General Information

Why Study Astronomy at UVa?
Majoring and Minoring in Astronomy
Senior Thesis titles since 1970 

Astronomy Course Offerings: Collab
Instructional Toolkit (will be retired at end of Summer 2009)



Undergraduate Classes for Fall 2009

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ASTR 1210/1220 Lab Information

Undergraduate Classes for Spring 2009

ASTR 121/124 Lab Information
Telescope Observing and Constellation Quiz Sign-up
Scheduled hours for TA


ASTRONOMY LABORATORY INFORMATION - SPRING 2009

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Lab Locations:


Telescope Observing Labs:

Sign in front of Astronomy Building (530 McCormick Road) (map)

Constellation Quiz Labs:

Garage Area to West of Astronomy Building (away from Alderman Road) (map)

Telescope Observing Labs:

Astronomy 121/124 Telescope Observing Signup and Telescope Observing Form

Visit our Current Weather Conditions page for information pertaining to whether nighttime laboratories will be open for students. The Sky Calendar at Sky & Telescope lists objects of interest in the current night sky. 

Non-Observing Labs:

Manuals for the non-observing labs for ASTR 121/124 and ASTR 130 are available below. Select the desired lab to download the instructions, and follow the directions.

Interactive software for the CLEA labs is only available on computers in ITC Labs. To access the software, follow the directions for logging onto ITC computers (see ITC Lab Login for more information). Next, select "Start" and then "Arts & Sciences". The CLEA labs should be under the category of "Astronomy".

Note: some labs require an "Answer Sheet" to be filled out and turned in.

ASTR 121/124 specific labs:

ASTR 130 specific labs: