Campus Observatory Schedule for 2003

 

If you wish to use the observatory, email rjd@rice.edu to get put on the schedule.

 

Weather Links:

 

Five-day Houston Forecast

Visible cloud cover for Texas

IR cloud cover for Texas

60 hour Meteogram

0-7 day Meteogram

8-16 day Meteogram

 

February:

 

Sunday, Feb 23rd; 7-10PM – Dufour – Telescope operation for interested undergraduates.

 

Tu-Fri, Feb 25-28 – 7-9PM Astr 201 class (Dufour/Movit)

                                9-?PM Astr 230 lab (Johns-Krull)

 

 

March:

 

Tu/Wed, Mar 4 & 5 – 7PM+ open house for P&A Department and Rice administrators (Dufour)

Thurs, Mar 6 & 7 –  RSI et al. open house (Reiff)

Friday 14 – Monday 17 – Astr 230 lab (Johns-Krull)

Tues 18 – Fri 21 – Astr 201(+202?) 7-9pm, then Astr 230 afterwards

Sat 22 – Wed 26 – Astr 230 lab (Johns-Krull)

Thu 27 – Fri 28 Astr 201(+202?) 7-9pm, then Astr 230 afterwards

 Sat 29 -- ??

Sun/Mon 30/31 – Astr 201 7-9pm (+Dean), then Astr 230 afterwards

 

April

 

Astr 230 lab except Fridays (open houses)

Special: Saturday, April 26: Dufour and A.C.'s Boy Scout Troop

Anyone who needs to use the observatory should email both rjd@rice.edu and cmj@rice.edu with request.

 

Open House Schedule

April 4: R. Dufour, 7-9+pm (w/ J. Hoffman assisting)

April 11: P. Hartigan, 8-10+pm (w/ E. Chollet)

April 18: T. Williams, 8-10+pm (W/ Toni Venters))

April 25: P. Reiff, 8-10+pm (+?)

 

mid-May – mid-August

 

R. Dufour away from Rice most of the time, and  C. Johns-Krull will handle local observatory matters.

Check with cmj@rice.edu about availability and equipment and email rjd@rice.edu if you want to get

on this schedule.