100112021 INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY ( 2 Crd.Hrs )

Topics include Historical   Background, Light and Electromagnetic Radiation, Telescopes and Observatories, The solar system (the sun, the earth and its moon, other planets). Stars (motion, distance, brightness, absolute magnitude, temperature, size), Multiple Star Systems, Variable Stars, The interstellar Medium, The Birth and Life Cycle of Stars, The Death of stars (white dwarf, neutron stars, pulsars, black holes), Milky Way & Other Galaxies, The Universe.