So if you’re in a hurry, you can finish all 12 months of the course (72 lessons in all) as fast as you like. Motion of the Night Sky (part of Month 2)Īnd if you’re ready to start looking for planets, this section will help you understand the layout of the solar system.Īll 12 months of the course are posted.Layout of the Night Sky (part of Month 1).Visual observing basics (part of Month 1).If you are learning the sky for the first time, or if you need a quick refresher, you may wish to begin with these lessons: And you can download the course notes and audio to your devices to access offline. You can access the course material with an internet connection on any computer, tablet, or smartphone. The main course Table of Contents page is at this link (you might want to bookmark it). Science (Sky layout and motion, how stars work and evolve, nebulae, galaxies, etc.).Stargazing Tools (Visual observing tips, binoculars, telescopes, mounts, filters, and imaging basics).Deep-Sky tours of galaxies, nebulae, star clusters and other fascinating sights beyond the solar system.
Solar System Observing (Planets, the Moon, the Sun, meteors, comets, etc.).Each monthly installment of the course includes six sections: The tours of the night sky are organized from March through February each year, but the rest of the material is not ‘time sensitive’. It is organized into monthly sections for each of 12 months. Fundamentals of Stargazing is a year-long course on hands-on stargazing over the course of a year.
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