ASTR 1010 - Spring 2009 - Lab Synopsis

• There are 10 regularly schedueled labs. There are also 2 optional extra-credit labs. Because this course is for lab credit, you must attend a minimum of 8 of the possible 12 lab meetings or you will receive a grade of ``F'' for the entire course! (Attending just the minimum 8 labs means that your maximum lab score cannot exceed 80%.)

• Lab sections are MTWR evenings, from 7:55 to 9:55 pm. To switch lab nights, you must in fact drop the course and add the section that better suits your schedule. (We cannot guarantee that after dropping the course, your slot will be reserved for adding a different section. Neither the Instructor nor the Department can be responsible for reserving or otherwise ensuring you a space in the course if you choose to attempt drop-and-add.)

• A Lab Manual (for Astronomy I) is required. You will need a calculator and the Planet/Star Finder.

• Labs are to be completed and write-ups returned by the end of the lab sessions. No late lab write-ups will be accepted. You cannot make-up a missed lab.

• Lab #4 on Moon phases is an optional do-it-yourself lab that requires making occassional observations of the Moon on your own time over the span of a month or more. (See the description in your manual.) It will be due at the beginning of lecture on April 30, last lecture of the semester.

• Outdoor labs will be held at the observatory, regardless of the weather. Remember to dress WARMLY (coat, hat, gloves). Night temperatures can be quite cold still into March.

• Maps for the Planetarium and Observatory are provided overleaf.

• Below is the Lab Schedule, indicating the meeting place and labs for the different weeks. For outdoor labs, alternate indoor labs are indicated in the event of bad weather.

Week	Dates	Meeting	Outdoor	Indoor
		Location	Lab	Lab
1	Jan 12-15	No Lab	--	--
2	Jan 19-22	No Lab	--	--
3	Jan 26-29	Brown 264	--	Lab #1: Planetarium
4	Feb 2-5	Obs	Lab #2: Constellations	Lab #7: Earth Rotation (alt.)
5	Feb 9-12	Brown 264	--	Lab #6: Venus Phases
6	Feb 16-19	Obs	Lab #22: Deep Sky Objects	Lab #17: Orbit of an Asteroid (alt.)
7	Feb 23-26	Brown 264	--	Lab #13: Spectral Analysis
8	Mar 2-5	Obs	Lab #21: Imaging	Lab #12: Solar System Survey (alt.)
9	Mar 9-12	No Lab	SPRING BREAK	SPRING BREAK
10	Mar 16-19	Brown 264	--	Lab#11: Ozone Levels
11	Mar 23-26	Obs	Lab #5: Angular Measure	Lab #10: Planetary Mass (alt.)
12	Mar 30-Apr 2	Brown 264	--	Lab#20: Impact Analysis
13	Apr 6-9	Obs	Moon Observing (Hand-out)	Lab #14: Galilean Moons (alt.)
14	Apr 13-16	No Lab	--
15	Apr 20-23	No Lab	--	--
16	Apr 27-30	In-Class	Lab #9: Radio Astronomy$^\dag$
17	May 4-7	No Lab	--	--

$^\dag$ The Radio Astronomy lab is an optional extra-credit lab that is scheduled during the normal lecture period of Tuesday, April 28.

$\ast$ Lab #4 is an optional do-it-yourself lab due in class on April 30.