Outline for Fayetteville Hands On Universe

Monday, July 23

8 – 8:30
Introductions
8:30 – 9:30
Forms, pre-test; What is HOU?
John & Harlan
9:45 – 10:45
Collecting light and making images
John
10:45 – 12:00
Introduction to Image Processing
Browser’s Guide to the Universe
Introduction to Image Processing (3-13)


Finding Features (6 – 8)

Use separate handout in place of booklet activities
12:00 – 1:00
lunch
1:00 – 2:45
Intro to the Celestial Sphere, part I


(Coordinates and Finding the Observing Window)

3:00 – 4:00
Moon Match
or
Finding Features (9-14)
2 from activity I; 2 from activity II; 


1 from activity III


Galaxy features 
Galaxy Features (15-23)
Try any random 4 galaxies

Tuesday, July 24


 
8 – 8:30
Review activity
8:30 – 9
Jupiter crash
Measuring Size (3-4)
Do up through question 3 only
9- 9:30
Investigating Moon Craters
Measuring Size (6-10)
Do activity I, only 1 crater from activity II, only 1 crater from activity III
9:45 – 11:00
Plate scale
SA6: Using Angles to Measure Size 
SA7: Measuring your Computer Screen 

Measuring Sizes with Images

Measuring Size (32)
Measuring Size (27-30) 
Measuring Size (31)

Measuring Size (32-34)

11:15 – 12:00
Intro to HOU Image Requesting
HOU web site
12:00 – 1:00
Lunch
1:00 – 2:30
Finding an object for image request
(Tour of Universe); 
Intro to Celestial Sphere, part 2: Star Charts 

Requesting an image

Various web sites;



Uncle Al’s Star Chart 

HOU web site

2:45 – 4:00
Measuring Size with Images Unit
Measuring Size (35-40)
Activity I, II, IV (Jupiter and Crab Nebula only)

Wednesday, July 25

8 – 8:30
Review Activity
8:30 – 9:45
Tracking Jupiter’s Moons
Measuring Size (13-21)
10:00 – 11:15
Brightness terms & Photometry Techniques
Photometry Techniques Unit 
SA9: The Effect of Observing Conditions (questions 3 – 8)
Measuring Brightness (5-8)
Measuring Brightness (16) 

Measuring Brightness (9-12)

Read on your own
Activity I only
Questions 3- 8
11:15 – 12:00
Surprises in previous activity
SA10: Demonstration of Observing Conditions
Group Discussion
Read Measuring Brightness (12-14) and Group Discussion
12:00 – 1:00
Lunch
1:00 – 1:45
Photometry Techniques Unit, cont
Measuring Brightness (16-19) 
Activity II & III
1:55 – 2:45
Science of Supernovas
John?
3:00 – 4:00
Supernovae Light Curves Unit
Measuring Brightness (21-27)

Thursday, July 28

8 – 8:30
Review activity
8:30 – 8:45
8:45 – 10:00
Intro to Searching for Supernova techniques
Techniques for Finding a Supernova Unit
Discussion
Searching for Supernovae (2-8)
10:15 – 11:45
Discover a Supernova Unit
Searching for Supernova (10-15) 
11:45 – 12:45 
Lunch
12:45 – 2:00
SA16: Auto Aperture and Aperture


SA17: Measuring the FWHM of a star

Measuring Brightness (41-46)
Do only 2 or 3 trials of Aperture
2:15 – 3:15
Work on Implementation Plan
3:15 – 4:00
The Magnitude Scale
Discussion; John

Friday, July 29

8 – 8:45
Review Activity
Searching for Supernovae (9)
8:45 – 9:45
Magnitudes continued
SA13: Magnitude calculations


Inverse square law

John
Measuring Brightness (35-38)


Measuring Brightness (39)

10 – 11
Inverse Square Law lab activity:
Determining the Luminosity of the Sun
11 – 11:30
Absolute Magnitudes and Distance
Measuring Brightness (39)
11:30 – 12:30
Lunch
12:30 – 2 
Work on Implementation Plan;
Presentation of Plans
2:15 – 3:15
HOU future plans
HOU web site: Asteroid and
Supernova Search
3:15 – 4:00
HOU support
Final wrap-up and evaluation
HOU web site