Astronomy 130: Astronomy II Lab

Section L1 Fall 2018

 

Lab Day:  Monday

Lab Location: RITA room 365

Time: 4:00-7:00PM (section L1)

 

 

Lab Instructor: Dr. George Chartas

Office: RITA 307

Office hours: MTW 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Phone: (843) 953-3609

Email: chartasg@cofc.edu

 

Schedule

DATE

LAB ACTIVITY

NOTES

27 Aug

Lab Chapter 1: Blackbody and Emission Spectra

 

3 Sep

Lab Chapter 2: Reflection, Refraction and Telescopes

 

10 Sep

Lab Chapter 3: Magnitudes and Brightness

 

 17 Sep

Lab Chapter 4: Eclipsing and Spectroscopic Binaries

 

24 Sep

Lab Chapter 5: Spectral Classification

 

1 Oct

Lab Chapter 6: The H-R Diagram

 

8 Oct

Lab Chapter 7: Variable Stars

 

15 Oct

Lab Chapter 8: The Crab Nebula

 

22 Oct

Lab Chapter 9: SgrA* 

 

29 Oct

Lab Chapter 10: Galaxy Classification and Evolution

 

5 Nov

Fall Break, No classes  

 

12 Nov

SDSS Quasars

 

Online Lab

19 Nov

Lab Chapter 11: Hubble’s Law

 

26 Nov

How Many Civilizations Exist? (Handout)

 

Handout

4 Dec

Reading Day