1. NJIT Physics 320: Astronomy and Astrophysics – Lecture VII Carsten Denker Physics Department Center for Solar–Terrestrial Research

2. October 15th, 2003NJIT Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research Telescopes  Basic Optics  Optical Telescopes  Radio Telescopes  Infrared, Ultraviolet, and X–Ray Astronomy

3. October 15th, 2003NJIT Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research Basic Optics Snell’s laws Lensmaker’s formula Plate scale Destructive interference through a slit single Rayleigh criterion

4. October 15th, 2003NJIT Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research Homework Class Project  Use the abstract from the previous assignment as a starting point for a PowerPoint presentation.  The PPT presentation should have between 5 and 10 slides.  Bring a print-out of the draft version to the next class as a discussion template for group work  Homework is due Wednesday October 22 nd, 2003 at the beginning of the lecture!  Exhibition name competition!

5. October 15th, 2003NJIT Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research Homework  Homework is due Wednesday October 22 nd, 2003 at the beginning of the lecture!  Homework assignment: Problems 6.5, 6.6, 6.8, and 6.9  Late homework receives only half the credit!  The homework is group homework!  Homework should be handed in as a text document!