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These activities for an Elementary Astronomy Lab are used in classes on campus at the University of Louisville.
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 one where available.
Most of them also have similar versions for labs that are offered [http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/moodle on-line] as part of our Distance Education program.


[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Watch_the_Sky Watch the Sky] (Planetarium)
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] (Planetarium)
[https://sharedskies.space/wikis/astrowiki/index.php/Identify_Constellations Identify Constellations ]


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


[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/The_Earth_Rotates The Earth Rotates]
[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/Our_Dynamic_Sun Our Dynamic Sun]
[https://sharedskies.space/wikis/astrowiki/index.php/Under_Namibian_Skies Under Namibian Skies (immersive visualization)]


[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/mediawiki/index.php/Spectra Spectra]
[https://sharedskies.space/wikis/astrowiki/index.php/Night_Sky Night Sky Tonight Using Stellarium (immersive visualization)]  


[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Light_and_Telescopes Light and Telescopes]
[https://sharedskies.space/wikis/astrowiki/index.php/Remote_Telescope_Requests Use a Remote Telescope: Requests] and


[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/Remote_Telescope_Results Analyze Request Results]


[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Use_a_CCD_Camera Use a CCD Camera]
Travel to Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus (immersive visualization)


[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Remote_Telescope_Requests Use a Remote Telescope: Requests] and
Survey galaxies in the universe (immersive visualization)
[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/Survey_Galaxies_in_Virgo Survey Galaxies in Virgo]


[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/The_Earth_Rotates The Earth Rotates]


[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Follow_Proxima_Centauri Follow Proxima Centauri]
[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/Variable_Stars_in_Messier_3 Variable Stars in Messier 3]
[https://sharedskies.space/wikis/astrowiki/index.php/Light_and_Telescopes  Light and Telescopes]


[http://prancer.physics.louisville.edu/astrowiki/index.php/Survey_Galaxies_in_Virgo Survey Galaxies in Virgo]
[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/Measure_a_Nearby_Supernova Measure a Nearby Supernova]
[https://sharedskies.space/wikis/astrowiki/index.php/Use_a_CCD_Camera Use a CCD 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/Spectra Spectra]
 
Observing planets and the Moon with a telescope (live remote or with the telescope on the roof)
 
[https://sharedskies.space/wikis/astrowiki/index.php/Explore_Mars Explore Mars] (may use immersive visualiztion)
 
[https://sharedskies.space/wikis/astrowiki/index.php/Observe_Satellites_of_Jupiter_and_Saturn Observe Satellites of Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus]
 
[https://sharedskies.space/wikis/astrowiki/index.php/Follow_Proxima_Centauri Follow Proxima Centauri]
 
Brightnesses and colors of stars in Messier 34
 
[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 ==
 
[https://sharedskies.space/wikis/astrowiki/index.php/FLIR_Camera The iPad and infrared camera]
 
[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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