Modern Astronomy Continuing Education Courses

For many years, staff of the Sydney Institute for Astronomy within the School of Physics at the University of Sydney have been active in the presentation of Astronomy courses to the general public through the University's Continuing Education Program.

The four main Modern Astronomy courses form a sequence over two years with the following titles:

• Modern Astronomy - Voyage to the Planets
  A look at the solar system in the era of space exploration.
  Starts 17 March 2009
• An Introduction to Astronomy - Stars and Galaxies
  Introduction to Stars, galaxies, the universe as a whole.
  Starts 16 September 2009
• Modern Astronomy - The Lives of the Stars
  A more detailed look at the birth, life and death of stars.
  Expected to run in March 2010
• Topics in Modern Astronomy
  Astronomers talk about their own research.
  Expected to run in September 2010

Location: School of Physics Building
(see Physics map, Campus map, parking, how to get here by public transport (pdf))
Length: 10 meetings

Each course features an evening of star- and planet-viewing in the Blue Mountains is included.
(see here more information and maps).

As part of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy, we are running a series of extra courses:

• The life (and death) of Galileo
  Saturday 2 May all day
  organised by Ray Younis
• Cosmos: a brief history (from the scientific revolution to the enlightenment)
  Saturday 6 June all day
  organised by Ray Younis
• Introduction to Modern Cosmology
  2 hours session, one night a week for 6 Weeks beginning Tuesday 7 July (excl. 21 July)
  organised by Lucyna Kedziora-Chudczer
• The search for extra-terrestrial life
  A one day Saturday workshop in October
  organised by Lucyna Kedziora-Chudczer
• Beyond the Dish: an astronomical tour
  Thursday 19-Sunday 22 November
  bus tour of NSW observatories, limit 40
  organised by John O'Byrne

For more details, costs and enrolment information for current or upcoming courses, contact
the Centre for Continuing Education
Tel: (02) 9036 4789
Fax: (02) 9036 4799
Web site: http://www.cce.usyd.edu.au/

For more information contact the presenters:
Dr Helen Johnston
Dr Lucyna Kedziora-Chudczer
Dr John O'Byrne
School of Physics
University of Sydney
NSW 2006
Phone: +61-2-9351-2152
Fax: +61-2-9351-7726

For information about other Astronomy Courses at the University of Sydney
look at Astronomy@Sydney.