Schedule
Mon-Wed-Fri, 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM (8/31/2009 - 12/22/2009) Location: MAIN RO 218
Mon-Wed-Fri, 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM (8/31/2009 - 9/11/2009) Location: MAIN RO 218
Description
ASTR 301. OBSERVATIONAL ASTRONOMY. Methods employed in modern optical observational astronomy. Topics covered include spherical trigonometry, time and coordinate systems, astronomical instruments, photometry, and spectroscopy. Students make extensive use of the campus observatory and the Grove City College observatory near Edinboro, Pennsylvania. Prerequisites: Astronomy 206 and 207. Alternate years, fall semester only, four hours.