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
Sadie Kobos
Cole Primeaux
Lab Schedule - Fall 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Week of | Lab |
| 25-Aug | No Lab – First Week |
| 1-Sep | Active Learning |
| 8-Sep | Measuring the Sky |
| 15-Sep | Exploring the Sky |
| 22-Sep | Angular Size |
| 29-Sep | Solar Observations |
| 6-Oct | Spectroscopy |
| 13-Oct | Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram and Star Clusters |
| 20-Oct | Observing with the VAO |
| 27-Oct | Project Workday I (Project info here) |
| 3-Nov | Image Analysis |
| 10-Nov | Project Workday II (Project info here) |
| 17-Nov | SIMBAD Astronomical Database |
| 24-Nov | No Lab – Fall Break |
| 1-Dec | Clear Skies due, Astronomical Redshift |
| 8-Dec | Project Presentations, Project Papers Due (Project info here) |
| 15-Dec | No Lab – Final Exam Week |