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ASTRON 2A03

PERSPECTIVES ON INDIGENOUS AND EUROCENTRIC ASTRONOMY

Undergraduate

Fall 2026 · C01

Topics

  • Introduction
  • Celestial motions and timescales Class reading 1
  • Guest speaker 1 – Bonita Bohnet Class reading 2
  • No tutorial; Sep 30 th is National Day of Truth and Reconciliation The Moon and eclipses Quiz 1; due Oct 1 st Class reading 3
  • Planets, exoplanets, and life in the universe Quiz 2; due Oct 22 nd Class reading 5
  • Guest speaker 3 – Samantha Doxtator Assignment 3 “Hands-on assignment”; due Oct 29 th Class reading 6
  • Black holes and relativity Quiz 3; due Nov 5 th Class reading 7 Project progress report 2; due Nov 5 th
  • Guest speaker 4 – Corey Gray Assignment 4 “Research assignment”; due Nov 12 th Class reading 8

Readings

  • 2. Free Eurocentric/Western astronomy textbook by Fraknoi, Morrison, and Wolff: https://openstax.org/details/books/astronomy
    Required
  • 2. Free Eurocentric/Western astronomy textbook by Fraknoi, Morrison, and Wolff: https://openstax.org/details/books/astronomy
    See source
Sources