Monday, October 21, 2013
Reminder: Homework assignment #3 is due this Wednesday. Test 2 will be this Friday the 25th, and we will have the review on Wednesday; All class summaries and practice tests will be posted by then.
Related News: Amateur astronomers see comet ISON (NASA); It is approaching (APOD), and it will become brighter (APOD). You may be able to catch the last Orionids tonight!
Today's topics: First, Top Hat; Then
Meteoroids
Pluto, the Kuiper Belt,
and Comets
Reading: Finish Chapter 9 in the book; See also the lecture notes on meteoroids, Pluto and the Kuiper Belt and comets, as well as today's class summary).
Spaceweather; APOD; The Planets Today; Clear Sky Clock; PhysOrg Astronomy News; The Sky at a Glance
