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These activities for an Elementary Astronomy Lab are used in classes on campus at the University of Louisville. The current course requirements and schedule are in the class [http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/classes | These activities for an Elementary Astronomy Lab are used in classes on campus at the University of Louisville. The current course requirements and schedule are in the class [http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/classes/syllabus/p108_local_fa16.pdf syllabus]. | ||
Click the links below for more information on each | Click the links below for more information on each activity where available. | ||
Most of them also have similar mentored versions for labs that are offered [http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/moodle on-line] as part of our Distance Education program. | Most of them also have similar mentored versions for labs that are offered [http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/moodle on-line] as part of our Distance Education program. | ||
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[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Immersive_Video_Wall About the Video Room] | [http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Immersive_Video_Wall About the Video Room] | ||
[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Watch_the_Sky Watch the Sky (Planetarium | [http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Watch_the_Sky Watch the Sky (Planetarium session not currently offered)] | ||
[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Under_Namibian_Skies Under Namibian Skies (immersive visualization)] | [http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Under_Namibian_Skies Under Namibian Skies (immersive visualization)] | ||
[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Night_Sky Night Sky Tonight Using Stellarium (immersive visualization)] | [http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Night_Sky Night Sky Tonight Using Stellarium (immersive visualization)] | ||
[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Remote_Telescope_Requests Use a Remote Telescope: Requests] and | |||
[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Remote_Telescope_Results Analyze Request Results] | |||
Travel to Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus (immersive visualization) | Travel to Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus (immersive visualization) | ||
Survey galaxies in the universe (immersive visualization) | Survey galaxies in the universe (immersive visualization) | ||
[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Survey_Galaxies_in_Virgo Survey Galaxies in Virgo] | [http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Survey_Galaxies_in_Virgo Survey Galaxies in Virgo] | ||
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[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/The_Earth_Rotates The Earth Rotates] | [http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/The_Earth_Rotates The Earth Rotates] | ||
[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Our_Dynamic_Sun Our Dynamic Sun] | [http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Our_Dynamic_Sun Our Dynamic Sun (may use the roof top solar telescope)] | ||
[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Light_and_Telescopes Light and Telescopes] | [http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Light_and_Telescopes Light and Telescopes] | ||
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[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Spectra Spectra] | [http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Spectra Spectra] | ||
Observing planets and the Moon with a telescope (live remote or with the telescope on the roof) | |||
[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Explore_Mars Explore Mars] | [http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Explore_Mars Explore Mars] (may use immersive visualiztion) | ||
[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Observe_Satellites_of_Jupiter_and_Saturn Observe Satellites of Jupiter and | [http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Observe_Satellites_of_Jupiter_and_Saturn Observe Satellites of Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus] | ||
[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Follow_Proxima_Centauri Follow Proxima Centauri] | [http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Follow_Proxima_Centauri Follow Proxima Centauri] |
Revision as of 17:22, 30 March 2017
These activities for an Elementary Astronomy Lab are used in classes on campus at the University of Louisville. The current course requirements and schedule are in the class syllabus. Click the links below for more information on each activity where available. Most of them also have similar mentored versions for labs that are offered on-line as part of our Distance Education program.
Watch the Sky (Planetarium session not currently offered)
Under Namibian Skies (immersive visualization)
Night Sky Tonight Using Stellarium (immersive visualization)
Use a Remote Telescope: Requests and
Travel to Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus (immersive visualization)
Survey galaxies in the universe (immersive visualization)
Our Dynamic Sun (may use the roof top solar telescope)
Experiment with CCD Camera Images
Observing planets and the Moon with a telescope (live remote or with the telescope on the roof)
Explore Mars (may use immersive visualiztion)
Observe Satellites of Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus
Brightnesses and colors of stars in Messier 34