spectrum, Inverse Square Law

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August 31 IVC Fundamental Construction of refracting and

principles of Optics reflecting telescopes,

Basic optical experiments

September 7 IVC Principles of Identification of the parts of

light telescopes a catadioptic scope

Determination of resolution

Angular measure & scientific

Notation exercises

Use of binoculars and telescopes

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September 14 IVC Properties of Relationship between altitude of

telescopes Polaris and latitude Field of view experiment

Star Count

Motion of stars

Light gathering power and

magnification

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September 21 IVC Quiz 1 Exercises using Celestial Celestial Sphere sphere, astrorama. and Coordinate Using the astrorama outdoors

System Observation and sketching of

First quarter moon.

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September 28 IVC Moon lab exercises in moon phases Eccentricity of lunar orbit

Observations and sketching of

Planets and bright stars

October 5 IVC Sun Lab exercises in solar features Rotational period of the Sun

Observation of double stars

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October 12 IVC Planets Angular size of planets

Mass of Jupiter

Observation of planets and

The ecliptic

October 19 IVC Spectroscopy Observation of spectral lines

MID-TERM Identification of unknown

element

Telescopic spectroscopy

October 26 IVC Stellar Distance Using parallax to determine

Stellar Brightness distances

Determination of brightness of

stars

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November 2 IVC Computer Planetarium Using computer software

Using sky charts

Using the internet

Observation of clusters

Astrophotography

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November 9 IVC Deep Sky Objects slide show

Classification of galaxies

Observation of nebulae

Astrophotography

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November 13 Ansa Tentative field trip Observation of deep sky objects

Identification of constellations

And bright stars

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November 16 IVC Quiz 2 Collection and analysis of

Meteorites and micrometeorites

micrometeorites Lab exercises in analysis of

LAB REPORTS DUE meteorites

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November 23 Thanksgiving

Holiday (To make up for field trip)

December 7 IVC Make-up labs PRACTICAL EXAM

LAB BOOKS DUE

December 14 IVC Final Exam 5:15 PM

This schedule is subject to change if necessary. Any changes will be announced in class. Revised

Schedules may be given out during the semester.

NOV 1 IVC QUIZ 2

STARS Stellar distances-Heliocentric

Parallax

(Observation of Bright Stars

& Limiting Magnitude)

NOV 8 IVC DEEP SKY Slide show

OBJECTS Classification of Galaxies

exercise

NOV 15 FIELD TRIP CONSTELLATIONS Observations and

SILVERADO DOUBLE STARS sketching

CANYON DEEP SKY OBJECTS

NOV 22 IVC MOON Orbital Eccentricity Exercise

Computer Planetarium?

NOV 29 IVC (HUBBLE LAW) (Radial Velocity & Distances

of Galaxies) ?

(GLOBULAR (Replicate Shapley's Center of

CLUSTERS) of MilkyWay Experiment) ?

DEC 6 IVC FINAL EXAM