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Introduction to Astronomy
(23896)
This is a one-semester introduction course to astronomy. Some of the topics to be covered include: sun, planets and moons; origin of the solar system; nature and evolution of the stars; exploding stars; stellar remnants, including white dwarfs, neutron stars, and black holes; molecules in space; galaxies and quasars; past and future of the universe; and life in the Universe. A field trip to a Planetarium may be required.
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