Radiation astronomy/Courses/Principles/Syllabus/Fall

This is an infrared composite of Uranus obtained with Keck Observatory adaptive optics. Credit: Lawrence Sromovsky, University of Wisconsin-Madison/ W. M. Keck Observatory.

For those wishing to take a formally structured undergraduate university semester-length course, this is the Fall offering for principles of radiation astronomy.

General course details may be found at the Syllabus.

August 23, 2021, Monday

• Lecture: Radiation astronomy.

August 24, 2021, Tuesday

• Laboratory: Cosmogony laboratory, report is due on August 31, 2021.

• Quiz: Radiation astronomy quiz.

• Quiz section lecture: Meteor astronomy.

August 25, 2021, Wednesday

• Lecture: Galaxy cluster astronomy.

August 26, 2021, Thursday

• Lesson: First blue source in Boötes, report due on September 2, 2021.

• Problem set: Energy phantoms, solutions including work steps due on September 2, 2021.

• Quiz: Meteor astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Galaxy cluster astronomy quiz.

August 27, 2021, Friday

• Lecture: High-velocity galaxy astronomy.

August 30, 2021, Monday

• Lecture: Galaxy astronomy.

August 31, 2021, Tuesday

• Laboratory: Cratering, report is due on September 7, 2021.

• Quiz: High-velocity galaxy radiation astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Galaxy radiation astronomy quiz.

• Quiz section lecture: Active galactic nuclei astronomy.

September 1, 2021, Wednesday

• Lecture: Nebula astronomy.

September 2, 2021, Thursday

• Lesson: First cyan source in Caelum, report due on September 9, 2021.

• Problem set: Furlongs per fortnight, solutions including work steps due on September 9, 2021.

• Quiz: Active galactic nuclei quiz.

• Quiz: Nebula quiz.

September 3, 2021, Friday

• Lecture: Standard candle astronomy.

September 6, 2021, Monday

• Lecture: Hypervelocity stellar astronomy.

September 7, 2021, Tuesday

• Laboratory: Analytical astronomy, report is due on September 14, 2021.

• Quiz: Standard candles quiz.

• Quiz: Hypervelocity stars quiz.

• Quiz section lecture: Stellar astronomy.

September 8, 2021, Wednesday

• Lecture: Plasma-meteor astronomy.

September 9, 2021, Thursday

• Lesson: First gamma-ray source in Triangulum Australe, report due on September 16, 2021.

• Problem set: Radiation astromathematics problems, solutions including work due on September 16, 2021.

• Quiz: Stellar astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Plasma-meteors quiz.

September 10, 2021, Friday

• Lecture: Scattered disk astronomy.

September 13, 2021, Monday

• Lecture: Planetary astronomy.

September 14, 2021, Tuesday

• Laboratory: Electric orbits, report is due on September 21, 2021.

• Quiz: Scattered disk astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Planetary astronomy quiz.

• Quiz section lecture: Oort cloud astronomy.

September 15, 2021, Wednesday

• Lecture: Cloud astronomy.

September 16, 2021, Thursday

• Lesson: First green source in Tucana, report due on September 23, 2021.

• Problem set: Problem set for radiation astronomy, solutions including work steps due on September 23, 2021.

• Quiz: Oort cloud astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Cloud astronomy quiz.

September 17, 2021, Friday

• Lecture: Kuiper belt astronomy.

September 20, 2021, Monday

• Lecture: Asteroid astronomy.

September 21, 2021, Tuesday

• Laboratory: Electron beam heating, report is due on September 28, 2021.

• Quiz: Kuiper belt astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Asteroid astronomy quiz.

• Quiz section lecture: Cometary astronomy.

September 22, 2021, Wednesday

• Lecture: Aerometeor astronomy.

September 23, 2021, Thursday

• Lesson: First infrared source in Crux, report due on September 30, 2021.

• Problem set: Vectors and coordinates, solutions including work steps due on September 30, 2021.

• Quiz: Cometary astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Aerometeor astronomy quiz.

September 24, 2021, Friday

• Lecture: Rock astronomy.

September 27, 2021, Monday

• Lecture: Mineral astronomy.

September 28, 2021, Tuesday

• Laboratory: Galaxies, report is due on October 5, 2021.

• Quiz: Rock astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Minerals astronomy quiz.

• Hourly: Principles of radiation astronomy hourly 1 quiz for lectures 1-16. Questions may include quiz section lectures, lessons, problem sets, and laboratories up to today but not today's laboratory or quiz section lecture.

• Quiz section lecture: Lightning astronomy.

September 29, 2021, Wednesday

• Lecture: Meteoroid astronomy.

September 30, 2021, Thursday

• Lesson: First neutron source in Volans, report due on October 7, 2021.

• Problem set: Unknown coordinate systems, solutions including work steps due on October 7, 2021.

• Quiz: Lightning astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Meteoroid astronomy quiz.

October 1, 2021, Friday

• Lecture: Meteor-shower astronomy.

October 4, 2021, Monday

• Lecture: Fiery meteor astronomy.

October 5, 2021, Tuesday

• Laboratory: Intergalactic medium, report is due on October 12, 2021.

• Quiz: Meteor-shower astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Fiery-meteor astronomy quiz.

• Quiz section lecture: Particle astronomy.

October 6, 2021, Wednesday

• Lecture: Lithometeor astronomy.

October 7, 2021, Thursday

• Lesson: First orange source in Cancer, report due on October 14, 2021.

• Problem set: Unusual units, solutions including work steps due on October 14, 2021.

• Quiz: Particle astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Lithometeor astronomy quiz.

October 8, 2021, Friday

• Lecture: Cryometeor astronomy.

October 11, 2021, Monday

• Lecture: Hydrometeor astronomy.

October 12, 2021, Tuesday

• Laboratory: Locating the Sun, report is due on October 19, 2021.

• Quiz: Cryometeor astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Hydrometeor astronomy quiz.

• Quiz section lecture: Molecule astronomy.

October 13, 2021, Wednesday

• Lecture: Acoustic astronomy.

October 14, 2021, Thursday

• Lesson: First positron source in Phoenix, report due on October 21, 2021.

• Problem set: Telescopes and cameras, solutions including work steps due on October 21, 2021.

• Quiz: Molecule astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Acoustic astronomy quiz.

October 15, 2021, Friday

• Lecture: Atomic astronomy.

October 18, 2021, Monday

• Lecture: Neutrals astronomy.

October 19, 2021, Tuesday

• Laboratory: Meteorites, report is due on October 26, 2021.

• Quiz: Atomic astronomy quiz.

• Midterm examination: Principles of radiation astronomy midterm quiz.

This quiz is for lectures up through and including optical astronomy (1-24), the prior weeks laboratories, quiz section lectures from the course beginning through and including interplanetary medium, lessons and problem sets through and including those due previously to today.

• Quiz: Neutrals astronomy quiz.

• Quiz section lecture: Subatomics astronomy.

October 20, 2021, Wednesday

• Lecture: Cosmic-ray astronomy.

October 21, 2021, Thursday

• Lesson: First radio source in Pisces, report due on October 28, 2021.

• Problem set: Angular momentum and energy, solutions including work steps due on October 28, 2021.

• Quiz: Subatomic astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Cosmic rays astronomy quiz.

October 22, 2021, Friday

• Lecture: Alpha-particle astronomy.

October 25, 2021, Monday

• Lecture: Hadron astronomy.

October 26, 2021, Tuesday

• Laboratory: Neutrinos from the Sun, report is due on November 2, 2021.

• Quiz: Alpha-particle astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Hadron astronomy quiz.

• Quiz section lecture: Baryon astronomy.

October 27, 2021, Wednesday

• Lecture: Neutron radiation astronomy.

October 28, 2021, Thursday

• Lesson: First red source in Canis Major, report due on November 7, 2021.

• Problem set: Cosmic circuits, solutions including work steps due on November 4, 2021.

• Quiz: Baryon astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Neutron astronomy quiz.

October 29, 2021, Friday

• Lecture: Proton astronomy.

November 1, 2021, Monday

• Lecture: Meson astronomy.

November 2, 2021, Tuesday

• Laboratory: Spectrum of Vega, report is due on November 9, 2021.

• Quiz: Proton astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Meson astronomy quiz.

• Quiz section lecture: Tauon astronomy.

November 3, 2021, Wednesday

• Lecture: Muon astronomy.

November 4, 2021, Thursday

• Lesson: First submillimeter source in Carina, report due on November 11, 2021.

• Problem set: Column densities, solutions including work steps due on November 11, 2021.

• Quiz: Tauon astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Muon astronomy quiz.

• Hourly: Principles of radiation astronomy hourly 2 for Lectures 17-32. Questions may include quiz section lectures, laboratories, lessons and problem sets up to but not including today.

November 5, 2021, Friday

• Lecture: Neutrino astronomy.

November 8, 2021, Monday

• Lecture: Beta-particle astronomy.

November 9, 2021, Tuesday

• Laboratory: Standard candles, report is due on November 16, 2021.

• Quiz: Neutrino astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Beta-particle astronomy quiz.

• Quiz section lecture: Electron astronomy.

November 10, 2021, Wednesday

• Lecture: Positron astronomy.

November 11, 2021, Thursday

• Lesson: First superluminal source in Indus, report due on November 18, 2021.
• Problem set: Spectrographs, solutions including work steps due on November 18, 2021.

• Quiz: Electron astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Positron astronomy quiz.

November 12, 2021, Friday

• Lecture: Electromagnetic astronomy.

November 15, 2021, Monday

• Lecture: Synchrotron astronomy.

November 16, 2021, Tuesday

• Laboratory: Vertical precession, report is due on November 23, 2021.

• Quiz: Electromagnetic astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Synchrotron astronomy quiz.

• Quiz section lecture: Color astronomy.

November 17, 2021, Wednesday

• Lecture: Gamma-ray astronomy.

November 18, 2021, Thursday

• Lesson: First ultraviolet source in Sagittarius, report due on November 25, 2021.

• Problem set: Planck's equation, solutions including work steps due on November 25, 2021.

• Quiz: Color astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Gamma-ray astronomy quiz.

November 19, 2021, Friday

• Lecture: X-ray astronomy.

November 22, 2021, Monday

• Lecture: Ultraviolet astronomy.

November 23, 2021, Tuesday

• Laboratory: X-ray classification of a star, report is due on November 30, 2021.

• Quiz: X-ray astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Ultraviolet astronomy quiz.

• Quiz section lecture: Optical astronomy.

November 24, 2021, Wednesday

• Lecture: Visual astronomy.

November 25, 2021, Thursday

• Lesson: First violet source in Leo, report due on December 2, 2021.

• Problem set: Synchrotron radiation problem set, solutions including work steps due on December 2, 2021.

• Quiz: Optical astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Visual astronomy quiz.

November 26, 2021, Friday

• Lecture: Violet astronomy.

November 29, 2021, Monday

• Lecture: Blue astronomy.

November 30, 2021, Tuesday

• Laboratory: X-ray trigonometric parallax, report is due on December 7, 2021.

• Quiz: Violet astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Blue astronomy quiz.

• Quiz section lecture: Cyan astronomy.

December 1, 2021, Wednesday

• Lecture: Green astronomy.

December 2, 2021, Thursday

• Lesson: First X-ray source in Andromeda, report due on December 9, 2021.

• Problem set: Radiation dosage, solutions including work steps due on December 9, 2021.

• Quiz: Cyan astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Green astronomy quiz.

December 3, 2021, Friday

• Lecture: Yellow astronomy.

December 6, 2021, Monday

• Lecture: Orange astronomy.

December 7, 2021, Tuesday

• Laboratory: Magnetic field reversal, report is due on December 14, 2021.

• Quiz: Yellow astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Orange astronomy quiz.

• Quiz section lecture: Red astronomy.

December 8, 2021, Wednesday

• Lecture: Infrared astronomy.

December 9, 2021, Thursday

• Lesson: First yellow source in Aquila, report due on December 16, 2021.

• Problem set: Star jumping, solutions including work steps due on December 16, 2021.

• Quiz: Red astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Infrared astronomy quiz.

December 10, 2021, Friday

• Lecture: Submillimeter astronomy.

December 13, 2021, Monday

• Lecture: Microwave astronomy

December 14, 2021, Tuesday

• Quiz: Submillimeter astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Microwave astronomy quiz.

• Quiz section lecture: Radar astronomy.

• Hourly: Principles of radiation astronomy hourly 3 for lectures 33-48, including quiz section lectures, lessons (except the last one), problem sets (except the last one), and laboratories not included in the first two hourlies.

December 15, 2021, Wednesday

• Lecture: Radio astronomy.

December 16, 2021, Thursday

• Quiz: Radar astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Radio astronomy quiz.

December 17, 2021, Friday

• Lecture: Gravitational astronomy.

December 20, 2021, Monday

• Lecture: Superluminal astronomy.

December 21, 2021, Tuesday

• Quiz: Gravitational astronomy quiz.

• Quiz: Superluminal astronomy quiz.

December 24, 2021, Friday

• Final examination: Principles of radiation astronomy final exam covers everything in the course.

Alternate examinations that may be used by your college or university for credit (and a grade) in this course will be available from Wikiversity by courier for closed, proctored session testing of proficiency.

Hypotheses

Main article: Hypotheses

1. By subpaging as many of the lectures in this course as possible under radiation astronomy the overall popularity of the course, or lecture set, can be compared with other lecture sets here at Wikiversity.

See also

• Solar astronomy course
• Stars courses
• X-ray astronomy course

External links

• International Astronomical Union
• NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database - NED
• NASA's National Space Science Data Center
• Office of Scientific & Technical Information
• The SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System
• SDSS Quick Look tool: SkyServer
• SIMBAD Astronomical Database
• SIMBAD Web interface, Harvard alternate
• Spacecraft Query at NASA
• Universal coordinate converter

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