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(Notes on content to the Physics and Astronomy 308 class Observational Astronomy)
 
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* Semester projects
* Semester projects
* [https://www.astro.louisville.edu/presentations/ul_20190221.pdf Facilities and research]  
* [https://www.astro.louisville.edu/presentations/ul_20190221.pdf Facilities and research]  
* On-line with Mt. Kent live sessino
* On-line with Mt. Kent live session
 


== Week 2 (August 26) ==
== Week 2 (August 26) ==

Revision as of 16:07, 26 August 2019

These notes are brief summaries and links for the in-class content for the Monday class meetings of the Fall Semester 2019.


Week 1 (August 19)

Week 2 (August 26)

  • What we observe
    • Position and celestial coordinates
    • Flux and magnitude
  • What we infer
    • Distance
    • Size
    • Luminosity
    • Composition
    • Evolution
  • Useful tools for access to data