Astronomy 130: Astronomy II Lab

Section L4 Spring 2026

 

Lab Day:  Tuesday

Lab Location: RITA room 365

Time: 4:00-7:00 PM (section L4)

 

 

Lab Instructor: Dr. George Chartas

Office: RITA 307

Office hours:  TR 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Phone: (843) 953-3609

Email: chartasg@cofc.edu

 

Schedule

DATE

LAB ACTIVITY

NOTES

12 Jan

LAB 1: Blackbody and Emission Spectra

 

26 Jan

LAB 2: Reflection and Refraction

 

2 Feb

LAB 3: Telescopes and letter to elected official

 

 9 Feb

LAB 4: Magnitudes and Brightness

 

16 Feb

LAB 5: Eclipsing and Spectroscopic Binaries

 

23 Feb

LAB 6: The H-R Diagram

 

2 Mar

Spring Break, No classes

 

9 Mar

LAB 7: Spectral Classification  

 

16 Mar

LAB 8: Variable Stars

 

23 Mar

LAB 9: The Crab Nebula 

 

30 Mar

LAB 10: SgrA* 

 

6 Apr

LAB 11: Messier Object Observing

 

 

13 April

LAB 12: Galaxy Classification and Evolution

 

20 April

LAB 13: Hubble-Lemaître Law

 

 

 

 

 

23 April

Reading Day