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Instructions for class: Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Goals for today:

 * 1) To review the Doppler effect and red and blue shifts.
 * 2) To examine emission spectra from stars to determine red or blue shifts.
 * 3) To review scientific notation
 * 4) To record distances to noted locations in the universe in scientific notation
 * 5) To define a lightyear.

Instructions:

 * 1) Read what the Earth Science textbook says about "Spectra" for stars on pp 811-812.
 * 2) Observe the blackbody spectrum for the sun: media type="custom" key="21519762"
 * 3) Then read the section on "Spectra of Stars" on pp 817-819.
 * 1) Then read the section on "Spectra of Stars" on pp 817-819.