Astronomy 2e I — Reading the Sky and Solar System
The first of four courses adapted from Andrew Fraknoi, David Morrison, and Sidney Wolff’s Astronomy 2e, connecting sky motion, gravity, light, instruments, planet formation, comparative worlds, and small-body evidence.
2 sections · 8 lessons
Course outline
Seeing and Motion
- Sky Cycles from Earth
- Why Orbits Keep Falling
- Light Carries Physical Clues
- Choose Depth, Detail, and Cadence
- Design an Observing Campaign
Making Worlds
- A Disk Becomes Worlds
- Rocky Worlds Diverge
- Moons and Rings Stay Dynamic
- Small Bodies Test Big Histories
- Assess an Asteroid Deflection