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- 1. Sky Observation Log Course: PHSC 111 DLA Introduction to Astronomy Name: Shana Williams Page ___1___ of ___1___ Bradford Robotic Telescope (BRT) Username: BRT Password:
- 2. P - Personal Observation B - Bradford Observation Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Start Time (0000-2359) (0000 = midnight) weather conditions Location Equipment Used Sky Object Observed (identify objects by name) Comments P 09/13/2012 2114 cloudy 142nd and Lenox , New York, NY IPHONE Star of Pisces and Planet Uranus although cloudy, was able to to see Uranus very clearly ( did not know you could actually see them as stars!) B 9/22/2012 2223 Rain/ cloudy 142nd and Lenox , New York, NY IPHONE Star Foamhault and Planet Neptune Skies were very dark therefore no stars were really apparent. Dark clouds P
- 3. 9/27/2012 2115 Rainy/ Cloudy 142nd and Lenox , New York, NY IPHONE Stars Enif and Vega Skies were very dark and cloudy P 10/5/2012 2100 Cloudy/rain 142nd and Lenox , New York, NY IPHONE Full moon Alnitak Rigel and Betcleguse stars spotted Skies were very dark and cloudy P 10/13/2012 1935 Clear skies 1020 House St. Columbia, SC IPHONE Star Spica and Aries, Altair Skies were very clear. Very light pollution so skies were very visual. ( Best observation yet!) P 10/19/2012 0021 Rain/ cloudy 601 W. 26th St. New York, NY IPHONE
- 4. Denebola star Venus star Hydra consellation Very polluted because the observation was taken place right in Manhattan. Could not spot a star! Solar System Symbols Web Address Description / Title http://www.worldwidetelescope.org/Home.aspx virtual telescope http://www.nasa.gov/ multimedia information about space exploration http://cas.sdss.org/dr7/en/ project to map the universe http://astrosociety.org/education/resources/educsites.html website listing for astronomy instructors http://www.mpe.mpg.de/ir/GC/index.php black holes http://www.astrosociety.org/ Astronomical Society of the Pacific http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_classroom/ask_astro nomer/video/ video explanations of common astronomy questions
- 5. http://science.nasa.gov/ multimedia science news http://161.58.115.79/education/podcast/ Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture podcasts http://www.astronomycenter.org/index.cfm? teaching and learning resources for undergraduate Introductory Astronomy courses http://phet.colorado.edu/sims/my-solar-system/my-solar- system.swf simulation of solar system http://www.michielb.nl/maya/astro.html Mayan astronomy http://mpfwww.jpl.nasa.gov/ Mars exploration program http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/ exploration and development in space http://www.skyandtelescope.com/ multimedia astronomy resources http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/ Space Science and Engineering Center, media http://hubblesite.org/ universe through eye of Hubble telescope, multimedia http://www.astronomy2009.org/ International Year of Astronomy 2009 http://nasaimages.org/ collection of images from NASA http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/ NASA mulitmedia plus live video and audio
- 6. http://stellarium.org/ free, open-source planetarium for computers http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ astronomy picture of the day from NASA http://www.tinyurl.com/galileo-pisa Galileo's "falling bodies" experiment re-created at Pisa http://stellarium.org/ computer-based planetarium in 3D http://www.physics.purdue.edu/class/applets/NewtonsCannon/ne wtmtn.html orbital motion simulation http://www.compadre.org/portal/index.cfm? digital resources for physics and astronomy http://physicsworld.com/cws/home physics, astronomy news http://www.the-nucleus.org/index.cfm? learning, research resources for physics and astronomy undergrads http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/elegant/program_d.html PBS Nova videos of The Elegant Universe http://www.perimeterinstitute.ca/Perimeter_Explorations/Genera l/Perimeter_Explorations/ dark matter http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ videos about the symobls of physics and astronomy http://www.einstein-online.info/en/
- 7. web portal with information about Albert Einstein's theories of relativity and applications, from the smallest particles to black holes and cosmology http://www.pbs.org/seeinginthedark/ PBS site on astronomy information http://www.sciencenews.org/ news of science and the public http://discovermagazine.com/ science, technology and the future http://www.space.com/ space news Astronomy Information Websites http://www.astronomy.com/ astronomy news PHSC 111 Introduction to Astronomy John DiElsi 13 September 2012 Sky Observation Guidelines Excerpt from Course Outline (Syllabus) • Sky Observation Log (20%): You must record weekly sky observations -- at least one per week -- starting the week
- 8. of September 9. Your observations will be recorded on the log form provided in Course Documents under Course Material in Blackboard and can be done without or with binoculars and/or telescopes. The Observation Log are provided in pdf format (if you wish to handprint your observations, scan the completed document and attach it to a Blackboard e-mail for submission) or in Word and Excel format that will allow you to type your comments on the form and attach the completed forms to a Blackboard e-mail. Completed observation logs must be submitted on Sunday, October 21 and Sunday, December 9. The night sky varies from season to season and depends on your observation location. The following websites will display the night sky for your area. In the two sites listed below, you can enter a nearby city to obtain the sky map for that city. In other sites, the latitude and longitude of a location is required. For New York City, the latitude is about 40 o North and the longitude is 74 o West. Sky Map Sites
- 9. Your Sky http://www.fourmilab.ch/yoursky/ Sky View Cafe http://www.skyviewcafe.com/skyview.php In addition to these sites, I will post a sky map for the New York City area for each week. Many sky maps use symbols to represent objects in our Solar System. These symbols also are provided in Course Documents -- see Solar System Symbols. Course Requirements You should make at least one night sky observation per week and record your results on the Sky Observation Log (SOL). (It can be found in Course Documents under Course Material.) Make sure you complete the information at the top of the form and each column for each observation. Two examples are provided on the form. If you have any questions, please e-mail in the Blackboard course site. What to Observe
- 10. You can select what to observe. You can observe one object over a period of weeks, for example, the moon as it changes phases. Or you can select a different sky object each week. Be specific when completing the Sky Observation Log. (See the example on the form.) You may have to use the text or other websites -- there are many listed on Astronomy Website in Course Documents -- to look up specific objects (stars, planets, etc.) or terminology. Two Types of Observations You can make either personal observations of sky objects or use the University of Bradford's Robotic Telescope to take photos of sky objects. You can mix and match which of these you would like to use, as long as you record one observation per week. Personal Observations (P) • can use naked eye, binoculars, or telescope • enter P in the first column of the SOL and complete all other
- 11. columns • see the P example on the SOL Bradford Robotic Telescope (BRT) The University of Bradford in England allows guests to use a robotic telescope in an observatory in the Canary Islands off the coast of Spain. If you would like to use this, just go to http://www.telescope.org and register by selecting a username and password that can be used for all future visits. If you choose this option for any of your observations, make sure you provide your username and password on the SOL form. I will select some of the best photos and post them on the class site in Blackboard. There may be a delay in receiving results from BRT so plan ahead if you plan to use this option. You will be asked to enter some data. • Part 1 - What to Observe The site will provide you with a list to choose from. • Part 2 - Telescope Selection The site will select a telescope for you based on what is
- 12. available for your object. • Part 3 - Other Information The site will ask you to choose a filter, exposure time, whether to have a dark frame or not and provide any comments. I suggest you submit a few jobs of the same sky object with different settings to see which works best. Remember the Request ID, filter and exposure to record on the SOL. When entering data on the SOL for the BRT... • enter B in the first column of the SOL and complete all other columns on the SOL except weather • enter the exposure and filter chosen in the Comment column • see the B example on the SOL Submission of Logs Attach complete logs to a Blackboard e-mail with the Subject line containing your first initial and last name following by Observation Log as in jdielsi - observation log. As specified above, completed logs are due on Sunday, October 21 and Sunday, December 9. After the October 21 submission, I will send suggestions to improve the logs before the final
- 13. submission. The December 9 submission should include all the observations for the entire semester.