Exploration of night skies in Spain's Canary Islands as well as those seen from California. Science for non-majors. Constellations, Solar System, Galactic and Extragalactic objects. Unique characteristics of the Canary Islands as astronomical reserve studied prior to field trip to the Canary Islands. Comparison of naked-eye Canarian and Californian night skies. Study and exploration of relevant astronomical instrumentation as well as representative celestial objects. Astrophotography-related activities. Enrollment is limited. Enrollment using permission number, please contact Claudia Sanchez, Madrid Academic Coordinator at cesanchez@stanford.edu.
4 units · Letter (ABCD/NP) · GER: WAY-SMA
Exploration of night skies in Spain's Canary Islands as well as those seen from California. Science for non-majors. Constellations, Solar System, Galactic and Extragalactic objects. Unique characteristics of the Canary Islands as astronomical reserve studied prior to field trip to the Canary Islands. Comparison of naked-eye Canarian and Californian night skies. Study and exploration of relevant astronomical instrumentation as well as representative celestial objects. Astrophotography-related activities. Enrollment is limited. Enrollment using permission number, please contact Claudia Sanchez, Madrid Academic Coordinator at cesanchez@stanford.edu.
Offered in Autumn 2026 at Stanford University.