Teaching


PHYS 136 students observed Pluto on consecutive nights with the Lick Observatory Nickel telescope to measure its proper motion, which they then used to calculate Pluto’s distance from the Sun (animated gif by C. Henderson).

 

ASTR 257: Observational Astronomy (syllabus)
ASTR 3: Introductory Astronomy: Planetary Systems (syllabus)
PHYS 136: Advanced Astronomy Lab (syllabus)
ASTR 234: Statistical Techniques in Astronomy (syllabus)
Project for Inmate Education
Osterbrock Leadership Program
Exoplanet Observations Weekly Meeting

 

(ASTR 257 materials, including lab assignments and data are available here)