Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

SVG 210 — Geodetic Astronomy

SVG department course · Nigerian universities

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What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

At the conclusion of this course, students should be able to:
explain the procedure for the determination of stellar azimuth using various Astro methods
carry out independent and simultaneous determination of astronomic positions; and
justify the use of astronomic positions and directions. 420

Course contents

Variations in celestial coordinate system. Timing with stop watch and chronometer, time conversion and variations. Determination of azimuth by hour angle of E-W stars near Elongation. Determination of hour angle of the sun. Computation by hour-angle methods of the sun and correction to astronomic azimuth.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study SVG 210.

SVG 210 — Geodetic Astronomy

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

Course contents

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