Greetings from the Large Binocular Telescope on Mt. Graham! Read below for some basic information about what I’m doing up here and you’ll be rewarded with some extra credit opportunities. . . My bad luck continues with telescope observing, since
Midterm and Exciting New Astronomy
First, a reminder that the MIDTERM IS NEXT THURSDAY. This means that there is NO HOMEWORK due next week. We will review for the midterm in class on Tuesday, so come prepared with any lingering questions that you want answered
Nature of Science in the News (+ Extra Credit + Video)
The (positive, though sometimes discouraging) habit that scientists have of publicly questioning one another’s work made the news this week. There was even an article in the premier science journal Nature about this debate, which is over whether the extrasolar
Big Week for Exoplanets!
Last week several exciting new discoveries were made in the field of Extrasolar Planets (planets outside our own solar system – we will do a whole unit on these later in the semester). They include: The very first confirmed “circumbinary”
Science Is…
Hi everyone. In my first post of the semester, here are the “Wordles” (generated at wordle.net) that I’ve made based on your responses to (a) Homework 1 Part 1 “Good Science is….” and (b) the notecards you filled out on
AST101IN Fall 2011 Homepage
Welcome to Class Homepage for AST101IN Fall 2011 Class Location: Pima Downtown Campus, ST building, room 211 Meeting times: Tuesday and Thursday 5:40-8:40pm from 8/25-12/15 Instructor: Kate Follette For homework, syllabus, calendar, and all other essential class information, see the