Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA
Students are assigned to read online articles on current astronomy events, and take a short current events quiz during the first 10 minutes of lab. (This motivates students to show up promptly to lab, as the time cut-off for the quiz is strictly enforced!)
Monica Young, "Sharpest Ever Images of the Sun," September 13, 2012The New Solar Telescope at Big Bear Solar Observatory uses __________ to obtain the highest resolution images ever taken of the sun.
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/skyblog/newsblog/Images-of-the-Sun-Sharper-Than-Ever-169641826.html
(A) liquid nitrogen for cooling.
(B) sunlight reflected off of the moon.
(C) specialized polarizing fliters.
(D) advanced image-processing algorithms.
(E) actuators to reshape its primary mirror.
Correct answer: (E)
Student responses
Sections 70178, 70186, 70200
(A) : 0 students
(B) : 2 students
(C) : 9 students
(D) : 12 students
(E) : 30 students
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