Duke University is offering a free online course titled "Introduction to Astronomy," taught by Ronen Plesser, starting on November 27th. The course covers classical astronomy, the Solar System, the Milky Way galaxy, and deep space phenomena such as black holes and supernovae. Participants can sign up through Coursera, which also provides related courses in Cosmology and Astrobiology.
PREREQUISITESThis discussion is beneficial for students, astronomy enthusiasts, and anyone interested in exploring the universe through structured online learning.
In this class, we will be studying, quite literally, everything in the universe. We will start with "classical" astronomy, describing the night sky and organizing what we see as was done in ancient times. We will then embark on a journey, starting here on Earth and progressing outward, to study the Solar system, the Milky Way galaxy, and the wonderful and strange objects we observe in deep space, such as black holes, quasars, and supernovae...