. Introduction I. Previous NEON Schools Old Series
Astronomy Seminar, December 3, 2007 I.
Previous NEON Schools
Old Series
st Observing School (Calar Alto)
nd Observing School (Haute- Provence)
rd Observing School (Asiago)
st Archival School (ESO)
New Series
th Observing School (Calar Alto)
th Observing School (Haute- Provence)
nd Archival School (ESO)
th Observing School (Asiago)
Incoming NEON Schools
th Observing School (La Palma)
rd Archival School (ESO)
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5. Site
Astronomy Seminar, December 3, 2007
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6. Organizers III. Michel Dennefeld Institute for Astrophysics in Paris
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Michel Dennefeld
Institute for Astrophysics in Paris
European Astronomical Society
OPTICON
NEON Steering Committee
Alessandro Pizzella
Department of Astronomy, University of Padova
INAF – Astronomical Observatory of the University of Padova
Astrophysical Observatory of Asiago
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7. Lectures IV. Low dispersion spectroscopy (M. Dennefeld)
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Low dispersion spectroscopy (M. Dennefeld)
Photometry (S. Ortolani)
Basics of telescope optics (C. Barbieri)
High-resolution spectroscopy (R. Gratton)
Polarimetry (E. Giro)
Introduction to SDSS (J. Brinchman)
Multi-wavelength science with archives (H. Kuntschner)
Image analysis (R. Hook)
ESO instrumentation and future projects (S. D'Odorico)
Cometary physics (U. Keller)
Careers in astronomy (H. Kuntschner)
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8. Projects V. 20 participants – 5 projects
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20 participants – 5 projects
projects were not related to theses topics
The surroundings of a fossil group tutor: Christophe Adami
Red Sequence Search for Galaxy Clusters tutor: Jörg Dietrich
High resolution echelle spectroscopy and stellar chemical analysis tutor: Luca Sbordone
Polarimetry of galaxies tutor: Enrico Giro
Novae in M 31 tutor: Francesco Di Mille
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9. Red Sequence Search... VI. Cluster Red Sequence (Gladders & Yee 2000)
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Cluster Red Sequence (Gladders & Yee 2000)
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10. Red Sequence Search... VI. Target: Abell 115 Cluster
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Target: Abell 115 Cluster
...very bad result.
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11. Social Events VII. Trip to Asiago Trip to Bassano del Grappa 9/10
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VII.
Trip to Asiago
Trip to Bassano del Grappa
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12. Conclusions
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VIII.
NEON Observing School is unique opportunity for young graduate students to get familiar with state-of-the-art astrophysical instruments.
The purpose of school is to encourage interoperability of the European observatories in the northern hemisphere.
The school is fully covered by European Community (Maria Curie Action)
References:
The 6th NEON Observing School:
Information on incoming NEON Schools:
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13. Grazie per la vostra attenzione Seminario di astronomia, 3. 12. 2007
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14. Gracias por su attención
Seminario de la astronomía,
Gracias por su attención
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