Essential Information
Type | Courses |
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Location |
Royal Observatory
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Date and Times | Tuesdays, 7–9pm | 6-week courses available from 12 Sep 2023; 2 Jan and 16 Apr 2024 |
Prices | £96 |
This course has now sold out.
This six-week course is for people with some prior knowledge of astronomy who are interested in exploring topics at the cutting edge of modern astronomical research and the limits of human knowledge.
While the course may be studied independently, it is an ideal follow-on course for those who have studied Introduction to Astronomy. After completing Introduction to Astrophysics, students will be able to progress to our more advanced courses, including our GCSE-level Intermediate Astronomy and our university foundation level Foundation Astrophysics.
The course covers Solar System exploration, exoplanets, dark matter and dark energy, cosmology and the Big Bang.
This course will run three times in the 2023/24 academic year:
- 12th September - 17th October 2023
- 2nd January - 6th February 2024
- 16th April - 21st May 2024
Note: Each course is intended to be run on-site at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, but will transfer to an online course run via Zoom in the case of Covid restrictions. Please only book if you are certain you will be able to attend an on-site course.
Everyone taking a course at the Royal Observatory is entitled to a 10% discount for books purchased from Royal Museums Greenwich - please check with your course tutor for more details!
Age: 16+
"Very interesting even though I found some of the formulae difficult, no doubt because they are. Many thanks to Giuseppe Nicolosi for his hard work, expertise and enthusiasm"
Course taker autumn 2022