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Fall 2007  Astr 10  9/13  Lecture 1.8  
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"Love looks through a telescope; 
envy, through a microscope."
--Josh Billings

TODAY: TELESCOPES AND WINDOWS
Atmospheric effects
     Light pollution
     Turbulence
          *.mov, old 8" Bowen Observatory telescope view of Sirius
          *.gif, simulated adaptive optics correction (Wikipedia.org)
     "Wavelength windows"
In-class activity 8 (*.pdf)
     Find and sit in your assigned groups
     Turn in group worksheet
Radio telescopes
     Astronomy Pictures of the Day
     [1], [2], [3]
CPS activity: Midterm 1 review
     You must use your own clicker for participation credit

NEXT TIME 
Midterm 1 Announcements
     Tuesday, 9/18, 1:00-1:50 PM
     Closed-book, closed-notes
     Ten multiple-choice questions = 30 points
          No work needs to be shown; no partial credit
          Five questions from Q1.x, Q2.x, Q3.x learning goals
          Five questions from M1.x learning goals
     Three short-answer questions = 45 points
          Partial credit given for relevant discussion
          Taken from Q1.x, Q2.x, Q3.x, M1.x learning goals
     No scantrons; circle/write answers directly on Midterm
     **BRING YOUR OWN STARWHEEL**

     (Multiple-choice: three questions from Fall 2007 Quizzes 1-3,
     one short-answer question from Midterm 1 archives)
     
(Lecture on new Q4.x material follows midterm)