AstronomyGeology 330 Seminar on Asteroids Tuesdays 47 pm Kendade Hall 203 Tom Burbine tburbinemtholy

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Astronomy/Geology 330Seminar on
AsteroidsTuesdays 4-7 pmKendade Hall 203Tom
Burbinetburbine_at_mtholyoke.edu
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Todays Schedule

• 4-5 pm - Announcements, Video
• 5-6 pm Impact Computer Exercise
• 6-7 pm - Midterm

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Astronomy Lunch

• Fridays at Noon
• Blanchard 213

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Observing

• 7-9 pm
• November 11 (Friday)
• Williston Observatory

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Courses Next Year

• J-Term course astr 113 - Planetary Missions
• Focus on Dawn Mission to Vesta and Ceres
• Will be launched in 2006
• Tuesdays, Thursdays 1-4 pm
• Spring course astr 220 - Topics in Astronomy
  Meteorites
• Thursdays 4-7 pm
• Spring course astr 330 - Topics in Astrophysics
  Spectroscopy of the Planets
• Tuesdays 4-7 pm

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Class Presentations

• Start next week
• 8-10 minutes
• In powerpoint
• Nov. 22nd people need to pick their topics
• If you have any worries about your presentation,
  come talk to me before and/or after you have
  prepared it

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Nov. 15th Presentations

• November 15 Asteroid Geology
• Madison Barkley- Galileo Spacecraft
• Kimberly McKee - Gaspra
• Erin Dopfel - Mathilde
• Kyle Bushong Hayabusa Spacecraft

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Final Presentations (Dec. 13)

• Need to pick subjects
• 8-10 minutes

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Any Questions?