Updated Monday April 21, 10:00AM.
Grades 2008 (by last 4 digits of student id)
Assignment |
Due Date |
| Class Exercise 1: Starry Night Exercise Book | Feb 7 |
| Class Exercise 2 | Feb 7 |
| CLEA: Jupiter's Moons | Feb 7 |
| CLEA: Photoelectric Photometry | Feb 14 |
| CLEA: Rotation Rate of Mercury | Feb 21 |
| Observing Exercise 1 (sheet) | Feb 21 |
| Observing Exercise 2 | Feb 21 |
| CLEA: Spectral Classification | Feb 28 |
| CLEA: Hubble Redshift | Mar 6 |
| Observing Exercise 3 | Mar 6 |
| CLEA:The Radio Astronomy of Pulsars | Mar 13 |
| Observing Exercise 4 | Mar 25 |
| CLEA: Object X | Apr 15 |
| Observing Exercise 5 | Apr 15 |
| Observing Exercise 6 | Apr 22 |
The last review session will be held on Tuesday April 22 at 7:15 PM in JFB 102. Observing time will be held after the review session weather permitting (not likely this Tuesday). Due to an insufficient amount of clear weather observation time, only 5 observing exercises will be required. (That means only one of observing exercises 5 or 6 need to be submitted). Also only one color image of a "Deep Sky" object for observing exercise 4 will be required. All exercises and required reports need to be submitted by the time of the Final Exam. Students enrolled in Physics 4060 are required to submit two formal reports. Formal reports can be written on any of the CLEA exercises or observing exercises 5 and/or 6.
In the week of April 22, we will continue to work on the following:
1. The analysis of observing Exercises 5 and/or 6. Note that students in PHYS 4060 will be expected to do slightly more than the students in the other sections for these exercises.
2. Processing the images from your observing sessions.
3. CLEA Exercises: CLEA: Object X Phys 2060 students should identify three objects in the "observation hot-list" of the slew menu on the telescope control of the Object X CLEA exercise. Phys 4060 students should identify five objects from this hot-list. The write-up for this exercise should consist of providing the location of the objects that you identify along with a description of the information that justifies your identification of each of these objects. Finish up all remaining CLEA exercises.
All class exercises/materials that must be submitted can be found in this checklist. They must be submitted by the time of the Final exam which is Tuesday April 29 at 8:30PM in JFB 102.
Weather forecast for Salt Lake City 84112
Clear Sky Clock for Salt Lake City 84112
Sunrise/Sunset/Astronomical Twilight Times for Februrary
Sunrise/Sunset/Astronomical Twilight Times for March
Sunrise/Sunset/Astronomical Twilight Times for April
For night-time observing sessions on clear nights, class should start 15 min prior to Twi A time after sunset.
For solar observations, class should meet on roof at least one hour prior to sunset.
For class sessions, (on cloudy nights/review night) meet at 7:15 PM in South Physics Computer Lab.