Astronomy 129: Astronomy I Lab
Section L1 Fall 2012
Lab Day: Monday
Location: Science
Center, room 126
Time:
7:00-10:00PM (section L1)
Instructor: Dr.
George Chartas
Office: 129 RHSC
Office
hours: MWF 2:45-3:45 pm
Phone: (843)
953-3609
Email:
chartasg@cofc.edu
Schedule
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DATE |
LAB
ACTIVITY |
NOTES |
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27 Aug |
Introduction to Lab, Safety Guidelines, Tour of
Observing Deck Lab Chapter 4 (Constellations, Star Names, and
Star Charts) Lab Chapter 2 (Angular Size) |
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3 Sept |
Lab Chapter 5 (Celestial Coordinates) Celestron 8Ó Telescope Setup Checklist(Telescope
Assembly and Finderscope Collimation ) Lab Chapter 3 (Field of View) |
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10 Sept |
Lab Chapter 11: Observing Techniques I (Fall) |
For non-observing conditions
the lab will be Lab Chapter 8 (The Rotating Star Chart) |
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17 Sept |
Lab Chapter 25: Observing Techniques II (Fall) |
For non-observing conditions
the lab will be Lab Chapter 14 |
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24 Sept |
Lab Chapter 14 (Solar System Motions and
Alignments) |
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1 Oct |
Lab Chapter 15 (KeplerŐs Law) |
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8 Oct |
Lab Chapter 8 (The Rotating Star Chart), Lab Chapter 9 (RSC Outdoors) |
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15 Oct |
Fall Break! |
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22 Oct |
Lab Chapter 20 (The Moon) |
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29 Oct |
Mission to Europa (handout) |
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5 Nov |
Lab Chapter 20 (Lunar Features) |
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12 Nov |
Lab Chapter 22 (Greenhouse Effect) |
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19 Nov |
Lab Chapter 23 (Mass of Jupiter) |
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26 Nov |
(1) Video: Universe – The Sun; (2) Ch. 17
Solar Discovery |
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3 Dec |
Make-up lab |
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