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ASTR101 - Exploring the Night Sky

Description

A general course designed for non-science students. A tour of the solar system: the nature and origins of planets and moons, comets, asteroids, and the sun. Discoveries of recent space exploration and the history of our changing views of our place in the universe. Eclipses, seasons, climatic cycles, dangers posed by meteorite impacts. The possibility of extraterrestrial life. Practical work includes observations with campus telescopes.

Units

1.5

Hours: lecture-lab-tutorial

3-3-0

Formerly

part of ASTR 120

Note(s)

  • Credit will be granted for only one of ASTR 101, ASTR 120.

Course offered by

Department of Physics and Astronomy

Course schedules

Summer timetable available: February 15. Fall and Spring timetables available: May 15.

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