ASTRO 011
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

Cool Websites

Resources for TAs

Proctoring Schedule

Department of Astronomy
 
Teaching Assistants
Christopher Duston (Sections 5 & 7)
Phone: 863-7260
Email: cduston@astro.psu.edu
Office Hours: TR 1:00 - 2:30
Helene Flohic (Sections 13 & 15)
Phone: 863-7260
Email: flohic@astro.psu.edu
Office Hours: T 2:30 - 4:00, W 2:00 - 3:30
Amanda Morrow (Sections 3 & 8)
Phone: 863-7948
Email: morrow@astro.psu.edu
Office Hours: W 1:00 - 2:00, R 2:30 - 4:30
Stephen Redman (Sections 1 & 9)
Phone: 863-7948
Email: redman@astro.psu.edu
Office Hours: R 4:30 - 5:30, F 1:00 - 3:00
Jiajian Shen (Section 14)
Phone: 863-7111
Email: shjj@astro.psu.edu
Office Hours: M 1:00 - 4:00
Britton Smith (Section 12)
Phone: 863-9343
Email: britton@astro.psu.edu
Office Hours: M 4:00 - 5:30, R 1:00 - 2:30
Michael Stroh (Sections 2 & 10)
Phone: 863-7260
Email: stroh@astro.psu.edu
Office Hours: T 1:00 - 4:00
Jason Young (Sections 4 & 6)
Phone: 863-7948
Email: jyoung@astro.psu.edu
Office Hours: W 1:00 - 2:00, R 2:30 - 4:30
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 - The Moon and Its Phases
Lab 4 - Celestial Navigation
Lab 5 - The Moons of Jupiter
Lab 6 - Parallax
Lab 7 - Spectroscopy
Lab 8 - The Inverse-Square Law of Light
Lab 9 - The H-R Diagram
Lab 11 - The Milky Way Galaxy
Lab 12 - Galaxies
Lab 13 - The Distance Ladder
Lab 14 - Hubble's Law