AST 2002L    TENTATIVE SCHEDULE    FALL 2008    Lawrence K. Mao 

Week     Date         PLANNED LABORATORY ACTIVITIES
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  1  08/25 - 08/28    Introduction to Lab &
                      About Your Eyes, Exercise 6

  2  09/01 - 09/04    Observation (Waxing Crescent)
                      Holiday (Monday 9/1) 

  3  09/08 - 09/11    Star Wheels, Exercise 1 &
                      Coordinate Systems, Exercise 2 

  4  09/15 - 09/18    Lunar Lab, Exercise 25 &
                      Observation (Waning Gibbous)

  5  09/22 - 09/25    Geometrical Optics, Exercise 7 &
                      Telescopes I, Exercise 8

  6  09/29 - 10/02    Observation (Waxing Crescent) if Clear
                      Telescopes II, Exercise 9 &
                      Review for Midterm if not

  7  10/06 - 10/09    Telescopes II, Exercise 9 &
                      Review for Midterm (if not previously performed)

  8  10/13 - 10/16    Midterm

  9  10/20 - 10/23    Colors & Spectra, Exercise 10

 10  10/27 - 10/30    Atomic Spectra, Exercise 11 &
                      Observation (New Moon)

 11  11/03 - 11/06    Computer Lab (topic to be announced)
                      *Last day to WITHDRAW (11/07)*

 12  11/10 - 11/13    Observation (Waxing Gibbous)
                      Holiday (Tuesday 11/11)

 13  11/17 - 11/20    Elliptical Orbit of Mercury, Exercise 19

 14  11/24 - 11/27    Observation (Waning Crescent)
                      Holiday (Thursday 11/27)

 15  12/01 - 12/04    Motions of Mars, Exercise 20 &
                      Review for Final Exam

 16  12/08 - 12/11    Final Exam 


All Observations are on top of Building 50--Observation Deck.