The Milky Way and Lagoon Nebula in the Sagittarius
Instructor: John A. Shaw
Email: jshaw@lsmsa.edu
Phone: (318) 357-3174
ext. 128
Class: Room TBA
Course Goals:
The astrophysic course is a combination of lectures
on stellar astronomy and projects using data gathered with the robotic
observatory operated by LSMSA. We will be gathering photometric data on
variable stars and, time permitting, doing two-color photometry of star clusters
to construct color-magnitude diagrams. The students will be doing original
research leading to possible publication.
To take astrophysics the student must have finished one semester of physics and had at least one semester of calculus. The students must also do computer analysis of data and write reports on their observations.