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Astronomy 1 (Lecture Class and Telecourse) Information
Astronomy Telecourse Broadcast Schedule, Fall 2008
CCIN-LBCC Cable TV
(Channel 15 - Long Beach, Channel 29 - Lakewood)
Start Date: August 25 • Final episodes air the week of October 27
20 episodes, shown two episodes per week:
First showing Monday from 8 - 9 am, repeating daily through Sunday at the same time
Also repeating Monday / Tuesday / Thursday / Saturday 7 - 8 pm
Click here for the complete CCIN broadcast schedule

KVCR (Channel 24 - Riverside)
7(to 8?)am, Thursdays, beginning August 28

KOCE (Channel 50 - Orange County)
TBA

KCET (Channel 28 - Los Angeles) / KLCS (Channel 58 - Los Angeles)
TBA
"Astronomy: Observations and Theories"
Episode List (arranged by examination)

Midterm 1
1. The Study of the Universe (introductory to astronomy)
2. Observing the Sky
3. Celestial Cycles
4. The Birth of Astronomy

Midterm 2
16. Solar Systems
17. The Terrestrial Planets
18. The Jovian Worlds
19. Solar System Debris

Final Exam
6. The Science of Starlight
7. The Sun -- Our Star
8. The Family of Stars
9. Stellar Births
10. Stellar Deaths
11. Stellar Remnants
12. Our Galaxy: The Milky Way
13. Galaxies
14. Active Galaxies
15. Cosmology

Not Covered On Exams
5. Astronomical Tools
20. The Search for Life Beyond Earth