Cosmography Course
This course provides hands-on training in cosmography using real astronomical survey data. Participants will master redshift-to-distance conversions, mapping of large-scale structures like clusters, filaments, and voids, data cleaning techniques, 2D/3D visualizations, and uncertainty management. Perfect for physics professionals seeking reliable cosmological tools and robust mapping skills to analyze future surveys.

4 to 360h flexible workload
certificate valid in your country
What will I learn?
Gain practical expertise in cosmography by working with real survey data to map the universe's large-scale structure. Master sky region selection, catalog retrieval and cleaning, extinction handling, quality cuts, 2D/3D visualizations, redshift-distance estimation using cosmological models, detection of clusters, filaments, and voids, plus uncertainty and bias management with reproducible pipelines for future surveys.
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Develop skills
- Map large-scale cosmic structures by detecting clusters, filaments, and voids in survey data.
- Convert redshifts to distances using cosmological models and reproducible scripts.
- Clean and merge astronomical sky catalogs with quality cuts, cross-matching, and extinction corrections.
- Create 2D and 3D cosmography maps using HEALPix, matplotlib, and interactive visualization tools.
- Quantify and correct for biases, errors, selection effects, cosmic variance, and noise in data.
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