PHYSICS 327L --- (Astronomy Laboratory I)

Physics 327L (CRN #:72303)

Dr. David Meier

Announcements:

There is lecture on Nov. 29

General Information:

Lecture:
Monday: 16:50-17:50p [Workman 310]

David Meier
Office Hours [zoom - canvas]:
Th: 1400 - 1530
or by appointment
email: david.meier@nmt.edu

and

Montana Williams
Office Hours: MW: 1100 - 1200
email: see syllabus

Syllabus: see Canvas

Lab Manual

Lecture Topics:

Week 1: Introduction

Week 2: Magnitudes & the Night Sky

--- Assignment: Lab II: Naked Eye Constellations: due: 9/3


Week 3: Celestial Coordinates

--- Assignment: Lab II: Naked Eye Constellations: due: 9/3

--- Assignment: Lab III: Celestial Sphere / Coordinates: due: 9/20


Week 4: Academic Holiday

--- Assignment: Lab III: Celestial Sphere / Coordinates: due: 9/20


Week 5: LST & Conversions Between Coordinates

--- Assignment: Lab III: Celestial Sphere / Coordinates: due: 9/20


Week 6: Solar System Motions I

--- Assignment: Lab III: Celestial Sphere / Coordinates: due: 9/20

--- Assignment: Lab IV: Earth-Sun-Moon System: due: 10/18


Week 7: Solar System Motions II

--- Assignment: Lab IV: Earth-Sun-Moon System: due: 10/18


Week 8: No Lecture

--- Assignment: Lab IV: Earth-Sun-Moon System: due: 10/18


Week 9: Telescopes / Optics

--- Assignment: Lab IV: Earth-Sun-Moon System: due: 10/25

--- Assignment: Lab VI: Introduction to Telescopes / Optics: due: 11/01



Week 10: Telescopes / Optics II

--- Assignment: Lab IV: Earth-Sun-Moon System: due: 10/25

--- Assignment: Lab VI: Introduction to Telescopes / Optics: due: 11/01


--- Observing Session I - 10/21 @ 7 pm at Etscorn --- Cancelled - cloudy

--- Observing Session II - 10/22 @ 7 pm at Etscorn


Week 10: Telescopes / Optics III

--- Assignment: Lab IV: Earth-Sun-Moon System: due:10/25

--- Assignment: Lab VI: Introduction to Telescopes / Optics: due: 11/08


--- Observing Session II - 10/22 @ 7 pm at Etscorn --- Partially clouded out

--- Observing Session III - 10/25 @ 7 pm at Etscorn

--- Observing Session IV - 10/28 @ 7 pm at Etscorn


Week 11: No Lecture

--- Assignment: Lab VI: Introduction to Telescopes / Optics: due: 11/08


--- Observing Session V - 11/01 @ 7 pm at Etscorn

--- Observing Session VI - 11/04 @ 7 pm at Etscorn



Week 12: Lunar Eclipses and the History of Astronomy

--- Assignment: Lab VI: Introduction to Telescopes / Optics: due: 11/08

--- Assignment: Lab XII: Lunar Eclipses and the History of Astronomy: due: 11/29


Week 13: No Lecture

--- Assignment: Lab XII: Lunar Eclipses and the History of Astronomy: due:11/29

--- Assignment: Lab XIX -or- Nov 18/19 Lunar Eclipse: [see canvas or lecture for explanation] due:12/3


Week 14: Academic Holiday -- Thanksgiving Break

--- Assignment: Lab XII: Lunar Eclipses and the History of Astronomy: due:11/29

--- Assignment: Lab XIX -or- Nov 18/19 Lunar Eclipse: [see canvas or lecture for explanation] due:12/3



Week 15: Wrap Up Logistics

--- Assignment: Lab XII: Lunar Eclipses and the History of Astronomy: due:11/29

--- Assignment: Lab XIX -or- Nov 18/19 Lunar Eclipse: [see canvas or lecture for explanation] due:12/3



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Etscorn Campus Observatory 'Astronomy Weather' website (Courtesy of A. Danko)