PHY 515: Astronomy Experiments

(Spring 2009)

Very brief description, to help you choose an experiment.

General Information
Introduction to Astronomical Observations
Basic Telescope Safety
Some Astronomical Instrumentation
Astronomical Data Formats
Astronomical Data Analysis and Software
Astronomical Statistics
Frequently asked questions
Presenting your Results

Lab: The Masses and Radii of Eclipsing Binary Stars
This lab is not available this semester
Lab: The Rotation of the Sun This lab is not available this semester
Lab: Measurement of the Speed of Light This lab is not available this semester
Lab: The Hubble Law
Lab: The Cepheid Period-Luminosity relation
lab: Radio Astronomy This lab is not available this semester
Lab: Archival Data Analysis Project

A link to weather images (so you don't have to go outside to check!) and to the local forecast

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Thanks to Sophia Zahariou for assisting with the setup of the computer and these pages.

These pages maintained by fwalter@astro.sunysb.edu

Prof. Frederick M. Walter
Astronomy Program
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
State University of New York
Stony Brook, NY 11794-3800
631-632-8232