Class on Thursday, August 30

We will be having class in the MCMI 006 computer lab on Thursday, August 30th. In class, you'll learn to do the following:

• locate a star using the altitude-azimuth and the equatorial coordinate systems
• use Stellarium to determine stellar positions
• predict the altitude of the Sun at noon for a given date and place on Earth
• determine the angle between two stars
• convert dates and times into JD and MJD 

Please read sections 1.1, 1.3, and 1.4 from the textbook so you are ready for the first reading quiz.