This lab will give you a bit more practice in measuring the altitude angles using the astrolabe. You’ll be going outside, again – but this time during the nighttime!
Hopefully, you still have your astrolabe from the previous exercise. If you need to make it again, here is the template.
For this lab, you’ll need to print out the Astrolabes and Angular Distances worksheet, and the monthly star chart might be useful. Again, if you want to review the ideas of angular distances, please have a look at the material on angles in the Introducing the Summertime Night Sky module. Also, please include a picture of your completed astrolabe!
This is an individual lab! To submit your lab, simply type in your answers to the Word document, save it (preferably as a PDF) and upload your completed lab using the link below.
link for the monthly star chart: https://www.telescope.com/content.jsp?pageName=Monthly-Star-Chart
other files will be added
The post Measuring Altitude Angles with the Astrolabe
Introduction:
The astrolabe is an ancient astronomical instrument used for measuring the altitude of celestial objects, such as stars and planets. In this lab, we will use the astrolabe to appeared first on around the clock essays.