The aim of the course is to expand students' knowledge in the field of space geodesy.
Students will learn, among other things:
- Spherical coordinate systems and transformation between them,
- rotational times,
- the precession-nutation motion of the Earth's axis,
- classical and modern instruments of geodetic astronomy,
- other space geodesy techniques (VLBI, SLR, satellite altimetry, DORIS, satellite gravity missions, InSAR).
In addition, they will get practical experience in determination of astronomical azimuth from measurements at Polaris.

Knowledge of Cosmic Geodesy 1, knowledge of spherical trigonometry, theory of free nutation.

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Teaching of the course consists of lectures and exercises. The exercises include computational and practical problems in space geodesy.

Students' knowledge is continuously verified in exercises by assigning independently solved problems.
Knowledge at the end of the semester is verified by an exam. It has a written and an oral part. The condition for admission to the oral part is obtaining at least 50% of points in the written part. 

1) Universe, distances in space, stellar magnitude, celestial sphere
2) Spherical coordinate systems and transformations between them, prominent positions
3) Chronometry - rotational times, calendar
4) Precession motion, pole motion, IERS
5) Proper motion, parallax, aberration, refraction, ephemerides of stars and solar system bodies
6) Astronomical determination of azimuth
7) Astronomical determination of position
8) VLBI, Doppler methods
9) Satellite altimetry, Laser ranging
10) Satellite Gravity Projects, InSAR

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The aim of the course is to extend the information from Space Geodesy 1, especially in the area of description of the Earth as part of the Universe and description of some other important techniques of space geodesy. 

Lectures are optional, attendance at excercises is compulsory.

Machotka, R., Fixel, J., HE01 Geodetická astronomie a kosmická geodézie I, Teoretický úvod, el. text, FAST

Machotka, R., Fixel, J., HE01 Geodetická astronomie a kosmická geodézie I, Vybrané techniky, el. text, FAST

Fixel, J., Machotka, R., HE01_M02 Geodetická astronomie a kosmická geodézie I, Geodetická astronomie, studijní opora, VUT FAST 2007

Seeber, G.: Satellite Geodesy, 2nd edition. De Gruyter, Berlin/New York 2003

• Programme NPC-GK Master's, 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory