Department of Physics and Astronomy

VU Astronomy Lab 103

Note: This lab course is administered through OAK. You must be a student to access the site.
https://oak.vanderbilt.edu/webapps/login/

Spring 2008
Monday through Thursday 7:00 - 10:30pm

Teaching Assistants
Billy Teets	`william.k.teets@Vanderbilt.edu`	SC 6911	343-4623
Katie Chynoweth	`katie.m.chynoweth@vanderbilt.edu`	SC 6609	343-6045
Phillip Cargile	p.cargile@vanderbilt.edu	SC6911	343-4623
Sonali Shukla	sonali.j.shukla@vanderbilt.edu	SC 6909	343-6045

Astronomy Lab Director            Sherry Thompson
                                                 Stevenson Center 6301 (Physics Main Office)
                                                 Phone: 3-3462       2-2828 (Receptionist)
                                                 E-mail: sherry.l.thompson@vanderbilt.edu

Physics & Astronomy Teaching Labs Supervisor       Ken Schriver
                                                 StevensonCenter 6910
                                                 Phone: 3-0514
                                                 E-mail: ken.schriver@vanderbilt.edu

Textbooks: VU Astronomy Laboratory Manual (Class Pak available soon at Campus Copy)

Note: You must provide a 3-ring binder to hold your lab manual.

Stars & Planets (Princeton Field Guide) by Ian Ridpath

Lab Locations: During the semester, the astronomy lab will meet at several locations. After 6:10 PM on the day of your lab, you should receive an email regarding where your lab will be meeting each night. You can also check the course website.

1. Vanderbilt Astronomy Laboratory - Located on campus at the top of the 25th Ave. Garage (also known as the Central Parking Garage). Take the elevator to the 11th floor of the garage; the facility is enclosed in a white fence near the center of the top floor.

2. Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory – Located off of Granny White Pike in Brentwood, Tennessee. We will be bused to this facility.

When the weather does not permit use of the observing facilities

3. StevensonCenter Physics Laboratory – StevensonScienceCenter, SC6322, Physics Dept (bldg 6)

4. Stevenson Center Computer Classroom – Stevenson Science Center, SC2200, located on the 2nd floor of the Molecular Biology Building (bldg 2).