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Fall 2023 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
Fall 2023 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ASTR 1010 - Experimental Astronomy


Credits: 3

Description: Introduction to the properties of planets, stars, and galaxies; how they are distributed; and how they move within the universe. Students actively experiment in the lab, online, and outdoors to understand how astronomers gather information about these objects, and to appreciate the observational uncertainties in such measurements. Includes two hours per week of laboratory and observational work.

When Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.