Students survey 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
TBD
Lab Schedule - Fall 2026 | |
|---|---|
| Week of | Lab |
| 24-Aug | No Lab – First Week |
| 31-Aug | Active Learning |
| 7-Sep | Measuring the Sky |
| 14-Sep | Exploring the Sky |
| 21-Sep | Angular Size |
| 28-Sep | Spectroscopy |
| 5-Oct | Solar Observations |
| 12-Oct | Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram and Star Clusters |
| 19-Oct | Galaxy Morphology |
| 26-Oct | SIMBAD Astronomical Database |
| 2-Nov | Project Workday I (Project info here) |
| 9-Nov | Image Analysis |
| 16-Nov | Project Workday II (Project info here) |
| 23-Nov | No Lab – Fall Break |
| 30-Nov | Clear Skies due, Astronomical Redshift |
| 7-Dec | Project Presentations, Project Papers Due (Project info here) |
| 14-Dec | No Lab – Final Exam Week |