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

Sean Gunderson
Zoe Bellis
Kevin Hall
 

Lab Schedule - Spring 2023
Dates of Lab
16 Jan – 20 Jan No Lab – First Week of Classes
23 Jan – 27 Jan Active Learning
30 Jan – 3 Feb Measuring the Sky
6 Feb – 10 Feb Exploring the Sky
13 Feb – 17 Feb Image Analysis I
20 Feb – 24 Feb Image Analysis II
27 Feb – 3 Mar Spectroscopy
6 Mar – 10 Mar SIMBAD Astronomical Database
13 Mar – 17 Mar No Lab – Spring Break Week 
20 Mar – 24 Mar Solar Observations/Earth's Changing Climate
27 Mar – 31 Mar Project Workday I (Project info here)
3 Apr – 7 Apr Solar Observations/Earth's Changing Climate
10 Apr – 14 Apr Project Workday II (Project info here)
17 Apr – 21 Apr Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram and Star Clusters
24 Apr – 28 Apr Astronomical Redshift
1 May – 5 May Project Presentations, Papers Due (Project info here)
8 May – 12 May No Lab – Exam Week