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ASTRONOMY 103: Moons and Planets     Week 1   Spring  2009 Lab Update Date Class Topic Readings/Assignments Monday,    Jan. 26  Celestial Coordinate Systems   Ch. 1.1 - 1.5; MP1-3 (pg. 29);*Nick Stobel's Astronomy without a telescope web page. This one is a great resource, complete with study questions! Wednesday,  Jan. 28 Overview of the solar system: slides, demos Solar System Overview PPT Ch 6.1-6.5 The Solar System from "Views of the Solar System" web site Solutions to Density and Angular Size practice problems Friday,    Jan. 30 Overview of the solar system: slides, demos Ch. 6.6 - 6.7; Due:  Review of Planet Web sites * marks optional (but useful!) readings   week 1 week2 week 3 week 4 week 5   week 6   week 7 week 8 week 9 week 10 week 11   week 12 week 13 week 14   Full Schedule

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Assignment 1 Due Friday, Jan. 30  in class: Review of Planet Web Sites. (10 points; approximately 10% of your "assignments" grade) Visit three of the internet sites listed under "Planets" on the class links page. Browse around and see what each site had to offer. Write a 1/2 to 1 page review of each site. What kinds of information does it have? What is the level of detail? What kind of images or graphics does it have? How might this site be useful in other assignments about the planets? Rate the site in terms of its overall usefulness. Consider: 1) the quality of the information an 2) the quantity of the information. Give each site a "star rating", with 5 stars begin the best. Remember to use these sites in later assignments!