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Intro/Chapter 1 The Birth of Astronomy |
Chapter 1/Chapter 2 Orbits and Gravity |
Chapter 2 Orbits and gravity |
Lab Intro Celestial Sphere |
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Chapter 3 Earth, Moon, and Sky |
Chapter 3 Earth, Moon, and Sky |
Chapter 4 Radiation and Spectra |
Tools to Learn the Sky |
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MSUM Planetarium |
Chapter 4 Radiation and Spectra |
Chapter 4 Radiation and Spectra |
Kepler's Law |
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Chapter 5 Astronomical Instruments |
Chapter 6 The Sun (Outside) |
Exam 1 Chapters 1-5 |
Spectroscopy |
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Chapter 6 The Sun (Outside) |
Chapter 7 The Sun (Inside) |
Chapter 7 The Sun (Inside) |
Lenses and Telescopes |
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Chapter 8 Stellar Classification |
Chapter 8 Stellar Classification |
Chapter 9 The Stars |
Stellar Classification I |
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Chapter 9 The Stars |
Chapter 10 Celestial Distances |
Chapter 10/Chapter 11 Between the Stars |
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Spring Break | Spring Break | Spring Break | No Lab |
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Chapter 11 Between the Stars |
Exam 2 Chapters 6-11 |
Chapter 12, Star Birth (Nobel Conference?) |
Photometry of the Pleiades I |
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Chapter 12 Star Birth |
Chapter 13 Midlife and Death |
Chapter 13 Midlife and Death |
Photometry of the Pleiades II |
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Chapter 14 Star Death |
Chapter 14 Star Death |
Easter |
No Lab |
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Easter |
Chapter 14 Star Death |
Chapter 15 GR and Black Holes |
Diameter of Pluto |
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Chapter 15 GR and Black Holes |
Chapter 16 Via Lactea |
Chapter 17 Galaxies |
No Lab |
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Chapter 17 Galaxies |
Exam 3 Chapters 12-16 |
Chapter 18 Quasars |
Absolute Magnitude of a Quasar |
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Chapter 18 Quasars and Active Galaxies |
Chapter 19 The Universe |
Chapter 19 The Universe |
Hubble's Law |
April 21 |
Chapter 20 The Beginning |
Chapter 20 The Big Bang |
Chapter 21 E.T.? |
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Review for Final | Final Exam Thursday, May 1 2:00-4:00 pm |