The Rotating Sky Lab — Instructor Resources

The NAAP Rotating Sky Lab pedagogical objectives are aimed increasing an understanding the horizon coordinate system and how the observer relates to the celestial equatorial coordinate system – that this relationship is primarily governed by the rotation of the earth.

• Classroom Demonstration Guide: PDF version, MS Word version
• Student Guide: PDF version, MS Word version
• Old Student Guide (replaced 2/10): PDF version, MS Word version
• Old Student Guide (replaced 9/09): PDF version, MS Word version
• Assessment Pretest: PDF version, MS Word version
• Assessment Posttest: PDF version, MS Word version

The module is designed to closely follow the Basic Coordinates & Seasons Lab. The Motions of the Sun Lab is an excellent follow-up module. Generally, this module fits into the segment of a course which covers coordinates or basic observations.

• The earth isn't perfectly round. This slightly modifies the mapping of horizon coordinates to the celestial sphere for a particular latitude.