Spring 2010

Course Number: ESC 1022                                                                  Course Title: Stellar and Galactic Astronomy

Lab Schedule

Lab #

Topic

Date assigned

Date due

1

Winter Sky and Constellations

2/11

2/18

2

Telescope terminology

2/18

2/25

3

H-R Diagram and Stellar Life Cycles

2/25

3/4

4

GLOBE at Night 

- Find your latitude and longitude here

3/4

3/25

5

Using a Planisphere

3/11

3/25

 

No class meeting -- Spring break

3/18

--

6

Outdoor observing session @ BNL

3/25

5/6

7

Research Lab

4/1

4/8

8

Star Clock

4/8

4/22

 

No class meeting -- off week for Hayden Planetarium trip

4/15

--

9

Variable Stars

4/22

4/29

10

Galaxies

4/29

5/6

Note: Outdoor observing sessions will be held at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

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