SURVEY OF ASTRONOMY: LABORATORY

Astronomy 110L is a laboratory course designed to complement Astronomy 110. It can be taken either with or after taking Astronomy 110. The goals are to introduce the night sky and the use of astronomical telescopes, and to do some simple astronomical and laboratory experiments illustrating scientific methods and the unity of astronomical and terrestrial phenomena. The class will meet at night, with frequent field trips to nearby observing sites. This course fulfills the Distribution Requirement for a Science Laboratory (DY).

• Time & Place: Monday, 7:00 — 10:00 pm; PSB, Room 112

• Professor: Joshua E. Barnes
  • Office: Institute for Astronomy, Room C-219
  • Telephone number: 6-8138
  • E-mail address: barnes at ifa.hawaii.edu
  • Office hours: Wed, 1:30 — 3:30 pm, PSB 114

• Assistant: Kirsten Larson
  • Office: Institute for Astronomy, Room C-225
  • Telephone number: 6-6680
  • E-mail address: klarson at ifa.hawaii.edu
  • Office hours: MW, 11:00 am — 12:00 pm, Watanabe 403 [6-2960]

• Course Outline:
  • The Sky — Telescopes — Observations — Dynamics — Distances — Spectra

• Text Book, Handouts, & Web Pages:
  • Stars & Planets, by Ian Ridpath & Wil Tirion [required]
  • Handouts & Assignments
  • Web Resources

• Student Guide:
  • Motivation — Teamwork — Observing — Equipment — Reading Assignments — Drawings — Lab Reports — Quizzes — Grading Policy — Student Conduct

• Observing:
  • Weather — Plans — Directions — Log Book — Reports

Joshua E. Barnes      (barnes at ifa.hawaii.edu) Updated: 03 October 2008 http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/~barnes/ast110l_f08/index.html