B observations take several weeks for all students

A observations are done on one evening

F inside labs (during bad weather)

G observations take several weeks, one student at a time

K online labs

 

B0  Planets   B1  Phases of Earth's Moon (completion required!)  B2  Seasons   B4  Variable stars: Mira   A0  Our Moon   A1 I or V  Finding your way   A2 I or V  Bright stars   A3 I or V  Colors of stars   A4  Variable stars: Algol   A5  Pleiades   A6 I or V  Deep sky objects   A7  Light pollution   A8  Double stars   A9  Field of view   F0  Parallax   F1  Constellations   F2  Age and distance of a star cluster   F3 I or V  Starfinder   F4 I or V  Coordinates   F5  Spectra of gases   F6  Stellar spectra   F7  Optics  F8  Telescopes   F9  Kepler's 3rd Law

G1  Jupiter's moons   G2  Sunspots   K0  Identifying constellations  K1  Planetary motion (Jupiter)  K2  Stellar photometry and spectroscopy (from CLEA)  K3  CLEA - results for Mercury orbit   K4/M4  Proper motion of Barnard's Star  K5  Earth's circumference  Some labs have a suffix:   roman I :  fall semester;  roman V : spring semester (e.g. A3 I and A3 V).  Roman I and V are borrowed from luminosity classes I (supergiants) through V (dwarfs).  I borrowed the letters for the labs from the spectral sequence of stars:   O B A F G K M  .  Each letter designation has an additional digit from 0 to 9.  The intention of these labs is that the student becomes familiar with the night sky and the usage of telescopes.  The lab grade is based on the lab report.  It is the fate of astronomers and their students to do their work during unusual times.  There are observations on your own.  Cold weather is not a reason to skip observations, but rain and clouds are.  You have to be determined and interested because it can get pretty cold - and we will still observe.  Bring along binoculars (and a telescope if you have one), long pants, warm clothes and mosquito repellent.