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

Cole Armstrong
Rachel Pauline
Brendan Powers
Sal Quaid
 

Lab Schedule - Spring 2024
Week Lab
15 January – 19 January No Lab – First Week
22 January – 26 January  Active Learning
29 January – 2 February  Measuring the Sky 
5 February – 9 February  Exploring the Sky
12 February – 16 February  Spectroscopy 
19 February – 23 February  Angular Size
26 February – 1 March Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram and Star Clusters
4 March – 8 March Solar Observations/Project Workday I (Project info here) 
11 March – 15 March  No Lab – Spring Break Week 
18 March – 22 March  Solar Observations/Project Workday I (Project info here) 
25 March – 29 March Image Analysis
1 April – 5 April Project Workday II (Project info here) 
8 April – 12 April  SIMBAD Astronomical Database
15 April – 19 April  Astronomical Redshift
22 April – 26 April  Clear Skies due, Earth's Changing Climate
29 April – 3 May Project Presentations, Project Papers Due (Project info here) 
6 May – 10 May No Lab – Final Exam Week