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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
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GSC 1110 - Observational Astronomy

Credits: 4
This course is a study of the observational techniques used by astronomers, the constellations, stars and stellar evolution, motion of celestial bodies and cosmology. Approximately 1/3 of the course consists of hands-on activities which emphasize the experimental aspects of the astronomical science, how astronomers collect and interpret experimental data in the laboratory and how they formulate theories about the celestial bodies.
McDaniel Plan: Scientific Inquiry Embedded Lab; Social, Cultural, and Historical Understanding


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