Mapping the Motion of Venus in the Sky
Follow the instructions in the Mapping the motion of a planet in the sky lab. For Venus in ... you will need a 200% blow-up of the SC001 star chart (the long one) around the region of .... Observe the position of Venus at least every week.
NOTE! Do not record your Venus observations on the chart long which reads "SC001 Constellation Chart" at the top! Record them on the 200% blow-up of that chart, which you were given the first day in class! You will be docked points for recording your observations on the long chart.
Due Date: The lab is finally due on ..., the last day your observing log is turned in for grading. However, because this lab requires observations throughout the semester for meaningful results, you must have completed at least ... observations by the ... due date, and at least ... observations by the ... due date. Observations should be spaced by approximately several days to a week (given the limiations imposed by weather); several observations made during the week the lab is due will not cut it.