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Getting Started with Astronomy - Astronomy for Beginners

Observe the night sky from your place, without a telescope.
Bestseller
Rating: 4.3 out of 54.3 (34 ratings)
181 students
Created by Lisa Harvey
Last updated 10/2019
English
English
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What you'll learn

  • How to observe the night sky without a telescope.
  • Getting started with stargazing.
  • Discover how the night sky works.
  • How to tell a star from a planet.
  • Light pollution and finding your dark sky.
  • Using apps and maps to know what you are looking at.
  • What to consider when buying your first telescope

Requirements

  • This course is designed for beginner stargazers.
  • All you need is a love of the night sky, curiosity and your eyes.

Description

When you look up on a clear night, from the darkest place you can find, you'll see stars, planets, the Moon and more.

Stargazing like this brings joy and a sense of wonder.

But sometimes it brings frustration. You'll ask yourself: What is that object? Why is the sky moving? How can I understand the cosmos?

When you look a the same sky with knowledge, being able to name objects, explain their movements and look deeper into the spaces between the stars, your curiosity will take over. You will want to learn more, see more, discover the universe.

This course you will get started.

  • Discover what you can see without a telescope.

  • Learn how to identify what the objects are, a star, a planet, even galaxies and nebulae.

  • Find your dark sky so that you can see more, and go deeper into the universe.

About your host

I'm Lisa Harvey, host of Everyday Astronomers and this mini-course. I wanted to create a place where people could unleash their curiosity and discover new things about the universe, meet like-minded people and share the joy of discovery.

I've been watching the stars for decades and my telescope has taken me to the most beautiful places in space.

I've spent a lot of time creating online communities and online courses and now I can combine this experience with my passion for amateur astronomy.

About this course?

After founding Our Wide Sky a few years ago, many people have asked for beginner tips and information. There is very little available that takes the approach of curiosity and wonder. Most are highly technical, with a lot of science, which does not always suit a beginner.

This course was created with the real beginner in mind. Someone, like you who does not want complicated models and diagrams. Someone, like you who wants to understand a small amount and then choose to move on

The course is videos with transcripts, some text lessons and resources such as checklists and workbooks.

This course is designed for people who know only that they want to know more about the night sky.

Be a Knowledgeable Stargazer

This is a mini-course, and not intended to go into depth about subject matter. Other Everyday Astronomer courses will take you deeper into your astronomy knowledge. But you will get enough information to be able to identify objects, know about what you can see and explain how the sky moves above your head.

This is a quick introduction that gives you a place to start with your visual, naked eye observing.

You'll learn:

  • Learn how to observe without a telescope.

  • Discover how the sky moves.

  • Understand why the stars are different in Summer and in Winter.

  • Find out what you can see from where you are.

  • Learn the easy ways to identify the objects you see.

  • Find the best place for you to view the stars.

Just looking at the stars is a moving experience. Imagine how much more satisfying it can be if you know just a little bit more.

Who this course is for:

  • Stargazers who want to know a little bit more about how to observe the night sky.
  • Anyone getting started with astronomy.
  • Anyone who wants to discover the wonders of the sky without a telescope
  • People who want to buy their first telescope.

Course content

1 section • 17 lectures • 48m total length

  • Preview02:41
  • Why do astronomy?
    01:23
  • Preview02:46
  • Observing without a telescope.
    05:44
  • The Naked Eye Observer's Checklist
    00:49
  • The easiest observing target.
    01:13
  • Observers Guide to the Moon
    02:14
  • How to find your dark sky.
    04:38
  • Preview01:04
  • How the sky moves.
    05:19
  • The Celestial Poles
    01:25
  • Preview04:24
  • Is that a star or a planet?
    02:57
  • Ready to buy a telescope?
    06:12
  • Types of Telescopes
    01:59
  • Congratulations !!
    02:29
  • Something for fun.
    00:41

Instructor

Lisa Harvey
Astronomer and Community Host
Lisa Harvey
  • 4.4 Instructor Rating
  • 34 Reviews
  • 1,198 Students
  • 1 Course

I've been an amateur astronomer for as long as I can remember. Observing the sky has been a joyful and fulfilling experience. I've travelled the world viewing the sky from different locations and visiting astronomy and science museums, locations and instruments.

I've also been a trainer and online community builder for more than three decades. Helping organisations gather their people together online, engaging with them and building their community of friends and followers. I've trained technologists and non-profits, and I've  and worked for a training company, teaching people to use training software to get the most out of their courses and their people.

I've brought these two parts of my life together to create Everyday Astronomers. Creating a community of people who love the night sky and helping people to observe the sky has been the best work of my life and career.

The night sky is full of discoveries, even if light pollution drowns out most of it.

The sky above you can give you perspective, help you learn about science and let you escape the troubles of everyday life on Earth.

I'm creating courses that will help you discover your universe. With or without a telescope, under a bright city sky or a sky blazing with stars.

Discover your universe at your place, in your time. The sky belongs to everyone.

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