Units: 4
Hours: Lecture, 2 hours; laboratory, 3 hours; written work, 3 hours
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Prerequisites: graduate standing
Description: An introduction to the basic tools of observational astronomy. Topics include astronomical telescopes and detectors, observing techniques, calibration, and error analysis. Students whose research is related to astronomy receive a letter grade; other students receive a letter grade or
Credit: Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) grade.