Astronomy 104 If you are not registered for the class: The class is full, and the instructor cannot add more students! (lab space is limited) A tiny chance to get in: • if you attend the first two classes • and you are lucky enough to take a seat of someone who drops Note this: • you must take the slot as soon as it opens (through on-line registration) • there is no guarantee you get lucky THERE IS NO WAITING LIST FOR THIS CLASS.
Welcome to Astronomy 104! What we’ll do today: • Introductions • Review syllabus • Review home page • A little astronomy: What’s up in the sky? First lab: Next week Location: Kennon Observatory.
Prepare your scantron: Please take a moment to mute your cell phone! Not today! Prepare your scantron: Use a pencil, not a pen! Fill in your name and fill the bubbles under your name. LAST NAME FIRST, First name second Put your 4-digit code instead of “IDENTIFICATION NUMBER”. --- (The last 4 digits of your OleMiss ID.) NOTE: Sec. 8 (honors) does have a lab tomorrow (Tuesday 9:00) Question # 1: answer A Question # 2: answer A Question # 3: answer A Setup: Presentations posted: www.phy.olemiss.edu/~ttorma/Astro/Presentations/ASTR104/Presentations104.html Labs next week – get lab manual. Please take a moment to mute your cell phone!
Today’s first thing to learn and remember: What is astronomy? The science of the stars. What is astrology? The con art of predicting the future. Oh yes, A thousand years ago most people were not bright enough to know this. Are we?
Here is how the quizzes will work There will be 2 to 4 sets of questions each class and you’ll turn in your scantron at the end of the class before you leave. Be sure to bring a scantron to the next class!
sec 10 9 11 12 15 14 13 8 7 1 2 3 5 4 6 16 26 17 27 28 30 29 24 25 23 19 18 20 21 22 Question 1 Who stole the Moon? A Mr. Scrooge. B Mr. Grinch. C Mr. Finch. D Mr. Lynch. E Ms. Cow. Next question coming …
sec 10 9 11 12 15 14 13 8 7 1 2 3 5 4 6 16 26 17 27 28 30 29 24 25 23 19 18 20 21 22 Question 2 What is astrology? A A sort of religion. B Waste of money. C The branch of science that studies stars. D The branch of science that predicts the future based on the motion of the planets. E Con art. Next question coming …
Next time it will be for real! sec 10 9 11 12 15 14 13 8 7 1 2 3 5 4 6 16 26 17 27 28 30 29 24 25 23 19 18 20 21 22 Question 3 What class is this? A Astro 101. B Astronomy 103. C Astronomy 104. D Astrology 103. E Astrology 104. Next time it will be for real!
Enjoy the pictures … And now enjoy the pictures …
Yes, there are pretty things up there … but it takes a lot to get to them Our M51 Picture by: K. Ford, C. A. Jackson Students in Astro 104 The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)
M 51 (HST)
M 31 (The Andromeda Galaxy)
(a simple camera picture) The Milky Way The Milky Way (a simple camera picture)
M13 M 13 (A globular cluster)
The Orion Nebula (M42) M42
The Eskimo The Eskimo Nebula
Comet Machholz and the Seven Sisters Machholtz & Pleiades Comet Machholz and the Seven Sisters
Jupiter with its moon Ganymede Jupiter and Ganymede Jupiter with its moon Ganymede
Saturn, Neptune, Mars Saturn Neptune and Mars
and finally … the Moon. Moon
Turn in your scantron now personally! Don’t.