I have successfully passed the course of the University of Murcia in the category of Astronomy and Cosmology

I have successfully passed the course of the University of Murcia in the category of Astronomy and Cosmology. The name of the course is Unravel the firmament and Introduction to Astronomy.

The course professor has been; Javier Bussons Gordo, who is Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics and has a Doctorate in Experimental Physics, Javier has been an excellent professor since the course lasted 6 weeks, in which 18 subjects related to astronomy and cosmology were studied, He always knew how to keep the course pleasant and understandable.

The course was very interesting and intense where I had to perform many exercises and even make a solar clock, I have exercised much memory and my memories of calculation.

These are the 18 topics covered by the course:

1. The celestial sphere according to different observers.
2. Itineraries for the firmament and its constellations.
3. Effects of rotation and translation of the Earth.
4. Time and its measurement with reference in the Sun and the stars. This covers the study of Day, month, year, calendars.
5. The seasons of the year.
6. The Sun as a compass, clock and calendar.
7. Precession of the equinoxes.
8. Our place in the universe.
9. Distances in and out of the Solar System.
10. Intrinsic and apparent brightness of the stars.
11. Gravitation study the works of Johannes Kepler, Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein.
12. Orbits and space travel.
13. Rotation and translation of planets and their satellites.
14. Measurement of the mass of celestial bodies.
15. The Moon and its movement throughout the month.
16. Moon size and Lunar mapping.
17. Eclipses and occultations.
18. Other visible stars in the sky: smaller bodies (comets, asteroids and meteor showers) and stellar clusters (cumulus and galaxies).