phys 110 introductory astronomy instructor: dr. richard bowman
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PHYS 110IntroductoryAstronomy
Instructor:
Dr. Richard Bowman
ASTRONOMY IN THE NEWS Moon and Mars passed near each other in our sky
(5/31) Auroras seen as far south as Nashville, TN, USA
(5/15)
Source: Larry Koehn
MORE ASTRONOMY IN THE NEWS
First photo of a planet orbiting another star (other than the Sun) is made public.R. Neuhäuser, et al, reported on March 31 the direct imaging of a 2-M(Jup.) exoplanet orbiting the K7 star GQ Lup (0.7 M(Sun)). Planet is 103 AU from star and orbits once every 1200 years!
MORE ASTRONOMY IN THE NEWS
Cassini-Huygens spacecraft arrived at Saturn for a four-year observational mission. (1/05)
Video Source:
European Space Agency
COURSE MISSION
The student will be introduced to: what we know, what we guess and what we haven’t the vaguest idea about with regard to our physical universe.
LET’S ENJOY THE JOURNEYTOGETHER!