ࡱ> KMJ#` Lbjbj\.\. :.>D>D<ZZZ84h.rrrrMMM''''%'*-$^/h1r . MM .rr".V$V$V$ rr'V$ 'V$V$: ',n'r `oZ!^6'.'8.0h.d' 82!82n'82n'4M|V$wdMMM . .#^MMMh. V ZZ  REVIEWED BY DEPARTMENTPRIVATE  Year Dean Dept.Chair. GROSSMONT COLLEGE Official Course Outline ASTRONOMY 105 - PRACTICE IN OBSERVATIONAL ASTRONOMY 1. Course Number Course Title Semester Units Hours ASTR 105 Practice in 1 0.5 hours lecture Observational Astronomy 1.5 hours laboratory 2. Course Prerequisites None. 3. Catalog Description A lecture/field course designed to enhance the student's appreciation of the night sky. Topics include optics and telescopes, constellation study, and interpretation of astronomical phenomena observable with the unaided eyes, binoculars and telescopes. Evening field trips will be scheduled. 4. Course Objectives The student will: listnum "WP List 1" \l 2 Recognize the particular planets, bright stars and constellations visible to the unaided eye during the period of the course. listnum "WP List 1" \l 2 Identify and locate a variety of celestial objects using optical aids such as binoculars and telescopes. listnum "WP List 1" \l 2 Employ a star chart, almanac, or astronomy periodical to assist in interpretation of celestial phenomena. listnum "WP List 1" \l 2 Demonstrate knowledge of the significance of cyclical phenomena such as diurnal motion, the annual motion of the sun, and the apparent motions of the planets. listnum "WP List 1" \l 2 Tell time and direction by the stars. listnum "WP List 1" \l 2 Have the knowledge and foresight to observe and fully appreciate future events such as eclipses, meteor showers, comets, and other transient phenomena, having been exposed to practice in observational astronomy and to current information sources (periodicals, almanacs). 5. Instructional Facilities listnum "WP List 1" \l 1 listnum "WP List 1" \l 2 Classroom--preferably Room 333; celestial globe. listnum "WP List 1" \l 2 ڰAPP observatory. listnum "WP List 1" \l 2 Portable equipment--binoculars and telescopes. listnum "WP List 1" \l 3Star charts and sky atlas. 6. Special Materials Required of Student Planisphere (star wheel). ASTRONOMY 105 - PRACTICE IN OBSERVATIONAL ASTRONOMY Page 2 7. Course Content listnum "WP List 1" \l 1 listnum "WP List 1" \l 2 The human eye as an observing instrument. listnum "WP List 1" \l 2 Optical aids--refractor and reflector telescopes; binoculars. listnum "WP List 1" \l 2 Constellations and bright stars. listnum "WP List 1" \l 2 Star magnitudes and colors. listnum "WP List 1" \l 2 How to use a planisphere, star map and astronomical almanac. listnum "WP List 1" \l 2 Diurnal motion of the stars, annual motion of the sun, lunar cycles, planetary motion. listnum "WP List 1" \l 2 Telling time and direction by star motions and positions. listnum "WP List 1" \l 2 Locating and observing the moon and planets with a telescope. listnum "WP List 1" \l 2 Locating and observing "deep-sky objects" (star clusters, nebulae, galaxies) using a star chart and binoculars or a telescope. listnum "WP List 1" \l 2 Observing and interpreting transient celestial phenomena--eclipses, meteor showers, comets. 8. Method of Instruction listnum "WP List 1" \l 1 listnum "WP List 1" \l 2 Lecture. listnum "WP List 1" \l 2 Demonstrations in classroom. listnum "WP List 1" \l 2 Observations from ڰAPP Observatory. listnum "WP List 1" \l 2 Planetarium demonstration at SDSU Planetarium. listnum "WP List 1" \l 2 Field trips to dark-sky observing sites in eastern San Diego County. 9. Methods of Evaluating Student Performance listnum "WP List 1" \l 1 listnum "WP List 1" \l 2 Satisfactory attendance record listnum "WP List 1" \l 2 Completion of report or observing project. listnum "WP List 1" \l 2 Written final exam. 10. Texts a. Required text(s): A popular-level, but complete observer's guide book. Best current book is Dickenson, Terrence. Nightwatch: An Equinox Guide to Viewing the Universe. (latest edition.) b. Supplementary texts and workbooks: None. 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