ASTR101, Fall 2022
General
Astronomy
Prof: Doug Hamilton
Lecture: TuTh 11:00-12:15pm in PHYS 1412
Prof's Office Hours: PSC 1153, TuTh 12:30-2:00 or by appointment.
Prof. and TA Contact Info
Discussion Sections and Labs
Full Class Syllabus
Class Information
Useful Links
NEWS
Aug. 29, 2022.
Delayed NASA Moon Launch
Sep. 3, 2022. Moon Launch is on for 2:17pm today!
Live Coverage and
NASA Blog - launch scrubbed @ 11:23am.
Sep. 3, 2022. All about NASA's Space Launch System
Sep. 3, 2022. EOS
All about the Sun's 11-year Cycle
Sep. 20, 2022. Maryland Today
New Impacts on Mars
Sep. 26, 2022, 7:14pm EDT.
DART Impact.
Sep. 27, 2022 @ 11:37am NASA Moon Launch. Delayed by Tropical Storm Ian. Now rescheduled for mid-November, 2022.
Oct. 7, 2022, 6:00pm-9:00pm
International Observe the Moon Night. Meet on McKelden Mall. Bad weather delayed this event by a week.
Nov. 8, 2022, 4:00am - 7:00am EDT
Total Lunar Eclipse. There is a partial solar eclipse visible from Europe/West Asia two weeks earlier.
Nov. 28, 2022. Moon Shot: Follow the Artemis Blog
THE ASTRONOMY WORKSHOP
GENERAL
SOLAR SYSTEM
- Spacewatch
This page contains information about this program which searches for
near Earth objects.
- Mars
Rover missions: Spirit & Opportunity.
-
New Horizons mission to Pluto.
- Deep Impact:
Maryland Astronomy's NASA mission to crash into a comet.
- Extra Solar Planets
Astronomers have discovered thousands of planets around other stars. The list
gets longer all the time!
STARS & STELLAR REMNANTS
GALAXIES
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