Every semester, the Department offers several popular courses that fulfill the Natural Science General Education requirements. Some course materials are available electronically via Courseware . Similar to Astro 001, but skipping some topics. Hands-on laboratory, usually held in the evenings so the heavens can be observed on clear nights. Includes knowledge of the sky and its motions, optics, star and galaxy properties.
Some sessions use a small planetarium or computer sky maps.
This course is often taken simultaneously with Astro 010, but can be taken with Astro 001 or in isolation. Topics of current interest in astronomy. Meets once a week. Astro 001 or 010. Astronomical structures and alignments at archeological sites, and related cultural implications, are discussed.