Lab 3: Understanding Celestial Motions
This lab can be done online by substituting the following modification for pages 1 - 3.
Procedure
Pages 1 - 3: these pages are self-explanatory; watch this 3 minute video on the Foucault
pendulum apparatus from Spectrum Scientifics:
https://youtu.be/GVeonf05AD4
Do not fill out the lower half of pg. 3 as this requires use of the pendulum.
Pages 4 – 7:
The ephemeris data you will need to fill out the tables on pages 4 and 6 you can obtain from:
http://ephemeris.com/ephemeris.php
Follow the directions in the lab book to complete pages 5 and 7
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This lab can be done online by substituting the following modification for pages 1 - 3.
Procedure
Pages 1 - 3: these pages are self-explanatory; watch this 3 minute video on the Foucault
pendulum apparatus from Spectrum Scientifics:
https://youtu.be/GVeonf05AD4
Do not fill out the lower half of pg. 3 as this requires use of the pendulum.
Pages 4 – 7:
The ephemeris data you will need to fill out the tables on pages 4 and 6 you can obtain from:
http://ephemeris.com/ephemeris.php
Follow the directions in the lab book to complete pages 5 and 7
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