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"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....

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GS

Sep 24, 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.

AB

Feb 10, 2020

The entire six week was really wonderful and informative. Andy and Catherine have that special talent to keep the students focused and excited at the same time.

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126 - AstroTech: The Science and Technology behind Astronomical Discovery 的 150 个评论(共 326 个)

创建者 Şevval N G

Dec 22, 2021

Definitely complete this course if you have an interest in astronomy.

Many thank to Andy and Catherine. :)

创建者 Khaled E

Feb 12, 2020

Great course and teachers, who explain everything in such a way that they make it simple and interesting.

创建者 Mrutyunjaya M ( ମ

Dec 24, 2022

Loved the course. Its amazing the instructors explained such difficult concepts in such a simple manner.

创建者 Lucy S

Sep 28, 2020

really informative and interesting course, all concepts are well explained and made easy to understand.

创建者 Gkouvelis L

Jan 8, 2017

I enjoyed a lot this course and even if I am doing astrophysics I have learned some technical details!!

创建者 Melissa A

Aug 9, 2019

This course is very easy to follow and explains all the essential concepts of technology in astronomy.

创建者 Jose K

Sep 1, 2023

Excellent course and very dinamic, but don't use marker and papers since the noise is really annoying

创建者 ludovic l

Feb 28, 2023

Thanks to this fantastic team

It would be a plus if you could also share notions of radio astronomy

创建者 Andrew M

Oct 6, 2020

Excellent presentation and up-to-date information. I am better prepared to use this in the future!

创建者 Rama S V

Jul 5, 2019

I enjoyed doing this course. Learnt lot of things about astronomy and the way technology is used.

创建者 Conor M

Jan 6, 2019

A fantastic course with an insight into principal theories that I cannot wait to explore further.

创建者 José F

Jan 1, 2017

Great course for learning not only the way the universe work but also the way we have learned it!

创建者 Krishna B

Jan 8, 2023

Fabulous course, completed all the modules in just 2 days... A great journey indeed! Keep it up!

创建者 Abdullah S

Jul 21, 2025

This course was great. It provided a great view of technological advancements in Astrophysics.

创建者 PRIYA

Jun 8, 2020

It is very much informational, apt content. I enjoyed this course and learned a lot. Thankyou.

创建者 Txinto V

Nov 2, 2017

Easy but a good approach to astronomy science cases where instrumentation help is fundamental.

创建者 Paul H

Mar 12, 2022

This has helped me understand areas of astronomy and astrophysics I previously struggled with

创建者 SIRI.L

Jan 6, 2019

gives an insight on technology and instrumentation used in astronomy and very well explained.

创建者 Parinnay

May 26, 2021

Absolutely loved the course. Andy and Catherine are amazing teachers and I've learned a lot.

创建者 Scott I

Feb 14, 2022

This is a wonderful, understandable, well explained course that was a pleasure to complete.

创建者 Pratyusha B

Mar 6, 2025

A lot of information in a very concise course!! Really enjoyed the professor's lectures :D

创建者 Varun K

Jun 7, 2020

Amazing course! The concepts were delivered very elegantly. Worth enrolling this course.

创建者 Eileen F

Apr 30, 2020

Brilliant and so informative. Hope you do a follow up course. Many thanks, Eileen Fraser

创建者 Harshavardhan P

Mar 31, 2023

The course was really knowledgeable about technics used in Astronomy and Astrophysics.