jupiter.jpgFALL ASTRONOMY LAB

 

 

ASTRONOMY LAB HAS BEEN COMPLETED FOR FALL 2009 

 

2009 IS THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF ASTRONOMY (400 YEARS SINCE GALILEO FIRST USED TELESCOPE TO VIEW SKY).

LAB ACTIVITIES RELATED TO IYA

 

LAB INSTRUCTORS: 

Monday: Dr. Maddox (Office: Parker 239 and Allison Lab 300) ( This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it ) 

Tues,Wed,Thurs: Keith Wood (Office: Allison Lab 227) ( This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it )                              

LAB MEETS IN PARKER HALL126. IN FALL HOURS ARE 7:00 TO 10:00.

SYLLABUS 

ABSENCE FORM  

If you are absent go to Intro. Courses > Undergraduate Labs > Physics 1150 to see what you need to print to make up lab.

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, CONSTRUCTION, AND LIGHTING CONDITIONS.

 

ASTRONOMY LAB SCHEDULE FOR FALL 2009 (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) 

If conditions permit these labs which involve outdoor observing may be done instead of indoor lab as listed below: #1 Fall Observing Special, #2 Combined Planet Lab.

PQ is practice for Star Quiz. Star Quiz is our name for the lab final exam. 

WEEK 1 AUG 17-20 NO ASTRONOMY LABS

WEEK 2 AUG 24-27 FIRST LAB: Learning To Use Voyager III  

WEEK 3 Aug 31-Sept 3 Telescope Lab 

WEEK 4 SEPT 7-10 NO LAB MEETINGS DUE TO LABOR DAY HOLIDAY

WEEK 5 SEPT 14-17  Virtual Sky I or Observing Lab 1 + PQ1 

WEEK 6 SEPT 21-24  Astronomical Errors or Observing Lab 1 + PQ2 

WEEK 7 Sept 28-Oct 1  Moon or Observing Lab 1 

WEEK 8 Oct 5-8  Sunspots or Observing Lab 2 

WEEK 9 Oct 12-15  Stellar Spectra or Observing Lab 2 

WEEK 10 Oct 19-22 Other Eyes/Other Views or Observing Lab 2  + PQ3

WEEK 11 Oct 26-29  Instructor's Choice: Binary Stars or a previously scheduled lab not done   

End of Daylight Savings Time Nov 1

WEEK 12 Nov 2-5  Hubble Redshift

WEEK 13 Nov 9-12 Identify Object X (Object X Part II)

WEEK 14 NOV 16-19 STAR QUIZ  LAST REGULAR LAB MEETING

Week 15 Nov 23-26 No Labs Thanksgiving Break

Week 16 Nov 30-Dec 3 No labs unless needed to makeup a cancelled lab.

 

 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.