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Astronomy course catalog

2024-25 catalog

 

Advisor: LEE CARKNER, Professor (Physics)
B.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State

WILLIAM PETERSON, Professional Faculty Instructor
B.S., Ph.D., University of Iowa

Courses (ASTR)

John Deere Planetarium

Planetarium and geology museum to host May 3 open house

Augustana College's John Deere Planetarium and Fryxell Geology Museum will be open to the public on Saturday, May 3, for the annual spring open house. Indoor and outdoor programs will be offered in the planetarium, observatory and geology museum.

Visitors at the John Deere Planetarium

Families invited to STEM, Stars and Mars

Families are invited to STEM, Stars and Mars, a free show at Augustana's John Deere Planetarium at 5 p.m. Feb. 22, 2023.

telescope image

Powerful telescope reveals wonders of the night sky

Augustana students can study planetary systems, star clusters, nebulae and galaxies like never before with new access to an advanced research-quality optical telescope in the Arizona desert.