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Class Detail:
FA 2012 Astronomy ASTRO 127 - Naked Eye Astronomy Section 004
Credits:	1
Requirements & Distribution:	BS, NS
Other:	Minicourse
Credit Exclusions:	No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in ASTRO 188.
Waitlist Capacity:	10
Class Misc Info:	Meets 10/29 - 12/11. (Drop/Add deadline=11/12/12). .
BS:	This course counts toward the 60 credits of math/science required for a Bachelor of Science degree.
Repeatability:	May not be repeated for credit.
Primary Instructor:	Lamb,Joel Bryant
	(real time availability for all sections)

Students learn about the nature of the most common astronomical objects that can be observed by eye, such as the Sun, Moon, planets, stars, comets, and meteors. The motion of these objects in the sky is studied along with their influence on the Earth. Course Requirements: No data submitted Intended Audience: No data submitted Class Format: No data submitted

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Textbooks/Other Materials (data maintained by department in Wolverine Access)



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ISBN: 9781554071470	NightWatch : a practical guide to viewing the universe, Author: Terence Dickinson ; foreword by Timothy Ferris ; illustrations by Adolf Schaller ... [et al.] ; principal photography by Terrence Dickinson., Publisher: Firefly Books 4th ed. 2006
Required	Other Textbook Editions OK.

ISBN: 0679408525	National Audubon Society field guide to the night sky, Author: Mark R. Chartrand ; astronomical charts by Wil Tirion., Publisher: A.A. Knopf A Chanticl 2001
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