AST 110: Introduction to Astronomy Laboratory, herein after referred to as AST 110, is
a one-credit-hour lab the consists of 12 modules or units of instruction performed by students
with the aid of teaching tools such as computers, a planetarium, telescopes, discharge tubes of
different elements producing light, spectroscopes and models. The lab consists of 10 sections of
approximately 24 students each, facilitated by a TA, that meets for approximately 2 hours each
week through the semester. In a given week, one unit of instruction is usually covered.
In addition to the 12 lab units, there is a viewing portion of the lab that has students do actual
14 observing of celestial objects and constellation identification.