AST 101

The Celestial Clockworks

Fall Semesters
1 credit (1 hr lecture, 0 hr lab)
Prerequisites: none
 

Explores motions of Earth, Moon, Sun, planets, and sky.

Topics included:

Constellation identification
Use of star maps, planisphere, and astrolabe.
Sky coordinate systems
Moon's position, phase, and motions
Solar system motions
Determining latitude and longitude using the sky

Although skylore is presented in passing, this is not a mythology course.

Math used in this course is minimal: some arithmetic, fractions, angle measurement, shifting perspective between two and three dimensions.


Updated September 7, 2010