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Important Dates - March
16: 1st announcement / April
11: 2nd announcement, registration opens / May 23: Deadline for registration / August 27:
FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT
to registered participants.
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Welcome to the website of the Summer School on
Astrometry Scientific Rationale
Astrometry from the ground and space allows us to explore the Solar System objects and improve our knowledge of the dynamical and physical characteristics of these objects. The GAIA mission of the European Space Agency which is scheduled for launch in 2013 will cover a large space astrometric program that will improve our knowledge of a huge number of astrophysical and Solar system objects (e.g. asteroids, comets, planetary satellites) by performing a systematic survey of the whole sky (V~20). Nevertheless ground-based observation by a follow-up program will be useful and will allow us to validate some difficult detection by the probe or to avoid the loss of some newly detected objects. Regarding the impressive improvement of the orbit accuracy which will be reached, a fundamental step in astrometry will be done and new challenges will arrive in this domain as well for the space observation and their interpretation as for the ground-based observation. At the present time, astrometrists work for the preparation of this important mission but we must think about a long term vision which will ensure the necessary manpower for the analysis of the huge amount of data and the future researches in the astrometry domain. Despite this enthusiastic future, astrometry is not included in curriculum of several countries, therefore students and young astronomers must be encouraged to reinforce the astrometric community active in astrometry. In this international context, a summer school could be an interesting way to foster young students and astronomers for this specialization. Given the above expectations, we organize a summer school on astrometry in Antalya to initiate this future plan. The summer school is performed in the frame of an International Joint Project (IJP) of French-Turkish-Russian-Ukrainian-Chinese collaboration. In following the summer school, we also organize a workshop as a continuation of future activities established by the IJP to initiate data exploitation on astrometric observations by candidate/professional scientists. Purpose
The optical ground-based astrometry of solar system objects may have its accuracy strongly improved as by using new methods as for the making of observations. Moreover, some new photometric methods of observation of phenomena occurring in the solar system, such as the mutual occultations and eclipses of the natural planetary satellites or asteroid systems, may provide astrometric data with a high precision. In order to help the observers to establish observing programs or to participate to future observing campaigns and in order to promote observational accuracy, it is necessary to organize a summer school for master, PhD, and post-doctorals, as for interested young astronomers. Language
Official language of the summer school and the workshop is English. Poster
Summer School and Workshop poster can be downloaded here --> Poster (PDF, 2 MB) Booklet
School and Workshop Booklet can be downloaded here -->
AASS Booklet
- Definition of a measurement on the celestial sphere, absolute, relative or
direct measurement; - The
link method, the star catalogues; - The focal
plane observations, the methods for the reduction; the astrometric reduction
of optical ground based observations, the gnomonic projection, biases from
telescopes, from the sky; - The
methods of reduction without reference stars. - The making of the images, the
diffraction; - The refraction, the atmospheric
effects; - The case of non punctual objects: the
solar system bodies the reflection laws on the surface of the bodies, the
centre of mass and the photocenter; - The electro magnetic signal, the
optical wavelengths; - The astrometric and photometric
receptors, the CCD, the reduction of a CCD image; - The CCD in TDI mode, the scanning
telescopes; - The scanning of photographic plates; - The objects to be observed, planets,
inner satellites, outer satellites, large objects, asteroids, fast objects,
comets; - The possible astrometric accuracy
depending on the observed objects. - 2 body problem; - Hamiltonian systems - Perturbation method : 3 body
problem and development; - Resonances; - Methods for computing preliminary
orbits (Laplace, Vaisala,…); - Adjustment of orbital models; - Statistical methods (least square
method,…) - CCD observation; - The astrometric and the photometric
reduction; - Observation of different objects:
asteroids, inner and outer natural planetary satellites; - Tools (ephemerides server, VO tools,…) - The astrometric observation without an
angular measure, elements of photometry; - The occultations (occultations by the
Moon, occultations of stars); -The mutual occultations and eclipses,
the occurrence during the planetary equinoxes; - The observation and reduction of the
mutual events; - The phase defect, the albedo; - The analysis of the photometric light
curves; - Observational campaigns. -Meteoroid streams; -Space debris; -Near-Earth objects; -Observation and dynamical modeling; -The future astrometry with GAIA. Provisional 3h): 9:00 – 10:15 (coffee break Monday Tue.
/Observ. Wed./Observ. Thursday Friday FA Observ. Observ. PA RTI/PA DCM |
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With the following codes: FA:
Fundamental astrometry / RTI: Receptors,
Telescopes, Images / DCM: Dynamics, Celestial Mechanics / PA::Practical
Astrometry / ATP: Astrometry through photometry / TE:
Terrestial environment Notes
on PA session: During
the PA sessions, ASTROMETRICA and DS9 softwares will be used.
These softwares can be installed by the students on their personal laptops
prior to Summer School. Committees
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SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZING COMMITTEE |
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE |
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W. Thuillot, FRANCE |
Zeki Eker, TÜBİTAK National Observatory |
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J. - E. Arlot, FRANCE |
Uğur Camcı, Akdeniz University |
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D. Hestroffer, FRANCE |
Tansel Ak, TÜBİTAK National Observatory |
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Z. Tang, CHINA |
Ömür Çakırlı, Ege University |
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Q. Peng, CHINA |
Timur Şahin, Akdeniz University |
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G. Pinigin, UKRAINE |
Mustafa Helvacı, Akdeniz University |
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A. Ivantsov, UKRAINE |
Murat Kaplan, Akdeniz University |
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Z. Eker, TÜRKİYE |
Tuncay Özışık, TÜBİTAK National Observatory |
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M. Helvacı, TÜRKİYE |
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List of Participants
List of registered participants can be downloaded here --> (PDF, 75 KB.) Venue
The summer school will be held in the Akdeniz University Technopolis (Akdeniz Universitesi Teknokenti) (see attached map) How to Reach Summer School Location?
By Road Antalya is easily accessed from most parts of the country, and the main bus
station (Yeni Garaj) is 4km in north of the city center. Major routes include
Istanbul (12 hours), Fethiye (8 hours), Izmir (9 hours) and Goreme (10
hours). The best route from Istanbul and Ankara is through Afyon and Burdur.
In addition to the large buses and long-distance journeys, which leave from
the Sehirlerarasi Terminali, there are also dolmus services to places like
Kas, Alanya, Olympos and Side, from the Ilceler Terminali, although these are
not air-conditioned. Most bus companies have a free shuttle service from the
bus station into the city centre. Bus station (tel): (242) 331 12 50 / 513 26 50 Fax: (242) 331 11 81 By Air Antalya airport
is 10km east of the city center, and has direct flights from Tel Aviv and
Zurich. It is well connected to other parts of Turkey, and in summer has eight
daily direct flights from Istanbul and two from Ankara. Airport (tel): (242)
330 32 33 - 330 3600 Fax: (242) 330 31 30 By Boat The marina
is one of the most important in Turkey, and the Kaleici certainly one of the
most photographed, lying at the foot of the old part of the city. Apart from
private yachts sailing in from all over the world, there are passenger
ferries to Girne (Northern Cyprus) and Rhodes. Turkish Maritime
Lines (tel): (242) 241 11 20 Fax:(242) 247 50 95 Convenient fares have been negotiated with the ‘University Guest House’ there, please drop an e-mail to aass_accom@tug.tubitak.gov.tr mentioning "Summer School and/or Workshop - Mr./Mrs. – Departure
and Arrival information ". Please put your reservation as soon as possible. Graduate students
and post-docs may apply for limited financial assistance to attend this summer
school. The application will be due May 23, 2011 and decisions will be announced by June 27, 2011. If you are awarded travel and/or lodging support for
the summer school and/or workshop, you must abide by all rules in the travel
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Registration opening day: April 11 |
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Registration deadline: May 23 Contact info:
Dr. Timur ŞAHİN, Akdeniz University, Faculty of Science, Space Science
and Technologies Department, 07058, Campus, Antalya, Turkey. E-mail: timursahin@akdeniz.edu.tr Social Events
On Sunday, 11 September 2011 there will
be a visit to Manavgat and the antique town Side. This is a full day event.
Manavgat is located a few kilometers
away from Side. During this daily trip, you’ll explore the Manavgat falls.
Although the Manavgat falls are not located on a very high point, the waters
fall down with a great force. You will take a boat-trip to arrive to the
point where the river pours into the sea after sailing over the Manavgat
river and by the fish-farms. You will have a delicious lunch and chance to
swim and then we will take you to Side (pronounced see-deh), an antique town in Antalya. Side has aptly prospered as one of the
most popular resorts for holidaymakers from across the globe. From inscriptions it appears that Side dates back to
the Hittite Period. The city was constructed on a peninsula and was a
Hellenistic and Roman town, protected by city and sea walls. One's attention
is particularly drawn to the city gates and walls, as well as many remains of
aqueducts which brought water from the foothills of the Taurus Mountains and
the surrounding country. The old baths have been restored and turned into a
museum, in which are exhibited some of the statues and art treasures found in
Side. One of its most important buildings is its 15,000 spectator theater.
The difference between this Roman theater and other antique theaters in the
region is that it is not built against a hillside. The 2 storey theater,
built on a series of arches, is The fee for this event is 20€ per
attendee to be paid in cash at the registration desk. It includes the ticket
for the boat trip, lunches on the boat (drinks are not included), ticket for
the visit to Side Antique Theatre and bus tickets for transportation between
the Summer School Venue (Akdeniz University Technokent) and Manavgat. Questions
For questions
not answered on this web page, please email us at aass_faq@tug.tubitak.gov.tr Last Updated: L.O.C. - October 19th, 2011 |
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