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About the Course

"How do they know that?" Modern astronomy has made some astonishing discoveries - how stars burn and how black holes form; galaxies from the edge of the universe and killer rocks right next door; where the elements come from and how the expanding universe is accelerating. But how do we know all that? The truth is that astronomy would be impossible without technology, and every advance in astronomy is really an advance in technology. But the technology by itself is not enough. We have to apply it critically with a knowledge of physics to unlock the secrets of the Universe. Each week we will cover a different aspect of Astronomical technology, matching each piece of technology to a highlight science result. We will explain how the technology works, how it has allowed us to collect astronomical data, and, with some basic physics, how we interpret the data to make scientific discoveries. The class will consist of video lectures, weekly quizzes, and discussion forums. Each week there will be five videos, totalling approximately 40 minutes. They will be in a regular pattern - a short introduction, an example science story, an explanation of the key technology area, a look at how the technology is used in practice, and finally a look at what the future may hold. Learners can apply for Financial Aid directly with Coursera to assist with the cost of accessing the full course and gaining a certificate for successfully completing the course....

Top reviews

GS

Sep 25, 2020

Really well planned and thought out course. Though, I have one suggestion, can you please make a separate video on live demonstration of a telescope, just like you did in case of spectroscopy.

MM

Oct 23, 2020

Delivers what it promises. I was surprised that presentations made no use of 21st century technologies, no animations, no visualizations, for instance, just pen and paper.

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By Aishwarya S

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Apr 4, 2017

Great course. Would definitely recommend it.

By Alfonso Y

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May 1, 2018

Good course with interesting information.

By Tim M

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May 28, 2022

An interesting & well presented course

By Mohamed A

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May 30, 2020

Interesting course really i enjoyed it

By paul c

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Oct 15, 2022

really enjoyed this, would like more

By Arkabrata G

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Sep 22, 2020

it was an amazing experience to learn

By Alexandre B

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Mar 18, 2019

Very nice and very interesting.

Thanks

By Mohammed M

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Nov 21, 2019

They made it so easy to complete.!

By Sharan S M

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May 14, 2017

This was a really good course.

By Theeranan P

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Nov 3, 2020

Thank you everyone

Congrats!!!

By Renato T

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Jul 24, 2020

Excellent! I really enjoyed.

By Sangeetha T

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Jun 25, 2020

The course was really great.

By ANTO J D

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Jun 27, 2020

Great course for beginners.

By Geoff W

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Jul 5, 2021

Brilliant and challenging

By Viduranga L

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Nov 8, 2020

A great course! Thank You

By umesh k

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Jun 6, 2020

Nice course for beginners

By Manas S

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Dec 1, 2019

Great learning experience

By Kris B

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Sep 1, 2022

Well done in every way!!

By Zorion R

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Nov 21, 2019

Excellent course

well don

By ravindu g

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Jun 15, 2023

this is good to like us

By dileep v

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Jun 3, 2020

Very interesting course

By Deleted A

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May 22, 2020

crisp clear and clean!

By alvaro m

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Aug 28, 2020

Fanstastic experience

By Winston A W

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Jun 27, 2020

Excellent, thank you.

By Kath V

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May 7, 2021

Excellent course!!!