Wenda Cao's lecture material on astronomical instruments and observing techniques

Lecture slides:

Session 01: Mar. 10, 2016: fundamentals of optics and optical design

Session 02: Mar. 15, 2016: astronomical optical/IR telescopes

Session 03: Mar. 17, 2016: astronomical optical/IR detectors

Session 04: Mar. 29, 2016: imaging instruments (narrow band filters; Lyot and Fabry-Perot interferometry)

Session 06: Apr. 5, 2016: adaptive optics (introduction and principles)

Session 07: Apr. 7, 2016: adaptive optics (system design and operation)