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.

Prerequisite: No credit after completing Physics 362; may be taken up to two times for credit.

.25 unit — Wetterer

Offerings

Term	Block	Title	Instructor	Location	Student Limit/Available	Updated
Fall 2023	Block 1	Observational Astronomy for Amateurs	Charles Wetterer	See Prof. 003	12 / 0	04/18/2024
Spring 2024	Block 5	Observational Astronomy for Amateurs	Charles Wetterer	Barnes Science Center 506	12 / 2	04/18/2024
Spring 2024	Block 5	Observational Astronomy for Amateurs	Charles Wetterer	Barnes Science Center 506	12 / 4	04/18/2024
Fall 2024	Block 1	Observational Astronomy for Amateurs	Charles Wetterer	TBA	12 / 12	04/18/2024
Spring 2025	Block 5	Observational Astronomy for Amateurs	Charles Wetterer	TBA	12 / 12	04/18/2024