Department of Geology

		Astronomy Labs using Starry Night software				Dr. J Bret Bennington
							Office: 138 Gittleson Hall Phone: 516-463-5568 Fax: 516-463-5120 Email: Geojbb@hofstra.edu
			Rodger Kitt (rkitt@erols.com), an earth science teacher at Great Neck South Middle School, has developed a series of lab exercises to teach basic principles of astronomy using Starry Night, a very popular planetarium software package. Please direct any questions you have to Rodger - I am not familiar with these myself.
			The following are downloadable Microsoft Word 98 files. Solar and Star Motions Lab part I Solar and Star Motions Lab part II Essay Questions based on above exercises Sun Shadows Lab Exploring Objects in Space Lab Sunrise Lab
			Note: the configuration instructions in these exercises are for an earlier version of Starry Night than the one that is currently available. However, this should create only minor inconvenience. I will post updated exercises as they become available - R.K.
			New Starry Night Labs
			Apparent Motions of the Sun and Stars How Shadows Change During the Day Planet Speed and Location Our Solar System and Retrograde Motion Space Exploration Lab Where the Sun Rises and Sets I wrote these labs to be used with Starry Night Backyard (Windows version). It can be downloaded at starrynight.com Any of these can be used with any middle or high school students. Planet Speed and Location is an easier version of Our Solar System & Retrograde Motion. Feel free to distribute these without charge to anyone who could use them. Please send me any comments, improvements or suggestions. Rodger Kitt rkitt@erols.com
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