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These activities for an Elementary Astronomy Lab are used in classes on campus at the University of Louisville. The current course requirements and schedule are in the class [http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/classes/108/syllabus/p108_local_fa13.pdf syllabus].
These Elementary Astronomy Lab activities are used in on-campus classes at the University of Louisville. While some have been updated to match those made available  in our [https://sharedskies.moodlecloud.com/ Moodle site], others are archival.
Click the links below for more information on each acctivity where available.
Most of them also have similar mentored versions for labs that are offered [http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/moodle on-line] as part of our Distance Education program.


If you are enrolled in a  class, please see your institution's class website for instructions and recent content.


[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Identify_Constellations Identify Constellations ]
[https://sharedskies.space/wikis/astrowiki/index.php/Identify_Constellations Identify Constellations ]


[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Immersive_Video_Wall About the Video Room]
[https://sharedskies.space/wikis/astrowiki/index.php/Immersive_Video_Wall About the Video Room]


[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Watch_the_Sky Watch the Sky (Planetarium -- Week of October 29, 30, 31)]
[https://sharedskies.space/wikis/astrowiki/index.php/Watch_the_Sky Watch the Sky (Planetarium session not currently offered)]


[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Under_Namibian_Skies Under Namibian Skies (immersive visualization)]
[https://sharedskies.space/wikis/astrowiki/index.php/Under_Namibian_Skies Under Namibian Skies (immersive visualization)]


[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Night_Sky Night Sky Tonight Using Stellarium (immersive visualization)]  
[https://sharedskies.space/wikis/astrowiki/index.php/Night_Sky Night Sky Tonight Using Stellarium (immersive visualization)]
 
[https://sharedskies.space/wikis/astrowiki/index.php/Remote_Telescope_Requests Use a Remote Telescope: Requests]  and
 
[https://sharedskies.space/wikis/astrowiki/index.php/Remote_Telescope_Results Analyze Request Results]


Travel to Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus (immersive visualization)
Travel to Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus (immersive visualization)
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Survey galaxies in the universe (immersive visualization)
Survey galaxies in the universe (immersive visualization)


[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Survey_Galaxies_in_Virgo Survey Galaxies in Virgo]
[https://sharedskies.space/wikis/astrowiki/index.php/Survey_Galaxies_in_Virgo Survey Galaxies in Virgo]


[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/The_Earth_Rotates The Earth Rotates]
[https://sharedskies.space/wikis/astrowiki/index.php/The_Earth_Rotates The Earth Rotates]


[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Our_Dynamic_Sun Our Dynamic Sun]
[https://sharedskies.space/wikis/astrowiki/index.php/Our_Dynamic_Sun Our Dynamic Sun (may use the roof top solar telescope)]


[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Light_and_Telescopes  Light and Telescopes]
[https://sharedskies.space/wikis/astrowiki/index.php/Light_and_Telescopes  Light and Telescopes]


[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Experiment_with_CCD_Camera_Images Experiment with CCD Camera Images]
[https://sharedskies.space/wikis/astrowiki/index.php/Experiment_with_CCD_Camera_Images Experiment with CCD Camera Images]


[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Use_a_CCD_Camera Use a CCD Camera]
[https://sharedskies.space/wikis/astrowiki/index.php/Use_a_CCD_Camera Use a CCD Camera]


[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Spectra Spectra]
[https://sharedskies.space/wikis/astrowiki/index.php/Spectra Spectra]


[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Remote_Telescope_Requests Use a Remote Telescope: Requests] and
Observing planets and the Moon with a telescope (live remote or with the telescope on the roof)
[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Remote_Telescope_Results Results]


[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Explore_Mars Explore Mars]
[https://sharedskies.space/wikis/astrowiki/index.php/Explore_Mars Explore Mars] (may use immersive visualiztion)


[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Observe_Satellites_of_Jupiter_and_Saturn Observe Satellites of Jupiter and Saturn]
[https://sharedskies.space/wikis/astrowiki/index.php/Observe_Satellites_of_Jupiter_and_Saturn Observe Satellites of Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus]


[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Follow_Proxima_Centauri Follow Proxima Centauri]
[https://sharedskies.space/wikis/astrowiki/index.php/Follow_Proxima_Centauri Follow Proxima Centauri]


Brightnesses and colors of stars in Messier 34
Brightnesses and colors of stars in Messier 34


[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Variable_Stars_in_Messier_3 Variable Stars in Messier 3]
[https://sharedskies.space/wikis/astrowiki/index.php/Variable_Stars_in_Messier_3 Variable Stars in Messier 3]
 
[https://sharedskies.space/wikis/astrowiki/index.php/Measure_a_Nearby_Supernova Measure a Nearby Supernova]
 
[https://sharedskies.space/wikis/astrowiki/index.php/Track_Cosmic_Rays_in_a_Cloud_Chamber Track Cosmic Rays in a Cloud Chamber]
 
== New Labs ==


[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Measure_a_Nearby_Supernova Measure a Nearby Supernova]
[https://sharedskies.space/wikis/astrowiki/index.php/FLIR_Camera The iPad and infrared camera]


[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Track_Cosmic_Rays_in_a_Cloud_Chamber Track Cosmic Rays in a Cloud Chamber]
[https://sharedskies.space/wikis/astrowiki/index.php/Black_Body_and_Filters Stars as Black Bodies and Astronomical Filters]

Latest revision as of 03:20, 14 July 2025

These Elementary Astronomy Lab activities are used in on-campus classes at the University of Louisville. While some have been updated to match those made available in our Moodle site, others are archival.

If you are enrolled in a class, please see your institution's class website for instructions and recent content.

Identify Constellations

About the Video Room

Watch the Sky (Planetarium session not currently offered)

Under Namibian Skies (immersive visualization)

Night Sky Tonight Using Stellarium (immersive visualization)

Use a Remote Telescope: Requests and

Analyze Request Results

Travel to Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus (immersive visualization)

Survey galaxies in the universe (immersive visualization)

Survey Galaxies in Virgo

The Earth Rotates

Our Dynamic Sun (may use the roof top solar telescope)

Light and Telescopes

Experiment with CCD Camera Images

Use a CCD Camera

Spectra

Observing planets and the Moon with a telescope (live remote or with the telescope on the roof)

Explore Mars (may use immersive visualiztion)

Observe Satellites of Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus

Follow Proxima Centauri

Brightnesses and colors of stars in Messier 34

Variable Stars in Messier 3

Measure a Nearby Supernova

Track Cosmic Rays in a Cloud Chamber

New Labs

The iPad and infrared camera

Stars as Black Bodies and Astronomical Filters

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