This course is a survey of the solar system: physical properties of the planets, comets, and asteroids; origin of the solar system; search for extrasolar planetary systems; search for life in the universe; current results of recent planetary space missions; night sky observation.
Teaching Assistants
Cole Armstrong
Jacob Payne
Lab Schedule - Fall 2024 | |
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Week | Lab |
26 Aug – 30 Aug | No Lab – First Week |
2 Sept – 6 Sept | No Lab – Labor Day Week |
9 Sept – 13 Sept | Active Learning |
16 Sept – 20 Sept | Exploring the Sky |
23 Sept – 27 Sept | No Lab – Exam Week |
30 Sept – 4 Oct | Angular Size |
7 Oct – 11 Oct | Spectroscopy |
14 Oct – 18 Oct | Lunar Observations/Mass of Jupiter |
21 Oct – 25 Oct | No Lab – Exam Week |
28 Oct – 1 Nov | Observing with the VAO |
Nov 4 – Nov 8 | Earth’s Changing Climate |
11 Nov – 15 Nov | Mass of Jupiter/Lunar Observations |
18 Nov – 22 Nov | No Lab – Exam Week |
25 Nov – 29 Nov | No Lab – Fall Break |
2 Dec – 6 Dec | Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram and Star Clusters |
9 Dec – 13 Dec | Image Analysis |
16 Dec – 19 Dec | No Lab – Final Exam Week |