PHYS 1401: Descriptive Astronomy

SUMMER II: CRN 30242

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  • PHYS 1401
  • Syllabus
  • Laboratory
    • Lab 01: Intro to Stellarium
    • Lab 01: Stellarium PDF
    • Lab 02: Solar & Sidereal Day
    • Lab 02: Sidereal PDF
    • Lab 03: Spectroscopy
    • Lab 03: Spectroscopy PDF
    • Lab 04: Synodic & Sidereal Months
    • Lab 03: Synodic PDF
    • Lab 05: Mass of Jupiter
    • Lab 05: Jupiter PDF
    • Lab 05: Jupiter Data
    • Lab 06: Exoplanet 51 Pegasi b
    • Lab 06: Exoplanet PDF
    • Labs 07-08: Photometry of the Pleiades
    • Labs 07-08: Pleiades PDF
    • Lab 09: Stellar Classification
    • Lab 09: Classification PDF
    • Lab 10: Age of Stellar Clusters
    • Lab 10: Cluster Age PDF
    • Make Up: Mars Orbit
    • Make Up Lab: Mars PDF
    • Make Up Lab: Newtonian Gravity
    • Make Up Lab: Gravity PDF
    • Make Up Lab: Phases of Venus
    • Make Up Lab: Venus PDF
    • Summer 2016 Lab Manual
  • Calendar
    • Week 01
    • Week 02
    • Week 03
    • Week 04
    • Week 05
  • Notes
    • Chapter 00: Exploring the Heavens
    • Chapter 01: The Copernican Revolution
    • Chapter 02: Light and Matter
    • Chapter 03: Telescopes
    • Chapter 04: The Solar System
    • Chapter 09: The Sun
    • Chapter 10: Measuring the Stars
    • Chapter 11: The Interstellar Medium
    • Chapter 12: Stellar Evolution
    • Chapter 13: Neutron Stars and Black Holes
  • Clickers
    • Chapter 00: Exploring the Heavens
    • Chapter 01: The Copernican Revolution
    • Chapter 02: Light and Matter
    • Chapter 03: Telescopes
    • Chapter 04: The Solar System
    • Chapter 09: The Sun
    • Chapter 10: Measuring the Stars
    • Chapter 11: The Interstellar Medium
    • Chapter 12: Stellar Evolution
    • Chapter 13: Neutron Stars and Black Holes
  • Quizzes
    • Quiz 01
    • Quiz 02
    • Quiz 03
    • Quiz 04
    • Quiz 05
    • Quiz 06
    • Quiz 07
    • Quiz 08
    • Quiz 09
    • Quiz 10
  • Exams
    • Exam 01
    • Exam 02
    • Exam 03
    • Exam 04
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Notes and Clicker Questions

To download the outline for
Chapter 09, click here.

To view the clicker questions for
Chapter 09, click here.

Unusual Sunspot Cycle?

BBC News: Sun's 'quiet period' explained
Non-scientific report on the most recent hypothesis for the lengthy solar minimum.
Geophysical Research Letters: Editors' Highlight
The actual report on the research.

Sunspot in Detail

The most detailed sunspot ever obtained in visible light was seen by new telescope at NJIT's Big Bear Solar Observatory.

Photo Credit: Big Bear Solar Observatory

Chapter 09: The Sun


See how solar flares, sun storms and huge eruptions from the sun work in this SPACE.com infographic.
Source SPACE.com: All about our solar system, outer space and exploration

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