Norbert L. Vance

Fall 2009

Eastern Michigan University
Physics & Astronomy Department
124 B Strong Hall
(734) 487-4146
Office Hours: 4pm-5pm TTh
I'm usually somewhere in the department M-F most of the day!
Email:

norbert.vance@emich.edu

Science Instrument Technician II

Physics & Astronomy Machine Shop

Director, Sherzer Observatory
Astronomy Lecturer

Astronomy Courses
Fall 2009

ASTR 105
Exploration of the Universe
Tuesday/Thursday 5:30pm - 6:45pm

ASTR 105 Terms for EXAM III

ASTR 315/591 Observational Astronomy
Wednesday 7:15pm - 9:55pm Fall 2009
^ See course outlines ^

ASTR 378/591 Observational Astronomy at Fish Lake
Weekend Course for Spring term!

ASTR 105 Text Web Site:
Explorations,
Thomas T. Arny 5th ed.

Supervisor, ASTR 204 "Astronomical Investigations" Labs
ASTR 204 Lab Instructors: Fall 2009
Robert "Jake" Jacobs, GA
Monika Keith, GA
David Sitar, GA
Jon Mills
Nick Miller

Fish Lake Trip Images
Astronomy Course Field Trip
October 16-18, 2009

Select Links

EMU Astronomy Club	EMU Sherzer Observatory
Thrush Observatory	Detroit Weather
Northern Cross Observatory	Warren Astronomical Society
Hubble Space Telescope	Light Pollution
University Lowbrow Astronomers	The Nine Planets
The Bad Astronomer	Sky & Telescope magazine
National Optical Astronomy Observatories (CTIO, KPNO, NSO)

International Space Station flyover schedule via "Heavens Above"
Ypsilanti coordinates:
Lat: 42.2470 (North) Long: -83.6250 (West) TZ: -5 (Eastern USA)

Current Event sites

Solar Events: Space Weather

NASA Mercury Messenger mission!

Images by Norbert Vance

My trips aboard the...
Yankee Air Museum Boeing B-17 "Yankee Lady"

A trek to the top of the Mackinaw Bridge

My 1973 AMC Javelin SST

You MUST visit Starry Night Lights !!

Images from the CLEA Workshop
at Gettysburg College and NRAO/Greenbank
May 31 - June 9, 2001

Where are the stars? Why are they disappearing?

Notice the approaching clouds in this image? You shouldn't be able to see clouds like this at night!
Look at how much wasted energy is reaching thousand of feet above in this typical suburban view all because of
pitiful lighting practices and carelessly aimed lights. Click on the picture to learn more about light pollution.
(Note: Check out the November 2008 issue of National Geographic magazine.
The light pollution article title and select items within should sound familiar to visitors of the above web page)

EMU Physics & Astronomy

This page's URL: www.physics.emich.edu/nvance/index.htm Last updated: November3, 2009