Syllabus

 

Study Questions
Links

 

Tutorials

 

Astronomy Picture of the Day: Every day a new exciting image of the cosmos!

 

McKim Observatory

 

  

    ASTRONOMY 103: Moons and Planets  

  Week 14   Spring  2009

Lab Update

Date

Class Topic

Readings/Assignments

Monday,   

May 4

The Sun

The Sun PPT

Ch. 16.1-6

Reading Quiz Chapter 16

Solutions to Lab Practice Exam

Wednesday, 

May 6

The Sun continued; The Earth - Sun Connection; Space Weather

Aurora.ppt 

Sky and Telescope article.....see Moodle!

Auroras: Paintings in the Sky Take the Self Guided tour

The next two readings are optional...they pretty much have the same info as the above link.

*A Primer on the Space Environment

*Aurora from the Space Environment Center

 

Friday,   

May 8

Study Day  

* 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

 


Announcements:

Final Exam: Monday May 11 8:30 - 11:30

Assignments: