Fundamentals of astronomy

Dr. Gordana Apostolovska, Professor

Course content:

• Subject of study of astronomy. Spherical trigonometry. Celestial coordinate systems.
• Constellations
• Apparent motions of the Sun and the Moon
• Time in astronomy. Sidereal, Solar, Zonal, Universal UT, Decretal Time. Calendars.
• Structure and origin of the solar system. Objects in the Solar System.
• Kepler's laws.
• Solar and lunar eclipse
• Tides. Roche's limit. 
• Astronomical refraction. Daily and annual parallax. Daily and annual aberration. Own movement.
• Structure of the Sun and its activity. Evolution of our Sun.
• Apparent and absolute magnitude. Using standard "candles" when determining distances.
• Milky way. Local Galactic Cluster.
• Origin and evolution of the universe.

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