Man has always been intrigued by the far out space and the secrets it holds. Over time, a number of ways have been devised to learn more about it and the advances made have been quite impressive. Here we present you the latest courses so you can also learn about Astronomy.

University of California; Astronomy Guide

Starting with an “Introduction to the Universe”, giving a brief history of Astronomy and onto “The scale of the Universe”, discussing the Milky Way; this course guides you through all the topics you’d expect to learn as a beginner to Astronomy.

Starry Night Education.com; Astronomy Tutorials

This website contains information and guides on space science and its curriculum. The Astronomy related subjects you will find there are the introductions to astronomy, a basic guide to astronomy, terms of astronomy, video tutorials, night sky charts for mapping constellations and much more.

Starship Asterisk; Introductory Astronomy Classes

Explaining all the aspects of Astronomy from the basics to the Solar System to the Milky Way to viewing stars to all the mysteries of UFOs; this course has it all. More good news, you can easily download the web pages and view the courses offline at your convenience.

Free Video Lectures.com; Astronomy Lectures

This site has marked up all the Astronomy lectures from various university classes. Although they are videos and quite interactive, bear in mind that some of them require previous knowledge about the subject otherwise things will fly over your head. That being said, you can learn a little of the basics from some of the other courses here and then proceed to the advanced videos here.

Astronomy Magazine; Astronomy 101

The online version of Astronomy Magazine also has a 101’s section. It contains a detailed overview of each and every aspect of Astronomy that you’d want to learn as a starter. Another benefit you get here is that they’re all videos which make for a much more engaging experience. And for the practical side of things, they also have an Observing Basics section.

Education Portal.com; The Universe and Astronomy

This course is basically based on the universe but the majority of the topics it covers are a part of Astronomy as well. You learn about the formation of stars, viewing, identifying stars and their characteristics, the different types of telescopes, planets and a lot more.

Astronomy; Frontiers and Controversies.

This Open Yale course is based on the three very exciting and mysterious topics of astronomy. “Extra-Solar Planets, Black Holes, and Dark Energy”. You learn about all the advances that have been made into learning more about these ‘elements’ and what future plans are in place.

Udemy.com; Astronomy; State of the Art

Taught from a enthusiast point of view rather than as a course, you learn a little on the basics of Astronomy and more about making observations and its different techniques. You learn of Telescopes, Adaptive Optics, observatories, gravity waves and much more.

Learners TV.com; Astronomy Video Courses

Covering all the topics on Astronomy with a huge collection of videos, there’s something here to cater for beginners and advanced users.

About.com; Space and Astronomy

About.com has excellent Astronomy lessons in place. Divided in more than 10 lessons, each lesson takes on a different aspect like history, stars, planets, observations and much more.

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