AST 114 - Lab Schedule (Spring 2017)
This schedule is TENTATIVE after the second week of classes.
The schedule has changed, and may change weekly! (Last updated 01/13/2017)
You will meet in a DIFFERENT ROOM EACH WEEK, see your section schedule below.
Please scroll down to your appropriate section number or click on the section number below. (Your TA name and the correct room-numbers for each Mo-Th section during the first week of Labs [Jan. 17-Jan. 23 only] are given between parentheses):
Mo 7:30pm: 12532 (TA: M. Neric; Rm 450)
Mo 7:30pm: 12533 (TA: S. Stawinski; Rm 456)
Tu 7:30pm: 12536 (TA: V. Jones; Rm 450)
Tu 7:30pm: 12537 (TA: D. Kim; Rm 456)
We 7:30pm: 12540 (TA: M. Neric; Rm 450)
We 7:30pm: 12541 (TA: D. Kim; Rm 456)
Th 7:30pm: 13035 (TA: M. Neric; Rm 450)
Th 7:30pm: 13036 (TA: C. White; Rm 456)
Th 7:30pm: 16972 (TA: S. Harish; Rm 460)
Mo 8:30pm: 12534 (TA: R. Holton; Rm 460)
Mo 8:30pm: 12535 (TA: S. Harish; Rm 461)
Tu 8:30pm: 12538 (TA: R. Holton; Rm 460)
Tu 8:30pm: 12539 (TA: S. Stawinski; Rm 461)
We 8:30pm: 12542 (TA: R. Jackson; Rm 460)
We 8:30pm: 12543 (TA: S. Harish; Rm 461)
Th 8:30pm: 13368 (TA: R. Jackson; Rm 461)
Th 8:30pm: 13369 (TA: D. Kim; Rm 465)
Color Key to Labs:
ROOM ASSIGNMENTS: see Tables below. Except for the first week of Labs,
these are subject to change AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, so check this
URL before going to class every week. The following rules of thumb ALWAYS
apply:
(1) Follow your TA instructions as to schedule changes. The Labs planned
below for any given date may change due to weather, etc. Even though a
different Lab may be done on a given night, it will still be held in the room
indicated in the Table below FOR THAT DATE AND SECTION, unless your TA says
otherwise. Please watch for Email instructions from your TA, or signs on the
door indicating any last-minute room changes. Your Lab will ALWAYS be held in
one of the six possible rooms indicated below, so you can't get lost.
(2) ALL sections ALWAYS meet in either one of the rooms PSH-450, 456, 457, 460, 461, or 465.
Unless indicated otherwise below, rooms PSH 450, 456,
457, and 461 can be used for the Computer/Instrument Labs. Note that the
Space Exploration Lab SES 123/124 will also use PSH457 and the telescope
platform this semester during the nights of MTW 2/6-2/8, 2/20-2/22, 4/3-4/5. In
case of an unforeseen room schedule conflict, sections that need a computer
room that night will use PSH 450, 456, 461, or 457 (when 457 is available), and
sections that do NOT need a computer room will use PSH 460 or 465. The TAs can
outfit PSH 460 or 465 with laptops for the night, if needed. Raise and lower
the computers in PSH-450 CAREFULLY after opening the lids in the desks. Do not
leave liquids, food, sand or dirt near any of the computers. For some Labs
(like the Hubble Expansion Lab), two versions are available, one of which can
be used without a computer room.
(3a) The observing platform for the sections listed above is the one on the
PSH-5th floor, east of the double doors next to room PSH-563, which is one
floor up from the PSH-4** rooms (use the stairwell in the middle of the
PSH-4** corridor for quickest access to the observing platform, or use the
elevators).
(3b) The lead TAs will use the PSF-wing observing platform on the nights
that the PSH-wing observing platform gets too crowded. The PSF-wing is the
building due south of PSH. To get to the PSF-7th floor from the lobby of PSF,
either take (a) the easternmost elevator up to the PSF-7th floor --- it's the
only elevator that goes there directly; (b) one of the two other elevators up
to the PSF-6th floor, exit, and then press the up-button to take the
easternmost elevator up to PSF-7th; or (c) take the easternmost stairwell up to
PSF-7th. In emergencies, only take the stairwell down! It should be lit at
night, but please be careful in the dark!
(4a) Be careful in the dark and use your flashlights!
NEVER GO BEYOND THE ROOF WALLS OR FENCES!! Winter nights (Nov.-Feb.) in Arizona
can be cold: Bring warm clothes!
(4b) If you get locked out in a PSH stairwell,
walk back to the PSH front doors in the breezeway, and take the elevators back
up to the 4th or 5th floor. The janitors and campus security have been
instructed about leaving the PSH front doors unlocked till 10:30 at night.
(5) What to do in case of looming thunderstorms?
Do NOT use the outside observing
platform if thunderstorms or lightning are dangerously close. You will know
this is the case if either: (1) you can SEE lightning all around you; or (2)
you can HEAR the thunder; or (3) you can see thunderstorms/lightning higher then
30 degrees anywhere above the horizon; or (4) there is less than 15 seconds
between a lightning bolt and its thunder (they are then within 3 miles); or (5)
airplanes no longer take their normal East-west path into/from Sky Harbor.
When in doubt, do not use the observing platform.
The URL Schedule below is kept up-to-date, but here's a PDF of the schedule as
of Jan. 2017:
AST114Spring17Sched.pdf
Print your Prelab+Lab BEFORE you go to class, clicking on the links below, or
on the Lab Scripts button.
SLN
12532 - Monday 7:30 - 10:00 pm - TA Marko Neric
SLN
12533 - Monday 7:30 - 10:00 pm - TA Stephanie Stawinski
SLN
12534 - Monday 8:30 - 11:00 pm - TA Rhonda Holton
SLN
12535 - Monday 8:30 - 11:00 pm - TA Santosh Harish
SLN
12536 - Tuesday 7:30 - 10:00 pm - TA Victoria Jones
SLN
12537 - Tuesday 7:30 - 10:00 pm - TA Duho Kim
SLN
12538 - Tuesday 8:30 - 11:00 pm - TA Rhonda Holton
SLN
12539 - Tuesday 8:30 - 11:00 pm - TA Stephanie Stawinski
SLN
12540 - Wednesday 7:30 - 10:00 pm - TA Marko Neric
SLN
12541 - Wednesday 7:30 - 10:00 pm - TA Duho Kim
SLN
12542 - Wednesday 8:30 - 11:00 pm - TA Rebecca Jackson
SLN
12543 - Wednesday 8:30 - 11:00 pm - TA Santosh Harish
SLN
13035 - Thursday 7:30 - 10:00 pm - TA Marko Neric
SLN
13036 - Thursday 7:30 - 10:00 pm - TA Cameron White
SLN
13368 - Thursday 8:30 - 11:00 pm - TA Rebecca Jackson
SLN
13369 - Thursday 8:30 - 11:00 pm - TA Duho Kim
SLN
16972 - Thursday 7:30 - 10:00 pm - TA Santosh Harish
DAY
LAB TYPE
ROOM
January 09
First week of classes - no Labs! PSH 450
January 16
MLK Day Holiday - no Labs! PSH 450
January 23
Math Refresher Lab PSH 450
January 30
Intro to the Night Sky PSH 450
February 06
Intro to Telescopes PSH 450
February 13
Variable Stars PSH 450
February 20
Galaxy Morphology PSH 450
February 27
Coordinate Systems PSH 450
March 06
Spring Break - no Labs! PSH 450
March 13
Magnitudes & Stellar Brightness PSH 450
March 20
Hubble Expansion Lab PSH 450
March 27
Color Magnitude Diagrams PSH 450
April 03
General Observing PSH 450
April 10
Spectroscopy Lab PSH 450
April 17
Open Clusters PSH 450
April 24
Parallax and Proper Motion PSH 450
May 01
General Observing/Backup (TBD) PSH 450
DAY
LAB TYPE
ROOM
January 09
First week of classes - no Labs! PSH 456
January 16
MLK Day Holiday - no Labs! PSH 456
January 23
Math Refresher Lab PSH 456
January 30
Variable Stars PSH 456
February 06
Galaxy Morphology PSH 456
February 13
Intro to the Night Sky PSH 456
February 20
Intro to Telescopes PSH 456
February 27
Hubble Expansion Lab PSH 456
March 06
Spring Break - no Labs! PSH 456
March 13
Color Magnitude Diagrams PSH 456
March 20
Coordinate Systems PSH 456
March 27
Magnitudes & Stellar Brightness PSH 456
April 03
Open Clusters PSH 456
April 10
Parallax and Proper Motion PSH 456
April 17
Spectroscopy Lab PSH 456
April 24
General Observing PSH 456
May 01
General Observing/Backup (TBD) PSH 456
DAY
LAB TYPE
ROOM
January 09
First week of classes - no Labs! PSH 460
January 16
MLK Day Holiday - no Labs! PSH 460
January 23
Math Refresher Lab PSH 460
January 30
Variable Stars PSH 460
February 06
Galaxy Morphology PSH 461
February 13
Intro to the Night Sky PSH 460
February 20
Intro to Telescopes PSH 460
February 27
Hubble Expansion Lab PSH 461
March 06
Spring Break - no Labs! PSH 460
March 13
Color Magnitude Diagrams PSH 461
March 20
Coordinate Systems PSH 460
March 27
Magnitudes & Stellar Brightness PSH 460
April 03
Open Clusters PSH 460
April 10
Parallax and Proper Motion PSH 461
April 17
Spectroscopy Lab PSH 460
April 24
General Observing PSH 460
May 01
General Observing/Backup (TBD) PSH 460
DAY
LAB TYPE
ROOM
January 09
First week of classes - no Labs! PSH 461
January 16
MLK Day Holiday - no Labs! PSH 461
January 23
Math Refresher Lab PSH 461
January 30
Intro to the Night Sky PSH 461
February 06
Intro to Telescopes PSH 460
February 13
Variable Stars PSH 461
February 20
Galaxy Morphology PSH 461
February 27
Coordinate Systems PSH 460
March 06
Spring Break - no Labs! PSH 461
March 13
Magnitudes & Stellar Brightness PSH 460
March 20
Hubble Expansion Lab PSH 461
March 27
Color Magnitude Diagrams PSH 461
April 03
General Observing PSH 461
April 10
Spectroscopy Lab PSH 460
April 17
Open Clusters PSH 461
April 24
Parallax and Proper Motion PSH 461
May 01
General Observing/Backup (TBD) PSH 461
DAY
LAB TYPE
ROOM
January 10
First week of classes - no Labs! PSH 450
January 17
Math Refresher Lab PSH 450
January 24
Variable Stars PSH 450
January 31
Galaxy Morphology PSH 450
February 07
Intro to the Night Sky PSH 450
February 14
Intro to Telescopes PSH 450
February 21
Hubble Expansion Lab PSH 450
February 28
Color Magnitude Diagrams PSH 450
March 07
Spring Break - no Labs! PSH 450
March 14
Coordinate Systems PSH 450
March 21
Magnitudes & Stellar Brightness PSH 450
March 28
Open Clusters PSH 450
April 04
Parallax and Proper Motion PSH 450
April 11
Spectroscopy Lab PSH 450
April 18
General Observing PSH 450
April 25
General Observing/Backup PSH 450
May 02
No Labs PSH 450
DAY
LAB TYPE
ROOM
January 10
First week of classes - no Labs! PSH 456
January 17
Math Refresher Lab PSH 456
January 24
Intro to the Night Sky PSH 456
January 31
Intro to Telescopes PSH 460
February 07
Variable Stars PSH 456
February 14
Galaxy Morphology PSH 456
February 21
Coordinate Systems PSH 460
February 28
Magnitudes & Stellar Brightness PSH 460
March 07
Spring Break - no Labs! PSH 456
March 14
Hubble Expansion Lab PSH 456
March 21
Color Magnitude Diagrams PSH 456
March 28
General Observing PSH 460
April 04
Spectroscopy Lab PSH 456
April 11
Open Clusters PSH 456
April 18
Parallax and Proper Motion PSH 456
April 25
General Observing/Backup PSH 456
May 02
No Labs PSH 456
DAY
LAB TYPE
ROOM
January 10
First week of classes - no Labs! PSH 460
January 17
Math Refresher Lab PSH 460
January 24
Variable Stars PSH 460
January 31
Galaxy Morphology PSH 456
February 07
Intro to the Night Sky PSH 460
February 14
Intro to Telescopes PSH 460
February 21
Hubble Expansion Lab PSH 456
February 28
Color Magnitude Diagrams PSH 456
March 07
Spring Break - no Labs! PSH 460
March 14
Coordinate Systems PSH 460
March 21
Magnitudes & Stellar Brightness PSH 460
March 28
Open Clusters PSH 460
April 04
Parallax and Proper Motion PSH 456
April 11
Spectroscopy Lab PSH 460
April 18
General Observing PSH 460
April 25
General Observing/Backup PSH 460
May 02
No Labs PSH 460
DAY
LAB TYPE
ROOM
January 10
First week of classes - no Labs! PSH 461
January 17
Math Refresher Lab PSH 461
January 24
Variable Stars PSH 461
January 31
Galaxy Morphology PSH 461
February 07
Intro to the Night Sky PSH 461
February 14
Intro to Telescopes PSH 461
February 21
Hubble Expansion Lab PSH 461
February 28
Color Magnitude Diagrams PSH 461
March 07
Spring Break - no Labs! PSH 461
March 14
Coordinate Systems PSH 461
March 21
Magnitudes & Stellar Brightness PSH 461
March 28
Open Clusters PSH 461
April 04
Parallax and Proper Motion PSH 461
April 11
Spectroscopy Lab PSH 461
April 18
General Observing PSH 461
April 25
General Observing/Backup PSH 461
May 02
No Labs PSH 461
DAY
LAB TYPE
ROOM
January 11
First week of classes - no Labs! PSH 450
January 18
Math Refresher Lab PSH 450
January 25
Intro to the Night Sky PSH 450
February 01
Intro to Telescopes PSH 450
February 08
Variable Stars PSH 450
February 15
Galaxy Morphology PSH 450
February 22
Coordinate Systems PSH 450
March 01
Magnitudes & Stellar Brightness PSH 450
March 08
Spring Break - no Labs! PSH 450
March 15
Hubble Expansion Lab PSH 450
March 22
Color Magnitude Diagrams PSH 450
March 29
General Observing PSH 450
April 05
Spectroscopy Lab PSH 450
April 12
Open Clusters PSH 450
April 19
Parallax and Proper Motion PSH 450
April 26
General Observing/Backup PSH 450
May 03
No Labs PSH 450
DAY
LAB TYPE
ROOM
January 11
First week of classes - no Labs! PSH 456
January 18
Math Refresher Lab PSH 456
January 25
Intro to Telescopes PSH 456
February 01
Intro to the Night Sky PSH 456
February 08
Variable Stars PSH 456
February 15
Galaxy Morphology PSH 456
February 22
Coordinate Systems PSH 456
March 01
Magnitudes & Stellar Brightness PSH 456
March 08
Spring Break - no Labs! PSH 456
March 15
Hubble Expansion Lab PSH 456
March 22
Color Magnitude Diagrams PSH 456
March 29
General Observing PSH 456
April 05
Spectroscopy Lab PSH 456
April 12
Open Clusters PSH 456
April 19
Parallax and Proper Motion PSH 456
April 26
General Observing/Backup PSH 456
May 03
No Labs PSH 456
DAY
LAB TYPE
ROOM
January 11
First week of classes - no Labs! PSH 460
January 18
Math Refresher Lab PSH 460
January 25
Variable Stars PSH 460
February 01
Galaxy Morphology PSH 461
February 08
Intro to the Night Sky PSH 460
February 15
Intro to Telescopes PSH 460
February 22
Hubble Expansion Lab PSH 461
March 01
Color Magnitude Diagrams PSH 461
March 08
Spring Break - no Labs! PSH 460
March 15
Coordinate Systems PSH 460
March 22
Magnitudes & Stellar Brightness PSH 460
March 29
Open Clusters PSH 460
April 05
Parallax and Proper Motion PSH 461
April 12
Spectroscopy Lab PSH 460
April 19
General Observing PSH 460
April 26
General Observing/Backup PSH 460
May 03
No Labs PSH 460
DAY
LAB TYPE
ROOM
January 11
First week of classes - no Labs! PSH 461
January 18
Math Refresher Lab PSH 461
January 25
Intro to the Night Sky PSH 461
February 01
Intro to Telescopes PSH 460
February 08
Variable Stars PSH 461
February 15
Galaxy Morphology PSH 461
February 22
Coordinate Systems PSH 460
March 01
Magnitudes & Stellar Brightness PSH 460
March 08
Spring Break - no Labs! PSH 461
March 15
Hubble Expansion Lab PSH 461
March 22
Color Magnitude Diagrams PSH 461
March 29
General Observing PSH 461
April 05
Spectroscopy Lab PSH 460
April 12
Open Clusters PSH 461
April 19
Parallax and Proper Motion PSH 461
April 26
General Observing/Backup PSH 461
May 03
No Labs PSH 461
DAY
LAB TYPE
ROOM
January 12
First week of classes - no Labs! PSH 450
January 19
Math Refresher Lab PSH 450
January 26
Intro to Telescopes PSH 450
February 02
Intro to the Night Sky PSH 450
February 09
Variable Stars PSH 450
February 16
Galaxy Morphology PSH 450
February 23
Coordinate Systems PSH 450
March 02
Magnitudes & Stellar Brightness PSH 450
March 09
Spring Break - no Labs! PSH 450
March 16
Hubble Expansion Lab PSH 450
March 23
Color Magnitude Diagrams PSH 450
March 30
General Observing PSH 450
April 06
Spectroscopy Lab PSH 450
April 13
Open Clusters PSH 450
April 20
Parallax and Proper Motion PSH 450
April 27
General Observing/Backup PSH 450
May 04
No Labs PSH 450
DAY
LAB TYPE
ROOM
January 12
First week of classes - no Labs! PSH 456
January 19
Math Refresher Lab PSH 456
January 26
Variable Stars PSH 456
February 02
Galaxy Morphology PSH 456
February 09
Intro to the Night Sky PSH 456
February 16
Intro to Telescopes PSH 456
February 23
Hubble Expansion Lab PSH 456
March 02
Color Magnitude Diagrams PSH 456
March 09
Spring Break - no Labs! PSH 456
March 16
Coordinate Systems PSH 456
March 23
Magnitudes & Stellar Brightness PSH 456
March 30
Open Clusters PSH 456
April 06
Parallax and Proper Motion PSH 456
April 13
Spectroscopy Lab PSH 456
April 20
General Observing PSH 456
April 27
General Observing/Backup PSH 456
May 04
No Labs PSH 456
DAY
LAB TYPE
ROOM
January 12
First week of classes - no Labs! PSH 461
January 19
Math Refresher Lab PSH 461
January 26
Variable Stars PSH 461
February 02
Galaxy Morphology PSH 461
February 09
Intro to the Night Sky PSH 461
February 16
Intro to Telescopes PSH 460
February 23
Hubble Expansion Lab PSH 461
March 02
Color Magnitude Diagrams PSH 461
March 09
Spring Break - no Labs! PSH 461
March 16
Coordinate Systems PSH 460
March 23
Magnitudes & Stellar Brightness PSH 460
March 30
Open Clusters PSH 461
April 06
Parallax and Proper Motion PSH 461
April 13
Spectroscopy Lab PSH 461
April 20
General Observing PSH 460
April 27
General Observing/Backup PSH 461
May 04
No Labs PSH 461
DAY
LAB TYPE
ROOM
January 12
First week of classes - no Labs! PSH 465
January 19
Math Refresher Lab PSH 465
January 26
Intro to the Night Sky PSH 457
February 02
Intro to Telescopes PSH 457
February 09
Variable Stars PSH 457
February 16
Galaxy Morphology PSH 457
February 23
Coordinate Systems PSH 457
March 02
Magnitudes & Stellar Brightness PSH 457
March 09
Spring Break - no Labs! PSH 457
March 16
Hubble Expansion Lab PSH 457
March 23
Color Magnitude Diagrams PSH 457
March 30
General Observing PSH 457
April 06
Spectroscopy Lab PSH 457
April 13
Open Clusters PSH 457
April 20
Parallax and Proper Motion PSH 457
April 27
General Observing/Backup PSH 457
May 04
No Labs PSH 457
DAY
LAB TYPE
ROOM
January 12
First week of classes - no Labs! PSH 460
January 19
Math Refresher Lab PSH 460
January 26
Intro to the Night Sky PSH 460
February 02
Intro to Telescopes PSH 460
February 09
Variable Stars PSH 460
February 16
Galaxy Morphology PSH 461
February 23
Coordinate Systems PSH 460
March 02
Magnitudes & Stellar Brightness PSH 460
March 09
Spring Break - no Labs! PSH 460
March 16
Hubble Expansion Lab PSH 461
March 23
Color Magnitude Diagrams PSH 461
March 30
General Observing PSH 460
April 06
Spectroscopy Lab PSH 460
April 13
Open Clusters PSH 460
April 20
Parallax and Proper Motion PSH 461
April 27
General Observing/Backup PSH 460
May 04
No Labs PSH 460