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Galaxies, stars and planets

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This free course, Galaxies, stars and planets, is a general introduction, including scale of the universe from the very large to the very small; orbits and gravity; the Solar System; the Sun and other stars; galaxies and the composition of astronomical objects.

Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • Learning outcomes
  • 1 The Universe today
  • 1 The Universe today
  • 2 Scale of the Universe
  • 2 Scale of the Universe
  • 3 Orbits and gravity
  • 3 Orbits and gravity
  • 4 Our neighbourhood
  • 4 Our neighbourhood
  • 5 The Sun and stars
  • 5 The Sun and stars
  • 6 Galaxies
  • 6 Galaxies
  • 7 'We are stardust'
  • 7 'We are stardust'
  • End-of-course questions
  • Answers to questions
  • Comments on activity
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgements

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