jupiter.jpgFALL 2008 ASTRONOMY LAB

LAB INSTRUCTOR: DR. MADDOX

OFFICE: PARKER 239 AND ALLISON LAB 300A

LAB MEETS IN PARKER 126. IN FALL 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 FALL 2008

 

WEEK 1 AUG 25-28 Learning To Use Voyager III

WEEK 2 SEPT 1-4 NO LAB MEETING LABOR DAY HOLIDAY

WEEK 3 SEPT 8-11 Telescope Lab 

WEEK 4 SEPT 15-18 Use of C8 or Virtual Sky I + PQ1 

WEEK 5 SEPT 22-25 Use of C8 if cloudy last week or Sun + PQ2 

WEEK 6 Sept 29-Oct 2  Jupiter Diameter or Jupiter Mass or C8

WEEK 7 Oct 6-9  Moon (Clear or Cloudy) 

WEEK 8 Oct 13-16   Binary

WEEK 9 Oct 20-23  Spectra or Observe by Type

WEEK 10 Oct 27-30   Other Eyes/Other Views or Observe by Type  if cloudy last week  + PQ3

WEEK 11 Nov 3-6  Hubble Redshift

WEEK 12 Nov 10-13 Identify Object X 

WEEK 13 NOV 17-20 STAR QUIZ  LAST LAB MEETING

 

 IF TWO LABS ARE LISTED (A or B) ONE IS FOR OUTDOOR USE IF CLEAR. THE OTHER IS AN INDOOR LAB TO DO IF CLOUDY.

 

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.

 

STARS,PLANETS AND CONSTELLTIONS FOR FALL STAR QUIZ.

Bootes, Sagittarius

Scorpio, Hercules

Ursa Minor, Lyra

Ursa Major, Cygnus

Cassiopeia, Cepheus

Aquila, Pegasus

Andromeda

Arcturus, Vega

Kochab, Polaris

Mizar, Antares

Alpheratz, Deneb

Albireo, Altair

Fomalhaut, (JUPITER)