Photo-Z Course at the University of La Serena

Participants in the ULS Photo-Z course. Photo: courtesy Dr. Sergio Torres Flores (ULS)

Photometric redshifts have become a key tool in mapping out the history of the Universe, and many major surveys are underway and being planned to do just this. The University of La Serena (ULS) supported this effort in a special two-day course to explain both the theoretical background of the techniques, and provide participants with hands-on experience working with state-of-the-art tools used to determine photometric redshifts. The course was led by Alberto Molino from the University of Sao Paulo, and hosted by ULS’s Sergio Torres Flores. The organizers kindly invited participants from several observatories to join in the class to learn more about this exciting research field.