2022-2023 HCC Catalog & Student Handbook 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
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ASTR 1403 - Stars and Galaxies (Lecture & Lab)


Credits: 4

An introduction to the present cosmological theories about the structure and evolution of the universe. A comparison with previous models since antiquity. A study of the celestial sphere and the constellations, the motions in the sky. A study of gravity, light, radiation, optics, telescopes and spacecraft. A survey of the stars, clusters, galaxies, superclusters, their properties, structure and evolution. Laboratory includes an introduction to observational techniques using telescopes, in-class projects/exercises on spectroscopy, stellar positions, solar heating, planetary motions, solar and astrophotography, star clusters, galaxies, and cosmology. 

Lecture: 3
Lab: 3
Note: Core Curriculum Course



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