Bachelor of Science - Astronomy
Williams College
Key Information
Campus location
Williamstown, USA
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
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Earliest start date
Sep 2023
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Introduction
Astronomy at Williams College spans the very old and the very new. The Hopkins Observatory is the oldest existing astronomical observatory in the United States. It houses the earliest telescope by the famous maker Alvan Clark, whose company ultimately made the still-largest refracting telescope. At the same time, current astronomy faculty and students research with some of the world’s most advanced telescopes.
The Department offers courses for both majors and non-majors. Many astronomy courses take advantage of on-campus observing facilities that include a 24-inch computer-controlled telescope with CCD detectors for imaging and spectroscopy, along with our computer network for image processing. Specialized telescopes for observing the Sun are adjacent.
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