Note that this course is now run through WebCT and that the following pages are therefore out of date. You will have access to the WebCT pages at the beginning of the course, after you enrol. The following pages do, however, still provide the basic information about the course and the way it runs.
This subject provides a general overview of astronomy and astrophysics and the issues of importance to this area of science. Astronomy is a one-session subject designed to give students from a non-scientific background an appreciation of the techniques, discoveries and excitement of modern astronomy, as well as an introduction to some of the broader issues relating to science and technology in society.
Astronomy is offered as both as a one-session course in both S1 and S2 and in compressed mode, as a 2 week summer session course, X1. The lectures are given by emminent professional astronomers, recognised internationally for their contributions to astronomical research.
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NewsThe picture in the background is the Hubble Deep Field, the deepest optical image of the Universe yet, taken with the Hubble Space Telescope. Almost every object you see is a distant galaxy. See this clickable map of the HDF for loads of information on individual objects.
