ASTR 3L - Stellar Astronomy Laboratory

    Recent Professors
    Andrew Vanden Heuvel, Thomas Targett, Nick Provenzano, Laura Sparks
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026
    Class Size
    25 students
    Credits
    1
    Prerequisite
    Course Completion or Current Enrollment in ASTR 3 ( or ASTRON 3).
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of ASTR 3L
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5C · IGETC Area 5C · CSU GE Area B3
    Description
    In this course, students will perform analysis and reduction of basic astronomical data concerning stars, nebulae, and galaxies. Using collaborative activities, photos, spectra, and direct observations, the student will arrive at conclusions concerning fundamental properties of the universe. Topics will include electromagnetic radiation, observed properties of stars, variable and binary stars, stellar evolution, black holes, the interstellar medium, star clusters, the Milky Way and other galaxies, cosmology, and the possibility of other life forms in the universe.
    Usually Held
    Mon 1:30pm–4:20pm, Tue 1:30pm–3:50pm, Tue 1:30pm–4:20pm, Wed 10:00am–12:50pm