Undergraduate Academics
Astronomy Activities
The list of all supported activities is in the table below. You might also want the Astronomy Projects Page with all the observing proects as well as planetarium and Starry Night (or other computer planetarium software) projects, meant to be done outside of class time.
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Activity Title
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| Brightness and Surface Brightness (Planetarium) |
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| Constellation Activities |
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| Coordinate Systems You will need the introduction no matter which version you are doing. Check with your GSI for which other parts you will need. |
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| Daytime Observing at Angell Hall | |
| The Milky Way Disk |
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| Motions of the planets |
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| Phases of the Moon in the Planetarium |
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| Precession |
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| Seasons
You will need one of the introductions, and one of the worksheets. |
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| Structure of the Milky Way Galaxy |
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| Timekeeping and Telescopes at the Detroit Observatory |
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