ASTRONOMY 130, SPRING 2008

SCHEDULE AND DEADLINES


Week
Starting
Lecture Topics & Events Lab Work Assignments Due Moon Phase
01/21/06 No Class: Martin Luther King Day No Labs Full Moon (1/22)
01/28/08 Introduction, procedures, policies. Lab Orientation
02/04/08 The night sky. Constellations. Lab 1: Constellation Quiz
02/06/08 Night Sky; Lab write-up procedures. Lab 2: Binocular Observing Lab 1 Due 2/11
02/11/08 Light & small telescopes. Lab 2: Binocular Observing
02/18/08 Light & small telescopes. Lab 3: Intro to Telescopes Lab 2 Due 2/18 Full Moon (2/20)
02/25/06 Celestial motions. Lab 3: Intro to Telescopes
03/03/08 SPRING BREAK: No lecture. No Labs All Week
03/10/08 Astronomical Coordinates. Lab 4: Telescope Observing Lab 3 Due 3/10
03/17/08 MIDTERM EXAM Lab 4: Telescope Observing Full Moon (3/21)
03/24/08 Solar System astronomy. Chosen Lab Lab 4 Due 3/24
03/31/08 Solar System astronomy. Chosen Lab  
04/07/08 Stellar astronomy. Chosen Lab
04/14/08 Galactic Astronomy & the Milky Way. Chosen Lab  
04/21/08 Modern observational astronomy.
Chosen Lab   Full Moon (4/20)
04/28/08 FINAL EXAM Chosen Lab (M & T Only)
05/05/08 ALL LABS DUE 5/05