Astronomy
2 courses · Shasta College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026
ASTR-2 Stellar Astronomy
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture total (when offered in the distance education format, hours will total 162)
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course is a survey course designed to introduce the science of astronomy concentrating on celestial bodies and phenomena beyond the solar system. This course covers aspects of the history of astronomy, light, telescopes, prominent scientists, the sun, stars, stellar evolution, galaxies, cosmology, gravity wave astronomy, and the possibility of other life forms in the Universe. This course may be offered in a distance education format.
ASTR-3 Astronomy: the Solar System
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture total (when offered in the distance education format, hours will total 162)
- Formerly
- ASTR 1
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This is a survey course designed to introduce the science of astronomy with an emphasis on the solar system. This course covers aspects of archaeoastronomy, telescope optics, prominent scientists, the sun, planets and their moons, asteroids, comets, solar system exploration, and extrasolar planets. This course may be offered in a distance education format.