Web-Based Astronomy Laboratories at the University of New Mexico

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Dec 2000

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American Astronomical Society, 197th AAS Meeting, #120.07; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 32, p.1607

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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An interactive web-based astronomy laboratory course, targeted at incoming non-science majors, has been developed at the University of New Mexico. The aim of this course is to provide students with exposure to the research methods used by professional astronomers and in the process to teach the students fundamental concepts and basic facts about astronomy. A tremendous demand for astronomy labs combined with limited observatory resources led to the challenge of opening a large number of daytime sections that would provide the students with a realistic research experience. The challenge was addressed by developing a set of highly interactive laboratory exercises that simulate the experience at the telescope and at the researcher's desk. Students acquire data from a variety of telescopes and instruments by accessing web-based archives. The data are reduced and analysed using relatively simple web tools developed with Javascript code and Java applets. The ultimate goal is to bring in remotely controlled telescopes for real time data acquisition. The lab can be accessed at http://tesla.phys.unm.edu/a111. A demonstration of the laboratory exercises will be presented. Some preliminary assessment results will also be discussed and future plans will be described.

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