Last updated - 05/03/2009
AST1010 - Telecourse
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Welcome! I hope that you enjoy participating in this class and maybe even learn some new things.
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THIS IS NOT A WebCT CLASS!
There is no class information on the WebCT system so you don't need to access WebCT to take this class.
Exam Schedule
(Spring 2009)
Exams must be taken prior to the following dates. Shortly after the exam's expiration date, I'll activate the link to the exam's answers so that you can check out where you might have had a problem.
If you have a mouse with a scroll wheel, before using the scroll wheel to advance through the exam, make sure that you have "clicked" somewhere else on the page to avoid having your correct answers being changed without your knowledge.
EXAM I:
Saturday
| February 7, 2009 |
(Chapters 1-5)
Link to Exam I
AST1010 Exam I
EXAM II:
Saturday
| March 7, 2009 |
(Chapters 6-10)
Link to Exam II
AST1010 Exam II
EXAM III:
Saturday
| April 4, 2009 |
(Chapters 11-15)
Link to Exam III
AST1010 Exam III
EXAM IV:
Saturday
| May 2, 2009 |
(Chapters 16-20)
Link to Exam IV
AST1010 Exam IV
AST1010 Exam IV Answers
EXAM V: * OPTIONAL *
Saturday
| May 2, 2009 |
(Chapters 1-15)
Link to Exam V
AST1010 Exam V
AST1010 Exam V Answers
All extra credit assignments need to be turned in by the last exam due date.
I've placed the course syllabus online as a PDF file.
During the course of the semester, I'll be posting information about the class and any interesting celestial events that might be happening, so check in periodically.
If there is any interest in having an actual observing session this semester, please let me know and I'll see what can be arranged.
Some students might be interested in forming a study group (with or without the instructor). If you have such an interest, let me know and I will put you in touch with other students that wish to participate.
NEWS NOTES
All exams are now closed. I'd like to thank you for participating in the AST1010 course and hope you both learned some things about the universe around us and enjoyed the process of doing so.
Have a safe and fun summer!
If you have any suggestions as to how the course or your experience taking the course could be improved, please send me an e-mail with your comments.
Do you ever wonder at how big the universe is? To get a perspective, check this out:
If you wish to do an extra credit report, follow this link to find out more information and some suggestions.
EXAM TIPS: You can print out the exam so you can research for the correct answers to the questions. In most cases, the answers are not in the text book. You'll have to examine, analyze and use a variety of resources (other books or publications, Internet, etc.) to determine some of the answers. If you have a question you just can't figure out, contact me and I'll try to assist you in working out the problem.
How are you doing?
If you're curious as to how well you're doing in the class, you can check your grades online using this link:
I'd recommend that you check the grade sheet within a few days after taking the exam to make sure I received it. If the last updated time is after you submitted your exam and the score isn't posted, I might not have gotten it and you should contact me asap!
View class grades for Spring '09
I'm a member of the Southern Maryland Astronomical Society (SMAS) and our club sponsors monthly observing sessions at the NCEEC nature center. Click on the image above to visit the SMAS home page for a calendar with the SMAS Observing Sessions for 2009.
If you're interested in participating in one of the club sponsored observing sessions, check the club web page for more information or contact me.
Links to some special sites
Southern Md. Astronomical Society (SMAS)
For Information about the Messier objects
Questions or comments ? Send me an e-mail at:
Note this is not a link to my e-mail address, you'll have to type it in.
Pictures by M.W. Conte
M57, the "Ring Nebula" imaged on 6/9/07
Click on the image to view it full size
Globular cluster "M3" taken 4/24/06
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Photo taken 6/24/05 of the Gibbous Moon using a Meade ETX-90 and LPI camera. Click on the image for a full size view of the picture (make sure you expand it to full view).
This is a photo of the beautiful crater named Ptolemaeus. This crater is of a type called a walled plain and is over 93 miles in diameter.
Sunrise on Theophilus. This crater is about 61 miles in diameter.
Copernicus, a "young" crater about 56 miles in diameter and also one of the most magnificent craters on the Moon.
Mighty Jupiter with two of its moons during a rare double shadow transit.
Gorgeous Saturn and its rings.
M42 - The "Great Nebula" in Orion
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