ASTR 26300 - Descriptive Astronomy: The Solar System

Credit Hours: 3.00. A descriptive course in astronomy intended for non-physics majors. Topics include: description of the sky; historical development of astronomy; motion of the sun and the moon; solar and lunar eclipses; the seasons and the calendar; the sun and the planetary system; comets, meteoroids, and asteroids. (Not available to students with credit in ASTR 36300.) Typically offered Fall.
General Education: Natural Sciences

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