Intro to Spectroscopy
Learn More About Stars
Course Description
Students learn about starlight, its propagation and the the spectral lines of emission and absorption. Students will use spectral signatures to determine the chemical composition of stars, and other properties such as color, temperature, and radial velocities.
Data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and other professionally observed spectral data will be used.
Students will also learn how to observe spectra with their own telescope using a grating. Use of Python and Jupyter Notebooks is included.
Course type: Hybrid
Duration: ~ 5 weeks
Spectral data: JWST and other spectra data; data from student’s own telescope
Product: published paper
How To Join The Course
Join the Intro to Spectroscopy waitlist to receive updates and information how to register for the course.
As with all Boyce-Astro courses and seminars, you need to take our FREE IntroSTARS™ online self-paced course and pass a final quiz as a prerequisite to participate. It requires about 6 hours of lessons and as much time as you wish to use the study guides and chapter quizzes.
If you have not taken a Boyce-Astro course or IntroSTARS™, please go to the IntroSTARS™ page to get started.
