Astronomy 1L Field Trip Status:

The Field Trip is Cancelled!!!

It’s overcast, cloudy, and looks like it will rain tonight = bad observing conditions…so unfortunately the Astronomy field trip will NOT occur at Fremont Peak Observatory.

You have one of three options you can take:

1) Try to attend the West Pinnacles trip on Friday, March 19^th. Remember if you can also get credit for this in the lecture class. Here is the info for it: West Pinnacles Trip

2) Go to Fremont Peak on your own during one of the Saturday Public night events when it is clear. Check the schedule here. Remember if you can also get credit for this in the lecture class: Fremont Peak Observatory

3) If you can’t make it to the either, do the following assignment:

You must do BOTH Essays I and II to earn full credit. Be sure to write in essay format and cite your references. Do not plagiarize!

I. Research on the internet about one major observatory around the world (can refer to lecture notes for some names of observatories).

In your summary include:

a) Where is the observatory located (city, state, or

city, country)

b) details about the location (e.g. what elevation it is at)

c) Why is the location a good place to build an

observatory?

d) How many telescopes does the observatory have?

e) How large is the biggest telescope at that

observatory?

II. Research on the internet about the Hubble Space Telescope. Be sure to write in essay format.

In your summary, include:

a) Who was telescope named after and what was his major

discovery?

b) What type of telescope is it?

i) refractor or reflecting?

ii) diameter of telescope

c) When was it launched?

d) What major problem did it experience and how

was the problem was fixed?

e) What kind of scientific study was it used for?

f) Why does it give us better images than telescopes

built on Earth?