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1. Introduction

Students in some of the introductory astronomy courses at Ole Miss will be doing a

semester project, which introduces the elements of modern observational astronomy. In

their first semester, students will learn how to use reasonably modern equipment to extract

information from the faint light of celestial objects.

Each semester project will involve (i) a general familiarization with the sky, the

constellations, and the planets, (ii) a tour of the sky with a 12-inch telescope and learning

the use of a Meade telescope, (iii) studying image processing on a computer, (iv) learning

the use of an astronomical camera and its control software, (v) taking one set of long

exposure images of a deep-sky object, (vi) processing these images and writing a 2-3-page

essay detailing the procedure and also reviewing information on the chosen object.

Note that students with previous experience may skip some of the items below.

The workload in the project is estimated as follows:

• (i) and (ii) should constitute two regular laboratories, which are done anyway

independently of the project.

• Item (iii), an image processing exercise, should be done as a regular laboratory. In

case this proves impossible, students will be asked to come in and do this exercise in the

laboratory. Help will be provided on an individual basis if the students request it. [2 hours if

not part of lab, during the day]

• Students will be asked to attend one session of learning the use of the camera and its

control software. Two students should be present at a time, working with an instructor.

[2 hours, preferably at night.]

• Students will do one long picture-taking session. [5 hours, at night]

• Image processing is a long process that requires much computer work. [5 hours,

during the day]

The total amount of workload is (all the above hours added) 12-14 hours, out of which

5-7 hours need to be done at night. Considering that this workload is stretched out for the

15 weeks long semester, it averages 1 hour/week, a reasonable amount of time to replace

homework in astronomy 103/104.

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