What is usually covered in a university astronomy class?

Query by James E: What is typically covered in a college astronomy class?
I’m taking common astronomy in the drop and I don’t know what to anticipate. I’m taking 19 credits so I’m hoping its not a enormous burden.
Is there a great deal of math?
Is it factual memorization?

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Response by Nick S
Seriously quick course and quite fascinating. My class concerned no math. Even so, if your taking the lab it does entail some.

You will need to be fine.

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Question by resident59: What are some modern discoveries designed in astronomy?
I wanted to know some of the recent discoveries manufactured in astronomy, to see which was is the most exciting to me.

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Reply by CT
Betelgeuse is found out to be shrinking.
A damaged Dwarf Planet has been hypothesized to have made all the craters on the moon.
It is hypothesized that the planets with eventually spin out of handle.
A planet is identified in the Andromeda galaxy.

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3 Responses to “What is usually covered in a university astronomy class?”

  1. ZIM Presidential Elections 2012 Says:

    “Most massive black hole found in galaxy M87″
    http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=8337

    “Red giant star Betelgeuse in constellation Orion mysteriously shrinking”
    http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=8342

    “Radio telescope images reveal planet-forming disk orbiting twin suns”
    http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=8347

    You can find the latest news on the Astronomy.com website, or you can get the news sent as a Newsletter (as I copied the headlines and links from), on the website.

  2. Dude Says:

    http://news.yahoo.com/science

  3. ThulasiDharan Says:

    Reported on June 9, 2009, Betelgeuse has shrunk 15% since 1993. This means the average speed at which the radius of the star is shrinking, over the last 15 years is approximately 470-490 miles per hour. The rate that it has been decreasing in size has accelerated.
    Amazing!!!

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