ASTRO 011, Fall 2009
Introductory Astronomy Lab
 

ASTRO 011 (GN) ELEMENTARY ASTRONOMY LABORATORY ( 1)
Selected experiments and explorations to illustrate major astronomical principles and techniques. Telescopes observations of planets, stars and nebulae. Prerequisite: or concurrent: ASTRO 001 or ASTRO 010

Lab Schedules

Semester Project Templates

Cool Websites

Resources for TAs

Proctoring Schedule

Department of Astronomy

 
Teaching Assistants
Prakash Arumugasamy (Section 4)
Phone: 814.863.9552
Email:  prakash@astro.psu.edu
Office Hours: T 4:00 - 5:00 & R 2:00 - 3:00
Christopher Culliton (Section 3)
Phone: 814.863.7260
Email:  csc189@psu.edu
Office Hours: WR 1:00 - 2:00
Amanda Lundberg (Section 7)
Phone:
Email: arl169@astro.psu.edu
Office Hours: M 2:00 - 4:00
Jackson Norris (Section 8)
Phone: 814.863.7260
Email: jackson.norris@psu.edu
Office Hours: MF 1:00 - 2:00

Matthew Route (Section 6)
Phone: 814.865.8485
Email: mroute@astro.psu.edu
Office Hours: M 3:30 - 4:30 & W 1:00 - 2:00
Ryan Terrien (Section 2)
Phone: 814.863.7260
Email: rct161@psu.edu
Office Hours:  MT 1:00 - 2:00
Sharon Xuesong Wang (Sections 1 & 10)
Phone: 814.863.7948
Email: xxw131@astro.psu.edu
Office Hours: WF 2:00-3:00
Rachel Worth (Section 9)
Phone: 814.863.7260
Email: rjw274@astro.psu.edu
Office Hours: T 1:00-2:00 & R 3:00 - 4:00
Jianfeng Wu (Section 5)
Phone: 814.863.7111
Email: jfwu@astro.psu.edu
Office Hours: T 2:00-4:00
All office hours will be held in 445 Davey Lab.

Lab Tips and Suggestions

Lab 1 - The Semester Observing Project
Lab 2 - The Changing Sky
Lab 3 - Celestial Navigation
Lab 4 - The Moon and Its Phases
Lab 5 - The Moons of Jupiter
Lab 6 - Spectroscopy
Lab 7 - Parallax
Lab 8 - The Inverse-Square Law of Light
Lab 9 - The H-R Diagram
Lab 10 - Properties and Lives of Stars
Lab 11 - The Milky Way Galaxy
Lab 13 - The Distance Ladder
Lab 14 - Hubble's Law