PHYS 406 - Introduction to Modern Astronomy

Professor Eberhard Möbius
Fall Semester, 2008

Lab Schedule
Room: DeMeritt 253
Tuesday; 6-8 pm (L1); 8-10 pm (L2): TBA
Wednesday; 6-8 pm (L3); 8-10 pm (L4): TBA

Adjustments to this schedule will be made as necessary


If you'd like an additional Observatory Experience you can always join
Public Sessions at the UNH Observatory

Week Date Tuesday Wednesday Lab/Comments
2 Sept
9 -10
L1: 6 pm
L2: 8 pm
L3: 6 pm
L4: 8 pm
Lab #1: Parallax: Angles, Distances & Sizes
3 Sept
15, 16
Tuesday,
Sept 16

Planetarium
(L1, 2)
Bus 6 pm
Monday,
Sept 1
6
Planetarium
(L3, 4)
Bus 6 pm
Planetarium week! If you have a serious conflict with your assigned Planetarium Trip, you may switch.
4 Sept
23 - 24
L1; L2
L3, L4 Lab #2: SkyGazer 1/2: Introduction/Motion of the Stars
Bring your "Astronomy Media Workbook" to the Lab!
(Be prepared to go to the Observatory, weather permitting!)
5 Sept 30
Oct 1
L1; L2

L3; L4

Lab #3: Optics Lab; Lenses, Mirrors, and Telescopes
(Be prepared to go to the Observatory, weather permitting!)
6 Oct
7-8
L1; L2

L3; L4

Lab #4: Computer based Lab on Jupiter's Moons
(Be prepared to go to the Observatory, weather permitting!)
7 Oct
14-15
L1; L2

L3; L4

Lab #5: Computer based Lab on the Rotation of the Sun (Stars)
(Be prepared to go to the Observatory, weather permitting!)

8 Oct
21-22
L1; L2

L3; L4

Lab #6: Computer based Lab on Photometry of the Pleiades
(Be prepared to go to the Observatory, weather permitting!)