Week 10
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: This week, each group must sign up for a 90-minute time slot during week 10, 11, 12, 13, or 14 in which you carry out Jupiter observations (Ex. 19.2). Also, be sure to be keep up with your Planetary and Lunar observations. You should have at least four weeks of planetary observations done by the end of this week!
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: This week, each group must sign up for a 90-minute time slot during week 10, 11, 12, 13, or 14 in which you carry out Jupiter observations (Ex. 19.2). Also, be sure to be keep up with your Planetary and Lunar observations. You should have at least four weeks of planetary observations done by the end of this week!
Mountains on the moon (6 videos):
The Medician stars (1 video):