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

WeekLab
26 Aug – 30 AugNo Lab – First Week
2 Sept – 6 SeptNo Lab – Labor Day Week
9 Sept – 13 SeptActive Learning
16 Sept – 20 SeptExploring the Sky
23 Sept – 27 SeptNo Lab – Exam Week
30 Sept – 4 OctAngular Size
7 Oct – 11 OctSpectroscopy
14 Oct – 18 OctLunar Observations/Mass of Jupiter
21 Oct – 25 OctNo Lab – Exam Week
28 Oct – 1 NovObserving with the VAO
Nov 4 – Nov 8Earth’s Changing Climate
11 Nov – 15 NovMass of Jupiter/Lunar Observations
18 Nov – 22 NovNo Lab – Exam Week
25 Nov – 29 NovNo Lab – Fall Break
2 Dec – 6 DecHertzsprung-Russell Diagram and Star Clusters
9 Dec – 13 DecImage Analysis
16 Dec – 19 DecNo Lab – Final Exam Week