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The course includes: physical features of stars, including the sun as a star; stellar distances and motion, evolution and star types, study of the Milky Way Galaxy and other galaxies. The course includes discussion of recent discovered phenomena such as quasars, pulsars, cosmic blackbody radiation, and infrared stars. It also includes a short unit on the solar system. The text used for the course is OpenStax Astronomy ISBN 978-1-938168-28-4

The podcasts will include both live lecture and pre-recorded sessions. The live lecture sessions will be audio only and will refer to PowerPoint slides contained in the class website. The pre-recorded sessions can be both audio and video and will refer to PowerPoint slides as well as covering additional topics in Astronomy for enrichment.

Students will be able to use these podcasts to supplement the lectures. They will be useful when the student is reviewing the material for exams. I will also provide supplemental material for enrichment of the class.

Comments and feedback are appreciated and can be sent to: rmwagner@hacc.edu

ASTR 104: Introduction to Stellar Astronomy - Fall 2019 Robert Wagner

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The course includes: physical features of stars, including the sun as a star; stellar distances and motion, evolution and star types, study of the Milky Way Galaxy and other galaxies. The course includes discussion of recent discovered phenomena such as quasars, pulsars, cosmic blackbody radiation, and infrared stars. It also includes a short unit on the solar system. The text used for the course is OpenStax Astronomy ISBN 978-1-938168-28-4

The podcasts will include both live lecture and pre-recorded sessions. The live lecture sessions will be audio only and will refer to PowerPoint slides contained in the class website. The pre-recorded sessions can be both audio and video and will refer to PowerPoint slides as well as covering additional topics in Astronomy for enrichment.

Students will be able to use these podcasts to supplement the lectures. They will be useful when the student is reviewing the material for exams. I will also provide supplemental material for enrichment of the class.

Comments and feedback are appreciated and can be sent to: rmwagner@hacc.edu

    Live Class Lecture 2019 Nov 18 Ch 27 Active Galaxies

    Live Class Lecture 2019 Nov 18 Ch 27 Active Galaxies

    • 4 sec
    Live Class Lecture 2019 Nov 13 Ch 26 Galaxies

    Live Class Lecture 2019 Nov 13 Ch 26 Galaxies

    • 3 sec
    Live Class Lecture 2019 Nov 11 Ch 25 The Milky Way Galaxy

    Live Class Lecture 2019 Nov 11 Ch 25 The Milky Way Galaxy

    • 5 sec
    Live Class Lecture 2019 Nov 04 Chapter 24 General Relativity and Black Holes

    Live Class Lecture 2019 Nov 04 Chapter 24 General Relativity and Black Holes

    • 5 sec
    Live Class Lecture 2019 Oct 30 Chapter 23 The Deaths of Stars

    Live Class Lecture 2019 Oct 30 Chapter 23 The Deaths of Stars

    • 2 sec
    Live Class Lecture 2019 Oct 28 Chapter 22 Stellar Evolution

    Live Class Lecture 2019 Oct 28 Chapter 22 Stellar Evolution

    • 4 sec

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