The Observing Log

Getting Started: The Sky and the Telescope

A Tour of the Sky

The Celestial Sphere

An Introduction to the Telescope

Checklist for Setting Up the Telescope

Measuring the Field of View of the Telescope

Constellations and Star Names

Star Hopping

Evening 8-inch Telescope Labs:

Moon: Part 1 (Spring 2001)

Moon: Part 2  (Spring 2001)

Mars (inactive)

Jupiter (Spring 2001)

Saturn   (Spring 2001)

Daytime 6-inch Telescope Labs (Roof of Stevenson Center)

Sunspots  (inactive)

Naked Eye Observing Labs

Motion and Phases of the Moon (Spring 2001)

Rotation of the Sky (inactive)

Where Does the Sun Set? (Spring 2001)

Mapping the Motion of a Planet (inactive)

Stardial Labs (done on the internet)

Observations of Long Period Variable Stars (may be assigned: at discretion of instructor)

Track an Asteroid (Fall 1999)

The Great Nebula in Orion (may be assigned: at discretion of instructor)

Appendices

A1: Fist and Finger Rules: Angular Distance Approximations

A2: The Naming of Stars and the Greek Alphabet

A3: Method of Transit Times

A4: Observing Log Sheets

1. General Observing Log Sheet

2. Jupiter Observing Log Sheet

3. Saturn Observing Log Sheet

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