Astronomy 103
Introductory Astronomy Lab
Fall 2007
Vanderbilt University
Instructor: David Weintraub
TAs: Martha Holmes, Billy Teets, Katie Chynoweth, Phill Cargile
Mon-Thurs, 7:00-10:00PM
Labs will be held at the observing facility (atop the 25th St. Garage) or in the Stevenson Center Computer Classroom (SC2200).
Lab Status
Labs are now over! Remember that the sunset lab is due Thursday by 5:00 p.m. to Stevenson 6911. It's been fun and we hope you all have a great winter break!
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Satellite Passes, Upcoming Celestial Events, & Useful Links
Heavens-Above.com Main Page for Nashville
International Space Station (ISS) for the next 10 days
Hubble Space Telescope (HST) for the next 10 days
This evening's satellites as dim as magnitude +3.5
Iridium flares for the next 7 days
MONDAY
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| 9/24 | Moon Craters | Field of View | ||||||||
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TUESDAY
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| 9/25 | Moon Craters | Celestial Sphere | ||||||||
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WEDNESDAY
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| 9/26 | Moon Craters | Celestial Sphere | ||||||||
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THURSDAY
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| 9/27 | Moon Craters | Galaxy Classification | ||||||||
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Completed Labs
| Date | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday |
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| Sept 3, 2007 | Intro to Telescope | Intro to Telescope | Intro to Telescope | Intro to Telescope |
| Sept 10, 2007 | Celestial Sphere | Stellar Observations | Stellar Observations | Celestial Sphere |
| Sept 17, 2007 | Telescope Basics | Lunar Observations | Telescope Basics | Telescope Basics |
| Sept 24, 2007 | Moon Craters | Moon Craters | Celestial Sphere | Moon Craters |
| Oct 1, 2007 | Constellations | Telescope Basics | Moon Phases | Field of View |
| Oct 8, 2007 | Daily Rotation | Constellations | Dyer Trip | Constellations |
| Oct 15, 2007 | Field of View | Celestial Sphere | Field of View | Galaxy Classification |
| Oct 22, 2007 | Fall Break | Fall Break | Galaxy Classification | Sun Properties |
| Oct 29, 2007 | Dyer Trip | Dyer Trip | Sun Properties | Daily Rotation |
| Nov 5, 2007 | Galaxy Classification | Double Stars | Double Stars | Stellar Observations |
| Nov 12, 2007 | Sun Properties | Moon Phases | Crab Nebula | Lunar Observations |
| Nov 19, 2007 | Thanksgiving Break! | |||
| Nov 26, 2007 | Crab Nebula | Daily Rotation | Daily Rotation | Dyer Trip |
| Dec 3, 2007 | Stellar Observations | Galaxy Classification | Distance to Venus | Crab Nebula |
| Dec 10, 2007 | Dark Matter | Mars | No Lab | No Lab |