Observational astronomy

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Covers gnomonics, the measurement of time using shadows and the relationship with latitude and solar time.

Explores sky surveys in the radio universe, covering observations, coordinate systems, all-sky surveys, and mapping galaxies.

Explains seasons, equinoxes, solstices, Earth's orbit, and solar time.

Explores UV, X-ray, and gamma-ray telescopes, their observations, and coded mask detectors.

Explores gnomonics, shadow measurement for time, sundials, and celestial spheres.

Explores the inequality of seasons by examining the Earth's orbit and the causes of the seasons in architecture and gnomonics.

Delves into solar astronomy, focusing on equinoxes, solstices, Earth-Sun axis, and geocentric coordinates.

Explores the historical development of celestial geometry and its impact on climate variations and astronomical observations.

Covers the RST approach using polynomial division for system adjustment.

Introduces state observers for estimating the state from input and output measurements.