Course Overview

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Course Overview
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Scale of the Cosmos

• Measuring Distances

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The Early Astronomers
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Motion
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Astronomical Tools

• Measurements
• Telescopes
• Spectrographs

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Atom and Starlight

• The Atom
• The electromagnetic spectrum
• Stellar Spectra

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The Sun

• Physical Properties
• Energy Mechanism

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Stars
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Stars Evolution
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Galaxies
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Cosmology
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Dark Matter and Energy
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Origins of Life

• Evolution of Life of Earth
• Search For Intelligent Life Forms