"EXTRA CREDIT"

There are some selected astronomical events that you may have the opportunity to observe, photograph** or complete drawings of your 
observations and prepare a short write-up/description of your observations.

These types of approved "Extra Credit" activities will be scored on the basis of 5 points each with a maximum of 
TEN points/semester.

Approved events that will get you 5 points (maximum) "extra credit" points each include:
Observing Meteor Showers, counting incoming meteors, producing drawings and providing a short write-up*

Observing comets at the observatory, producing drawings & completing the observing sheet*

Observing eclipses, photographing** or drawing the event and recording times of observations*

Photographing** the circumpolar stars & constellations in the northern hemisphere.*

Observing additonal telescopic objects (e.g. two binary systems, two globular clusters, etc.) will be given one extra credit point each if
     the observing sheet is properly filled out.*

Every third friday of the month, there is a public star night at the Little Thompson Observatory in Berthoud. 
     - Attend the lecture and write up a brief report indicating what you learned.*

Complete one of two possible semester long Solar Observations Projects (ASOP or SLOP)

Take a trip to the Denver Museum of Nature & Science & see the exhibits,* 
     and see planetarium shows at the museum's Gates Planetarium.* 
     -  Bring in your ticket stubs from the planetarium shows for your "extra credit".
     -  Each planetarium ticket stub will be counted as 5 XC points.  (Maximum TEN XC points/semester)


* during the semester in which you are enrolled in class.
** more points awarded for photographs than drawings.

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