Astronomy 130: Astronomy II Lab

Section L5 Spring 2018

Lab Day: Monday

Lab Location: School of Sciences and Mathematics Building, SSMB 211

Time: 4:00-7:00PM (section L5)

Lab Instructor: Dr. George Chartas

Office: 206 JC Long

Office hours: MWF 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Phone: (843) 953-3609

Email: chartasg@cofc.edu

Schedule

DATE	LAB ACTIVITY	NOTES
22 Jan	Lab Chapter 1: Blackbody and Emission Spectra
29 Jan	Lab Chapter 2: Reflection, Refraction and Telescopes
5 Feb	Lab Chapter 3: Magnitudes and Brightness
12 Feb	Lab Chapter 4: Eclipsing and Spectroscopic Binaries
19 Feb	Lab Chapter 5: Spectral Classification
26 Feb	Lab Chapter 6: The H-R Diagram
5 Mar	Lab Chapter 7: Variable Stars
12 Mar	Lab Chapter 8: The Crab Nebula
19 Mar	Spring Break, No classes
26 Mar	Lab Chapter 9: SgrA*
2 Apr	Lab Chapter 10: Galaxy Classification and Evolution
9 Apr	SDSS Quasars	Online Lab
16 Apr	Lab Chapter 11: Hubble’s Law
23 Apr	How Many Civilizations Exist? (Handout)	Handout
24 Apr	Reading Day