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AAA ASTRONOMY CLASSES
The Amateur Astronomers Association offers two inexpensive classes covering the fundamentals of the solar system, stars, and the universe in a small-class setting. Descriptive Astronomy, for beginners, runs in the fall followed by Physical Astronomy, for intermediate students, in the spring. Both classes consist of six two-hour sessions with one session each week.
The syllabus for our recent class in Descriptive Astronomy is below. Available shortly with be the slides used in he course.
We expect to schedule the spring class in a few weeks. Like the autumn class it will be held at AAA headquarters, 120 Warren Street, between Greenwich and West Streets in downtown Manhattan. The fee will be $45 for club members and $70 for the public (which will include membership, if you so desire).
| Class 1 | Introduction, Background <view slides> |
History of Modern Astronomy The Night Sky, Eclipses and the Seasons Kepler's Laws Newtonian Gravity General Relativity Matter and Light Telescopes |
| Class 2 | Solar System <view slides> |
Characteristics Formation Exosolar Planets |
| Class 3 | Stars <view slides> |
The Sun Stellar Evolution of Low and High Mass Stars Deaths of Stars Exotic Stars |
| Class 4 | Galaxies <view slides> |
Galaxy Classification Formation of Galaxies Galactic Evolution |
| Class 5 | Cosmology <view slides> |
Large-Scale Structure of the Universe Big Bang Cosmology |
| Class 6 | Special Topics | Requested Topics for Discussion Observing with a Telescope |
After the conclusion of the class, there will be a special observing session for class attendees at a nearby dark-sky site such as Ward Pound Ridge Park in northern Westchester County.
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