Week 10 (Oct. 27, 29, 31)
Read: Mountains on the moon (Chap. 18) and The Medician stars (Chap. 19)
Quiz: Monday. Covers Kepler's Epitome of Copernican Astronomy.
Homework exercises: Angular width (Ex. 18.1), Jupiter's moons (Ex. 19.1)
Laboratory exercises:
Each group must demonstrate how to set up and polar align the telescope over the next two weeks. When you have done so, scan and submit a lab book page which describes the telescope and how you set it up, including a photograph.
Mountains on the moon (6 videos):
The Medician stars (1 video):
Homework exercises: Angular width (Ex. 18.1), Jupiter's moons (Ex. 19.1)
Laboratory exercises:
Each group must demonstrate how to set up and polar align the telescope over the next two weeks. When you have done so, scan and submit a lab book page which describes the telescope and how you set it up, including a photograph.
Mountains on the moon (6 videos):
The Medician stars (1 video):