Last term, Spring 2009, I took a great class called "Observational Astronomy." Essentially a lab, it was held one night a week, from nine to midnight on Mondays. We learned constellations, looked at the stars and planets, mapped the moon, and learned to use telescopes and the CCD cameras used with them (and did some boring computer labs when it was cloudy). Here are some of the photos my partner Jolene and I took through the telescope.
- Sombrero Galaxy - notice the ring of dust forming part of the outer disk
- Globular Cluster M13
- The Whirlpool Galaxy
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i know i've told you this before, but i am so jealous that you got to actually look at the night sky during your astronomy labs. i was confined to a computer lab during my labs... those stupid computer programs are nothing compared to what you got to do!
ReplyDeletethose pictures are amazing!