PHYS 153 Astronomy Laboratory
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Welcome to the ISU Physics Department's Astronomy Lab website. All labs begin the week of August 30th during the 2010 fall semester. You will need to download, print (on a quality printer), and bring with you to the first (orientation) lab a copy of both the syllabus and a lab schedule for either fall or spring.
The course manual is available free, by chapter, below. You are required to read the appropriate chapter before attending lab each week. Be sure to download and print a hard copy of each chapter and bring it with you to lab. There are video overviews for some labs and you should make sure that you view these before coming to lab.
Please read the lab FAQ for course policies and procedures, tips on accessing files, etc.
Lab finals begin the week of November 29th (see the schedule). Enjoy the semester and good luck.
Important Notice: If your lab final is canceled due to University closure it will be rescheduled for the same time the following week.
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All course notes and lab procedures posted at this site are copyright 1997- 2010 by Martin Hackworth but may be copied freely by students enrolled in this course or by anyone with permission of the author. |
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| Syllabus | Schedule: Fall, Spring | Lab FAQ | Please do not call the Physics Department or lab supervisor with questions concerning final grades or when grades will be posted. Only lab instructors have the information to answer questions about final grades. |
Lab Grades 153
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| PHYS 153 Course Manual |
Lab Video
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| Table of contents/copyright, Introduction. | High resolution
- Windows Media Player ~5 minute DSL download |
Medium resolution
- Most computers and mobile devices ~2 minute DSL download |
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| Orientation Lab (week 1) | Bring a syllabus and a fall or spring schedule. | |||
| Lab #1 Celestial Coordinates I (week 2) | Bring your Star and Planet locator and star chart. | .wmv | .mp4 | |
| Lab #2 Lenses & Telescopes (week 3) | .wmv | .mp4 | ||
| Lab #3 Celestial Coordinates II (week 4) | ||||
| Lab #4 Observing Planets in the Night Sky (week 5) | Bring your Star and Planet locator and star chart. | |||
| Lab #5 The Solar System (week 6) | ||||
| Lab #6 Orbit of the Moon (week 7) | Figure 3 will be provided in lab. | |||
| Lab #7 Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram (week 8) | ||||
| Lab #8 Light and The Atomic Spectra (week 9) | ||||
| Lab #9 Age of the Universe (week 10) | Figure 1 will be provided in lab. | |||
| Lab #10 Measuring the Properties of Binary Stars (week 11) | ||||
| Lab Final (week 12) | ||||
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