This course is a survey of various topics including the Sun; life cycles of stars including black holes and pulsars; diversity of galaxies including the Milky Way and distant quasars; cosmology—the history, structure, and fate of the universe; current results from recent astronomical observations; for non-science majors.
Teaching Assistants
Tyler Ford
Zachary Andersen
Lab Schedule - Spring 2025 | |
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Week | Lab |
20 Jan – 24 Jan | No Lab – First Week |
27 Jan – 31 Jan | Active Learning |
3 Feb – 7 Feb | Measuring the Sky |
10 Feb – 14 Feb | Exploring the Sky |
17 Feb – 21 Feb | Spectroscopy |
24 Feb – 28 Feb | Angular Size |
3 Mar – 7 Mar | Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram and Star Clusters |
10 Mar – 14 Mar | Observing with the VAO |
17 Mar – 21 Mar | No Lab – Spring Break Week |
24 Mar – 28 Mar | Solar Observations/Project Workday I (Project info here) |
31 Mar – 4 Apr | Solar Observations/Project Workday I (Project info here) |
7 Apr – 11 Apr | Image Analysis |
14 Apr – 18 Apr | Project Workday II (Project info here) |
21 Apr – 25 Apr | SIMBAD Astronomical Database |
28 Apr – 2 May | Clear Skies due, Astronomical Redshift |
5 May – 9 May | Project Presentations, Project Papers Due (Project info here) |
12 May – 16 May | No Lab – Final Exam Week |