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\subsubsection{Hands-on observing experience}  It is a long-standing tradition for AST~208 students to visit the \href{http://www.pa.msu.edu/astro/observ/}{MSU Observatory} for hands-on observing experience, and the redesigned AST~208 continues to uphold this tradition. Students come to the observatory in their lab groups of 3--4 (at night, outside of scheduled class time) and use the CCD camera to obtain science-ready images with the help of an instructor. Every student is required to visit the observatory at least once throughout the semester, and we aim for more than one visit. A goal is to increase student access to the Observatory through more aggressive scheduling, to take advantage of each and every clear night (such nights are limited, due to East Lansing weather in the spring semester). With the relatively large class size and challenges of transporting students to the Observatory (1.5 miles south of the Biomedical Physical Sciences Building, where class meets), it proves an ongoing challenge for students to complete multiple labs at the observatory.  In support of AST~208, the MSU Observatory underwent a significant upgrade this winter, with assistance from the contractor \href{http://www.astronomical.com/}{Astronomical Consultants \& Equipment}. The observatory It  isnow equipped with  a spectrograph, which opens up new avenues long-standing tradition for AST~208 students to visit the \href{http://www.pa.msu.edu/astro/observ/}{MSU Observatory}  for hands-on scientific inquiry observing experience, and the redesigned AST~208 continues to uphold this tradition. Students come to the observatory in their lab groups of 3--4 (at night, outside of scheduled class time) and use the CCD camera to obtain science-ready images  with MSU's on-campus facilities. The development the help  of such labs an instructor. Every student  is ongoing, required to visit the observatory at least once throughout the semester,  and will be completed we aim for more than one visit. With the scarcity of clear nights during the spring semester, relatively large class,  and tested next academic year. logistics of transporting students to the observatory (1.5 miles south of the Biomedical Physical Sciences Building, where class meets), having the students complete multiple labs at the observatory is an ongoing challenge. A goal is to increase student access to the observatory through more aggressive scheduling, so as to take advantage of as many clear nights as possible.  In support of AST~208, the MSU Observatory underwent a significant upgrade this winter, with assistance from the contractor \href{http://www.astronomical.com/}{Astronomical Consultants \& Equipment}. The observatory is now equipped with a spectrograph, which opens up new avenues for hands-on scientific inquiry with MSU's on-campus facilities. The development of such labs is ongoing; these labs will be completed and tested next academic year.  In  addition, students gain experience with eyepiece observing and telescope manipulation in a newly designed lab making use of the telescopes on the roof of the Biomedical Physical Sciences Building (Fig.\ %(Fig.\  \ref{fig:bps}). Each lab group gets access to a telescope; they must calibrate the GPS controls, point the telescope to astronomical objects of interest, and communicate what they see graphically.