The nineth Neon Observing school (school at the telescope) will take
place
at:
Moletai Observatory (Lituania) from July 14 to 27, 2011
The principles are the same as in previous
schools: introductory
lectures on topics of general interest, work in small
groups,
execution of a real research project, presentation of the results
at the end of the school.
Observations will be made with: - The Moletai 1.65m and 0.63m
telescopes for
photometry
-The Nordic Optical Telescope (2.5m) in remote control for
spectroscopy
For practical (and travel)
information, see the Moletai
Web page
For technical information about the NOT, see the NOT Web page.
Preliminary program (under construction):
Day 1 (Thursday July 14):
Arrival of the students
Day 2-4: Introductory lectures
and preparation of the observations
Basics of telescope optics and image
analysis (A. Pizzella, Padova)
Photometry ( J. Sudzius, Vilnius Univ. )
Low-resolution Spectroscopy (M. Dennefeld, IAP-Paris)
High-dispersion Spectroscopy (H. Korhonen, Univ. of Turku)
Introduction to reduction techniques
Night 3-8:
Observations
Days 3-12: Data reduction
and analysis
Tutors will be: Th. Augusteijn, H.
Korhonen, L. Morelli, E. Pakstiene and V. Laugalys
Additional lectures are foreseen during the rest of the school:
Archival data
Adaptive Optics
VLT and ELT instrumentation
The history and evolution of telescopes
European observing facilities
etc...
Day 13 (Tuesday, July 26th): Presentation of the results; round
table discussion on prospects in astrophysics
Day 14 (July
27th): Departure
The school is open to PhD students in Astronomy or Post-docs with
limited
observing
experience from all over Europe.
Selection of candidates will be made by the steering committee (see the
general information about Neon schools).
Financial conditions:
the school is only funded through the Opticon I3 (EU) program.
Students from EU countries (or Associated Countries) can therefore
benefit from grants to participate in this school.
This grant will cover all the local expenses, but not the travel costs.
Participants will therefore
have to complement this by own resources from their home institute.
In exceptional cases (e.g. for students from less favoured countries),
we will consider a contribution to travel expenses
(indicate your need, duly justified, on the general registration form)
EU citizen working presently outside Europe are specifically encouraged
to apply.
Applications from students from other, circum-european (non
EU-member) countries are encouraged also, in particular, those from the
surrounding countries, as this school is also a chance to develop
trans-national collaborations.
They will be considered generously and we will do our best to help with
financial support, on a case by case basis.
Details about this particular school (schedule, practical information,
etc...) will be posted regularly here.
For general information about the Neon schools, see the
NEON
Web page
The on-line registration opened in December 2010 and is now
closed.
The registration form is
available at our page.
Deadline for registration: April 30th, 2011
The list of selected participants will be released end of may 2011 .