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 | |
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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 |