ASTR2401 Fall 2016
Syllabus
Email Dr. Morehead: robert.morehead@ttu.edu
Automatically book an appointment: https://rmorehead.youcanbook.me/
Observing Labs
Observing Lab Start Times
Observing labs are finished for the semester. We’ll be meeting on campus at 8:00pm Tuesday and Thursday from now on.
Skyview Observatory Weather
Skyview Observatory Directions
Lab Notebook - Observing Log Guidelines
Observing Manual
CCD Observing Log
Semester Project
Final Project Assignment and Rubric
Here is an example of a published paper for inspiration
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012MNRAS.426..342C
Final Presentation Schedule
Thursday, December 1st, 2016
Tuesday, December 6th, 2016
Final Project Write-up Due
Tuesday, December 6th, 2016
Project Proposals due October 4th
Project Ideas
Finder Charts
Here is a web-based finder chart that is really easy to use!
http://astro.swarthmore.edu/finding_charts.cgi
Observing Lab Instructions
Observing Lab One: Visual Observing
Observing Lab Two: CCD Imaging
Observing Lab Three: Color Imaging
Observing Lab Four: CCD Photometry
Classroom Labs
Thursdays at 3:30pm in SC 121
Classroom Lab Instructions
Lab One: Using the Sky
Lab Two: Planning Observations
Lab Three: CCD Image Processing
Lab Four: Processing Color Images - Data Files for Lab Four
Lab Five: Processing Your Own CCD Images
- Lab Five Alternative Images - Monochrome - Color
Lab Six: Photometry - Lab Six has changed!
PreLab:
- On your own computer, download AstroImageJ from http://www.astro.louisville.edu/software/astroimagej/installation_packages/
- Install AstroImageJ
- Download the User Guide, the tutorial in Chapter 10 will replace Lab Six
- You can download the Tutorial data files a head of time, but they are big (4 GB)! I’ll have thumb drives with the files for you in the lab on Thursday.
- Bring your computer to Lab on Thursday
Lab Seven: Poisson Statistics:
- Poisson Lab Data Collection Prelab
Lab Eight: Spectroscopy
- Spectra
SIRIUS; BETELGEUSE; M42
Alternate Lab: The Astronomical Literature
Alternate Lab: Processing Data from the Hubble Legacy Archive
Lecture Slides
Week 1: Coordinates
Week 2: Time and Planning Observations
Week 3: CCD Basics
Week 4: Filters
Week 5: Telescopes I
Week 6: Telescopes II
Week 8-9: Photometry
Week 10: Statistics
Week 11: Astronomy Careers
Week 12: Spectroscopy
Week 13: Observations in Other Wavelengths
Week 14: Radio Astronomy
Useful Links
Websites
Sun and Moon Data for One Day - Just what it sounds like
Astrobites - Astrobites is a daily astrophysical literature journal written by graduate students in astronomy. It sums up a recent paper in plain, accessible language.
Software
TechJSkyCalc - A great tool for planning observations
AstroImageJ - Photometry and Data Reduction
Aladin Sky Atlas - Interface with CDS, useful for making finding charts
IRSA Finder Chart - Web-based finder chart.