Fundamental Concepts in the Introductory Astronomy Laboratory

为加强非理工科学生的天文学课程，正在购买设备。该设备使学生能够更好地确定恒星的光谱类别和距离，并为非常微弱的物体成像。这些都是该大学教授非理工科学生如何从接收到的少量光线推断出遥远物体的性质（包括它们的距离）的基本概念。对许多学生来说，这门课程代表了他们在科学方面的最高水平的指导，并形成了他们一生的科学观的基础。

Equipment to enhance an astronomy course for non-science- majors is being purchased. The equipment enables students to better determine stellar spectral class and distance and to image very faint objects. These are fundamental concepts in the university's efforts to teach non-science-majors how astronomers can deduce properties of distant objects, including their distance, from the tiny amount of light received. For many students, this course represents their most advanced instruction in science and forms the basis for their view of science throughout their lives.