Listed in: Physics and Astronomy, as ASTR-110
Alexandros Gianninas (Sections 01 and 02)
This course will introduce students to how to observe and understand a variety of phenomena in the daytime and nighttime sky. The lecture portion of the course will focus on the history of our understanding of the universe and how observations of celestial phenomena provided clues at each stage of this journey, which continues to this day. The nighttime laboratory portion of the course will focus on naked-eye, telescopic, and photographic observations of the sky. The course will make use of Amherst’s on-campus observatory on the roof of the new science center.
The course is designed for in-person lectures, but due to the pandemic in 2020, we will have backup plans if the lectures have to be partially or fully remote. Due to the requirements of social distancing and limited space on the rooftop observatory, the night time observing labs will be conducted completely remotely.
Limited to 36 students, divided into two sections, with 24 seats reserved for first-year students. Fall semester. Professor Gianninas
Section 01
M 05:00 PM - 06:20 PM SCCE E108
W 05:00 PM - 06:20 PM SCCE E108
Section 02
Tu 03:50 PM - 05:10 PM SCCE E110
Th 03:50 PM - 05:10 PM SCCE E110
Section 01
M 08:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Section 02
Tu 08:30 PM - 10:00 PM