PC132
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Observational Astronomy for Amateurs
PhysicsColorado College
Course Subject Code
PC
Course Number
132
Course Long Title
Observational Astronomy for Amateurs
Status
Active
Division
Natural Sciences
Department
Unit(s)
0.25
Schedule Type
Adjunct
Instruction Mode
Traditional
Grade Modes
Letter Grades, S/CR/NC, Audit
Course Attributes
ADJ
Course Description
A course for non-physics majors who are interested in learning to use a telescope and studying the sky. Class activities will include: understanding and learning to use the telescope and CCD camera, learning to manipulate and reduce images, offering observational opportunities for campus and community members, and performing individual or group observational projects, such as looking for Messier objects, tracking the orbits of Uranus and Neptune, and observing the tilt of Saturn's rings.
Required Requisites
No credit after completing PC 362; may be taken up to two times for credit.