AST 2002L    TENTATIVE SCHEDULE    FALL 2009    Lawrence K. Mao 

Week     Date         PLANNED LABORATORY ACTIVITIES
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  1  08/24 - 08/27    Introduction to Lab &
                      About Your Eyes, Exercise 6

  2  08/31 - 09/03    Star Wheels, Exercise 1 &
                      Coordinate Systems, Exercise 2

  3  09/07 - 09/10    Observation (Waning Gibbous Moon)
                      Holiday on 09/07

  4  09/14 - 09/17    Lunar Lab, Exercise 25 &
                      Observation (Waning Crescent Moon)

  5  09/21 - 09/24    Geometrical Optics, Exercise 7 &
                      Telescopes I, Exercise 8

  6  09/28 - 10/01    Obseration (Waxing Gibbous Moon) if clear
                      Telescopes II, Exercise 9 &
                      Review for Midterm if not 

  7  10/05 - 10/08    Telescopes II, Exercise 9 &
                      Review for Midterm (if not previously performed)

  8  10/12 - 10/15    Midterm

  9  10/19 - 10/22    Colors & Spectra, Exercise 10

 10  10/26 - 10/29    Atomic Spectra, Exercise 11 &
                      Observation (Waxing Gibbous Moon)

 11  11/02 - 11/05    Computer Lab (topic to be announced)
                      *Last Day to WITHDRAW (11/06)*

 12  11/09 - 11/12    Observation (Waning Crescent Moon)
                      Holiday on 11/11

 13  11/16 - 11/19    Elliptical Orbit of Mercury, Exercise 19

 14  11/23 - 11/26    Observation (First Quarter Moon)
                      Holiday on 11/26

 15  11/30 - 12/03    Motions of Mars, Exercise 20 &
                      Review for Final Exam

 16  12/07 - 12/10    Final Exam 


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