There are no lab sessions in week 1! Be prepared to start lab in week 2.
Unlike most lab classes, our plans will depend upon the weather.
In the case of good, clear weather, outdoor labs will get priority.
If we have poor weather, we may either do an indoor lab, or wait until the next week.
Lab sections:
Section Ast-051L-01: Monday 7-10pm
Section Ast-051L-02: Wednesday 7-10pm
Section Ast-051L-03: Thursday 7-10pm
Planned labs for Astro 51 (tentative list):
Lab 1: (Indoors) Telescopes and spectroscopes
Lab 2: (Outdoors) Using the star and planet locator to identify stars and constellations
Lab 3: (Outdoors) Using portable 6 inch reflecting telescopes (Two consecutive weeks)
Lab 4: (Indoors, backup lab if bad weather makes two weeks of lab 3 impossible) CLEA excercise on Hubble's law and observatory simulation
Please note that in the case of outdoor labs, we still meet in the usual room Olin 107 at the beginning of
lab period,
and that students are expected to help move and setup their equipment at the beginning of lab,
and to return it and put it away at the end.
Labs may begin with a "lab quiz" to test whether you have done the reading and thought about what we
will be doing,
or they may end with a brief "exit quiz" to see what you have learned for the evening's activities.
Lab quizes are unannounced, so please read the provided instructions in advance.
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Smoking and outdoor labs: please remember that even though we are outdoors,
your
smoking may bother other students. Please avoid smoking,
or if you absolutely must, then distance yourself from the group.
Thank you in advance for your consideration of others.
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Calendar:
Wed 9/17: Did lab 2, Star & Planet Finder, clear skies
Thurs 9/18: Did lab 2, clear skies
Mon 9/22: Did lab 2, clear skies
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Wed 9/24: did lab 3, Newtonian Telescopes, part 1
Thurs 9/25: did lab 1 indoors, Telescopes and Spectroscopes
Mon 9/29: did lab 1, indoors, Telescopes and Spectroscopes
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Wed 10/1: lab 1 indoors
Thurs 10/2: NO LAB, study for tomorrow's exam!
Mon 10/6: NO LAB, afternoon rain, cloudy
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Wed 10/8: NO LAB!
Thurs 10/9: weather is good! lab 3 part 1.
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Future schedule:
Mon 10/13: lab 3 if good weather
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Wed 10/15: Lab 3, part 2 if clear
Thurs 10/16: Lab 3, part 2 if clear
Mon 10/20: Lab 3, part 2 if clear
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