Astronomy 105 - Stars and Galaxies Lab


The ecliptic plane, showing (from right to left) the Moon, the Sun's Corona, Saturn, Mars, and Mercury. (Picture taken by the Clementine Project)

Simon Schuler
Bigelow Physics Building, Rm203
895-1776
schuler@physics.unlv.edu

Office Hours: T & R  3:00pm - 4:00pm or by appointment

I will generally not be available the hour before lab begins, so do not count on me being there if you have questions.
Come by during office hours or make an appointment
 

Welcome to Astronomy 105 Lab.

I am teaching sections 6 (Wednesdays, 7:30pm - 10:20pm) and 8 (Thursdays, 7:30pm - 10:20pm) for the 2002 Fall semester.  A syllabus explaining the prerequisites, course objectives, and TENTATIVE course schedule (see below - note some labs require two sessions to complete) will have been handed out in class.  The schedule is tentative because we cannot control the weather, and many of our labs require us to be on the roof of the physics building making observations.  If for some reason I know before hand that we will deviate from the schedule, I will try to post the changes below (the changes will be marked in red).
 
 
 

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE


WEEK
DATES
LABS TO BE COVERED
1 8/26 - 8/30 Orientation/Lab 1: Constellations
2
9/2 - 9/6
Lab 2: Celestial Sphere
3
9/9 - 9/13
Lab 2: Celestial Sphere - Finish
4
9/16 - 9/20
Lab 3: Telescopes
5
9/23 - 9/27
Lab 12: Brightness & Colors
6
9/30 - 10/4
Lab 13: Double Stars
7
10/7 - 10/11
Lab 6: Planets
8
10/14 - 10/18
Lab 4: Moon
9
10/21 - 10/25
Lab 4: Moon - Finish
10
10/28 - 11/1
Lab 10: The Expansion of the Universe
11
11/4 - 11/8
Lab 15: Deep Sky Objects
12
11/11 - 11/15
Lab 15: Deep Sky Objects - Finish
13
11/18 - 11/22
Lab 10 or Lab 14
14
11/25 - 11/29
Telescope Tests - No Class Thursday
15
12/2 - 12/6
Telescope Tests
16
12/9 - 12/13
Finals Week