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Touring the Night Sky
<p>We explore the wonderful night sky with its so many twinkling dots. But how do we know which ones are planets, moons, stars, or even man-made satellites? Or maybe some of these are beyond our
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We explore the wonderful night sky with its so many twinkling dots. But how do we know which ones are planets, moons, stars, or even man-made satellites? Or maybe some of these are beyond our Galaxy! This course will include locating beautiful constellations and knowing the myths behind them, navigating through the cosmic objects, and we also explore if astronomy and astrology are related.
DELIVERY MODE
- Face-to-Face
COURSE OUTLINE
- Virtual Planetarium and stellarium show
- Talking about planets, stars, and galaxies
- Navigation through night sky objects
- Beautiful Constellations and their myths
- Are astronomy and astrology related?
LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
- Identify some objects in the night sky
- Know more about astronomy
Shaila Akhter
MPhil, PhD
Dr. Shaila Akhter has done an MPhil and a PhD in Astrophysics and has around 10 years of teaching experience in University Physics and Astronomy at UNSW. She has conducted extensive physics and...