AST 302 - Observational Astronomy

Institution:

Bentley University

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Description:

Prerequisite(s): Any 200-level AST This is a course for students who wish to gain a working knowledge of observational astronomy and discusses its various techniques. Topics include instrumentation; stars and constellations; coordinates and angular measurements. Students will learn their way around the night sky through readings and observations, and through the hands-on use of telescopes and binoculars. Students will learn lunar features and be able to identify stars and constellations. They will also learn to use the Bentley College Observatory telescopes and binoculars to locate and observe the Sun, Moon, planets, double stars, open and globular star clusters, comets, nebulae, and galaxies. Weather-permitting, there will be field trips to a dark sky observing site where students will have the opportunity to view through a mobile 25" telescope.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bentley.edu

Phone Number:

(800) 523-2354

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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