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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PHYS 469 - Observational Astronomy

Credit(s): 3
OBSERVATIONAL ASTRONOMY
Component: Lecture
Hands-on experience focusing on techniques and analysis of astronomical observation, with emphasis on CCD imaging. Topics include celestial coordinates, telescope handling, CCDs, data reduction, and data analysis.
Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Winter and Summer
General Education Objectives:
GE3A: Work Collaboratively Across a Variety of Cultures GE5A: Reason Quantitatively GE5B: Reason Computationally GE5C: Reason Scientifically