Planetary Astronomy Labs

Below are the lab instructions for the planetary astronomy labs. Each individual should print out the lab instructions before coming to lab each week. Once completed, you must save the lab instructions to use while taking the lab quiz.

• Astronomy on the Internet

• Basic Coordinates and Seasons

• The Rotating Sky

• Motions of the Sun

• Scientific Methods

• Lunar Phase Simulator

• Moon Phase Observation Form

• Phases of the Moon Part 1

• Planetary Orbit Simulator

• The Spectrometer

• Lenses & Telescopes

• Extra Solar Planets

• Habitable Zone

• Cratering

• Galilean Satellites and the Mass of Jupiter

• Comparative Planetology