I am not teaching any sections of ASTRO 11 at the present, I was the ASTRO 11 Head TA for 2001-2002, visit the House of the Head TA for more info.

Some of this information is outdated and does not apply to the lab manuals dated from Fa '02-Sp '03 and after (I've tried to note when this is the case), but some of the info is still useful...

• ***Lab Information, Projects, Due Date, Handouts, and other Important Stuff***
• Info from past semesters
  • Fall 2001 Section Information - info and requirements for a Fall afternoon section (which I ended up not teaching afterall)
  • Fall 2000 Section Information - all the old info and requirements for my Fall '00 sections


• ***ASTRO 11 Head TA Homepage*** - general info about all ASTRO 11 sections
  • Fall 200* Lab Schedule for ALL ASTRO 11 Sections
  • Spring 200* Lab Schedule for ALL ASTRO 11 Sections
• Weather Related School Closings - official list of PSU class cancellations due to weather (also on the radio at 91.5 FM, and through the emergency number 865-4000)
• How to reach me:
  • E-mail:   stark_(at)_astro.psu.edu (best way!)
  • Web home:   http://www.astro.psu.edu/users/stark/
  • Office:   417 Davey Lab
  • Phone:   865-8484
• Some thoughts about teaching

You may also want to check out some of the links that I have to astronomy related web sites...

• Links Page - the page containing ALL of my links
• Neat sites for finding cool stuff in the sky - you may find these sites particularly useful for this course
• The Phases of the Moon - diagrams of how the phases of the Moon look from space and from Earth
• Lunar Eclipse Pictures
• Galaxy Slide Show
• The Lives of the Stars
• SkyGlobe - one of many sites that you can download the shareware version of SkyGlobe from (directions and other info on installation can be found there) - NOTE: SkyGlobe is designed to run only on PC's, it will not run on Macintosh computers; also the shareware version available for download is DOS-based (it's slightly different than the one in the CAC computer labs which is Windows-based), but can be run from a Windows environment by double-clicking on the skyglobe.exe file in the File Manager, Explorer, My Computer, etc. or by creating a shortcut on the desktop.

Some fun things...

• Signs Your Astronomy TA May Be Nuts
• What ASTRO 11 TAs do when they are not teaching labs - a few moments captured on film...
• Bad Astronomy - a page dedicated to debunking "bad" astronomy spread by popular media
• Astronomy students say the strangest things... and so do professionals - snippets from introductory astronomy classes at the University of Alabama
• You Might be a Michigander If...

E-mail to stark_(at)_astro.psu.edu