Observational Laboratory Exercises for Introductory and Advanced Astronomy Courses

天文学（11）新千年的开始是一个令人兴奋的时刻是教学和学习天文学。技术进步使我们能够观察和了解更多的宇宙，甚至比几年前梦想的还要多。该项目使用观测天文学的新技术，结合模拟，以提高古斯塔夫·阿道夫学院学生的实验室经验。通过改变我们的两个天文学课程的实验室和观测部分的重点，该项目为学生提供了更好的欣赏宇宙和观测技术，并更好地准备先进的学生在物理学和天体物理学的研究生工作。观测部分利用10”米德LX- 200计算机控制望远镜和圣巴巴拉仪器组ST 7 E CCD照相机的组合，通过目镜和电子图像介绍可见宇宙。入门级和高级学生，以及奥林天文台的许多游客，可以探索太阳系，恒星，星云和星系。通过添加SBIG光谱仪、滤光轮和自适应光学附件，学生可以进行严格的定量测量。这些测量与计算机模拟相结合，使他们对天文学研究有了更全面的了解。每年大约有80名普通教育天文学课程的学生在天文学入门课程中使用观测和模拟相结合的方法。当这种组合在开放式实验室和与课程相关的学生/教师研究项目中用于天体物理学的高级水平时，每年约有20名学生受益。其他受益者包括小学和高中团体谁访问天文台的节目，以及公众谁参加公开观看。

Astronomy (11) The beginning of the new millennium is an exciting time to be teaching and learning Astronomy. Technological advances are allowing us to observe and understand more of our universe than dreamed possible even a few years ago. This project uses the new technology in observational astronomy, combined with simulations, to enhance the laboratory experience of Gustavus Adolphus College students. By changing the focus of the laboratory and observational components of our two astronomy courses, the project provides students with a better appreciation of the universe and of observational techniques, and better prepares advanced students for graduate work in physics and astrophysics. The observational component takes advantage of a combination of 10" Meade LX- 200 computer-controlled telescopes and Santa Barbara Instrument Group ST7E CCD cameras to provide an introduction to the visible universe through both eyepiece and electronic images. Introductory and advanced students, as well as the many visitors to the Olin Observatory, can explore the solar system, stars, nebulae, and galaxies. With the addition of SBIG spectrometers, filter wheels, and an adaptive optics attachment, the students can make rigorous, quantitative measurements. These measurements, combined with computer simulations, give them a more complete understanding of astronomical research. Approximately 80 students in the general education astronomy course make use of the combination of observation and simulation in the introductory astronomy course each year. About 20 additional students a year benefit when this combination is used at the advanced level in astrophysics in open- ended laboratories and in course-related and student/faculty research projects. Other beneficiaries include grade-school and high-school groups who visit the observatory for programs, as well as the general public who attend for open viewing.