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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Astronomy 101/102 is a two-semester course in modern astronomy offered to students in residence at Gettysburg College. The first semester (101) introduces the methods of astronomy and then studies the nature and origin of the bodies that make up the solar system: planets, moons, asteroids, meteorites, and comets. The second semester (102) focuses on the universe beyond the solar system: the structure and evolution of the sun and stars, the structure, motion, and evolution of the Milky Way, and the large scale structure of the universe of galaxies beyond the Milky Way. The second semester concludes with an introduction to cosmology, the study of the overall origin and structure of the universe.
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COURSE MATERIALS FOR INTRO ASTRONOMY Astronomy 101 Astronomy 102 Astronomy 101/102 Documents and information Documents and information Angel (access restricted) Homework information Homework information Selected homework answers and hints.
ASTRONOMY RESOURCES RELATED TO GETTYSBURG Gettysburg College Observatory National Undergraduate Research Observatory Hatter Planetarium Physics Department Our on-campus observatory 31" Telescope in Flagstaff Arizona The Gettysburg College Planetarium, in Masters Hall For other great courses in physics
OTHER USEFUL RESOURCES FOR ASTRONOMY Astronomy Picture of the day Gettysburg Image Gallery Information on Comets Every day a new and striking picture with information. Observations by students and faculty The latest comet news and images. "Bad Astronomy" What's Up in the Sky? News from Saturn Misconceptions and Press Goofs! Sky Calendar and news from Sky and Telescope Magazine The latest images from the Cassini mission News From Mars Space Calendar Images of the Sun Latest news from Mars Missions. Launches, mission timelines, and sky events. Links to Solar Images Copyright 2007, Laurence A. Marschall Gettysburg College
