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SPRING 2008 ASTRONOMY LAB

 

LAB IS OVER FOR THIS SEMESTER

 

THIS INFORMATION IS ONLY FOR SECTION TAUGHT BY DR. WILLIAM MADDOX.

LAB INSTRUCTOR: DR. MADDOX

OFFICE: PARKER 239 AND ALLISON LAB 300A

LAB MEETS IN PARKER 126. IN SPRING HOURS ARE 7:00 TO 10:00.

EACH LAB:

1. CHECK MOVIE SCREEN FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS.

2. SIGN ROLL AND PICK UP HANDOUTS ON BACK TABLE.

3. TURN IN REPORT IN BOX ON TABLE NEXT TO DOOR.

LABS ARE OF THREE TYPES: SKY & SCOPE, SOLAR SYSTEM, & STELLAR.

WHICH LABS WE DO WILL DEPEND ON THE WEATHER, WHAT IS IN THE SKY DURING LAB, AND LIGHTING CONDITIONS.

 

ASTRONOMY LAB SCHEDULE FOR SPRING 2008

WEEK 1 JAN 17 CONSTELLATIONS (Learning To Use Voyager III)

WEEK 2 JAN 24 NO LAB MEETING  

WEEK 3 JAN 31 INTRODUCTION TO TELESCOPES

WEEK 4 FEB 7 COUNT THE STARS 

WEEK 5 FEB 14 VIRTUAL SKY I  PLUS PQ#1 

WEEK 6 FEB 21  MASS OF JUPITER

WEEK 7 FEB 28 C8 OUTSIDE  PLUS PQ #2

WEEK 8 MAR 6  OBSERVE ORION  

WEEK 9 MAR 13 MOON 

WEEK 10 MAR 20 SPRING BREAK 

WEEK 11 MAR 27 SATURN                      

WEEK 12 APR 3   SUN  PLUS PQ#3

WEEK 13 APR 10 HR DIAGRAM

WEEK 14 APR 17 STAR QUIZ (LAST LAB MEETING)

 

LAB MOTTO #1: MAKE YOUR OWN MISTAKES. DON'T COPY YOUR NEIGHTBORS.

LAB MOTTO #2: READ, HEED & THEN PROCEED. READ THE INSTRUCTIONS. DON'T LOOK AT THE WORKSHEET AND TRY TO GUESS WHAT TO DO.

ASTRONOMY MOTTO: YOU HAVE TO BE IN THE DARK TO SEE THE LIGHT.

 

CELESTIAL OBJECTS TO KNOW FOR STAR QUIZ:

CONSTELLATIONS: Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Cassiopeia, Cepheus, Orion, Auriga, Gemini, Taurus, Canis Major, Canis Minor, Leo, Cancer 

STARS: Mizar, Polaris, Betelgeuse, Rigel, Castor, Pollux, Capella, Aldebaran, Procyon, Sirius, Regulus

PLANETS: Any of these that are visible during lab period: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Venus

OTHER: Orion Nebula (M42), Beehive Cluster (M44), Pleiades (M45), Hyades. Instructor may choose to add other objects.