The Night Sky

Catalog description

This course uses the planetarium and observations of the sky to understand the motion of the Sun, Moon, and planets, and how humans have interpreted them. It considers the large number of foreign worlds that have been discovered orbiting the Sun and other stars, and visualizes their skies. It reflects on how the night sky affects human cultures, and how it might affect cultures on other worlds. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 1140 or 2140.