Astronomy 130L: Astronomy II Lab

Section 2, Spring 2012

 

Lab Day:  Wednesday

Location: Rita Liddy Hollings Science Center, room 303

Time: 4:00-7:00PM (section 2)

 

 

Instructor: Dr. George Chartas

Office: 129 RHSC

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

Phone: (843) 953-3609

Email: chartasg@cofc.edu

 

Schedule

DATE

LAB ACTIVITY

NOTES

11 Jan

No Lab

 

18 Jan

Ch. 30 Radiation (Spectrum Explorer Version)

 

25 Jan

Ch. 31 Creation of Emission Spectra

 

1 Jan

(1) Ch. 32 Reflection & Refraction (2) Ch. 33 Telescopes

 

 8 Feb

Ch. 37 Magnitudes

 

15 Feb

Ch. 41 The H-R Diagram

 

22 Feb

(1) Ch. 38 Eclipsing Binaries; (2) Ch. 40 Spectral Classification

 

29 Feb

Ch. 42 Bright and Dark Clouds of the Milky Way

 

7 Mar

SPRING BREAK!

 

14 Mar

(1) Ch. 43 Cepheid Variables; (2) Ch. 44 RR-Lyrae

 

21 Mar

Ch. 46 The Crab

 

28 Mar

Ch. 47 SgrA*

 

4 Apr

SDSS Galaxies

 

11 Apr

SDSS Quasars

 

18 Apr

Ch. 53 Hubble's Law

 

23 Apr

Make-up lab