PHYS 278 - Astronomyand Astrophysics Laboratory

Institution:

Widener University-Main Campus

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Description:

This course provides a hands-on, practical laboratory experience in astrophysics. Students become proficient in planning to take data, using a telescope to obtain their own data, reducing their data using software packages, and presenting results. Some of the laboratory time is spent at the telescope taking the data. Topics include creating finding charts, observing standard stars, photometry of variable stars, photometry of visual binaries, color-magnitude relation of open clusters, surface brightness profile of globular clusters, and spectroscopy of bright stars. Students are expected to write up their results in the format of a journal including abstract, introduction, results, discussion, and bibliography. Prerequisite: PHYS 208. 1 semester hour

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.widener.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 499-4000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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