Charles C. Figura

Charles C. Figura
Associate Professor of Physics

Director, Wartburg-Platte Observatory
Curriculum Vitae

Dept. of Mathematics, Computer Science, & Physics
Wartburg College

Office: SCI356
100 Wartburg Blvd. NW
Waverly, IA 50677

Phone:		(319) 352-8373
Fax:		(319) 352-8606
email:		charles.figura@wartburg.edu

Fall 2008 Schedule

PHY101 General Physics I
PHY170 Astronomy
PHY/MA 402 Advanced Mechanics

WARTBURG OBSERVATORY:

Regular Class Observation from 20:00 to 22:00 CDST Monday and Wednesday during Fall and Winter terms.
Wartburg Nights Open House, second Saturday of the Month. See the Observatory Page for details!
Contact me for any observatory inquiries.
Local Conditions and Forecast

Clear Dark Sky Clock for Wartburg Observatory

Research Description:

(Under Construction)

Local links:

Kubuntu Linux Feisty on Dell Latitude D620
Kubuntu Linux Dapper on Dell Latitude D620
SVEN: Stereoscopic Visualization ENvironment
Vicker Subdivision of the Wabash - HO Model Railroad
New! Evidence of the Flying Spaghetti Monster!
Images from NRAO Green Bank Observatory

Dailies:

Astronomy Picture of the Day
weather - Waverly
Houston Chronicle Comics
Frazz
PVP
NASA TV
KUNI streaming audio

Physics/Astronomy Links:

Cassini-Huygens
Mars Exploration Rovers
Pluto - New Horizons
Near Earth Asteroid Tracking (NEAT)
Lincoln Near Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR)
American Association of Physics Teachers(AAPT)
American Physical Society (APS)
NASA Liftoff - Satellite/Shuttle/Station Tracking
NASA Planetary Photojournal
NOAO
NRAO
Satellite Tracking (NASA Liftoff, JPASS 2.0)
SOHO (SOlar and Heliospheric Observatory)
Star Maps (from Weather Underground)
US Naval Observatory
Spectrum Explorer

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