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Did you know that " shooting stars " are actually called meteors and are caused by the Earth running into debris left by a comet as it vaporized?
ES 1122 Astronomy: The Solar System*: Study the latest results from the Mar’s and Saturn probes, find out how we collect comet dust, see how close to Earth some asteroids come, learn interesting things about the other eight planets and 133 moons in our solar system and the over 135 extra-solar planets recently discovered.
- 4 credit hours (3 lecture, 3 lab)
- Prerequisite: Math 0481 with a grade of C or better or a Math Placement Test score placing the student into Math 0482
Were you aware that every galaxy is believed to have a black hole at its center and that galaxies are grouped into clusters and not randomly distributed throughout space?
ES 1124 Astronomy: Stars and Galaxies*: Learn about the birth, life and death of stars. Study astronomy’s strange objects like neutron stars, pulsars, black holes, quasars, supernovae and gamma ray bursters. See how galaxies are classified and how radio and Seyfert galaxies are different from our Milky Way. Explore ideas related to dark matter and dark energy such as WIMPS and MACHOS. Find out what string theory suggests actually happened in the Big Bang.
- 4 credit hours (3 lecture, 3 lab)
- Prerequisite: Math 0481 with a grade of C or better or a Math Placement Test score placing the student into Math 0482
Has anyone ever told you that because of precession (the wobble of the Earth on its axis) only 45 of the dates astrologers use in their horoscopes are correct?
ES 1126 Observational Astronomy*: Find out how to identify the constellations and bright stars. Learn how to describe the position of objects in the sky. Discover the similarities and differences between optical, radio and space telescopes. Understand the relationship between solar, clock, sidereal and universal times. See how astronomers keep track of time in Julian days.
- 4 credit hours (3 lecture, 3 lab)
- Prerequisite: Math 0481 with a grade of C or better or a Math Placement Test score placing the student into Math 0482
Other Course Offerings in Astronomy:
- Center for Independent Learning (1122, 1124)
- Field Studies Courses
- Honors Courses
*course meets physical science degree requirements for an Associate Degree