Stellar Astronomy Labs

Below are the lab instructions for the stellar 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

• SDSS Scavenger Hunt and Scavenger Hunt List

• Introduction to Stellarium

• Blackbody Curves and UBV Filters

• Hydrogen Energy Levels

• The Spectrometer

• Lenses & Telescopes

• 51 Pegasi: Discovery of a New Planet

• Proper Motion of a Star

• Spectral Classification of Stars

• Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram

• Cosmic Distance Ladder

• Eclipsing Binary Stars

• Classification of Galaxies