2023-2024 Astronomy Course Schedule and Websites

For information about all courses, including those not offered this year, please refer to the Caltech Catalog.

Astrophysics 1 - The Evolving Universe

Spring     Dr. Mawet     MWF 2:00 - 2:55 pm Hameetman AUD     Course Webpage     

Astrophysics/FS 3 - Freshman Seminar: Automating Discovering the Universe

Spring     Dr. El-Badry and Dr. Kasliwal     T 2:30 - 4:25 pm     370 CHL     Course Webpage     

Astrophysics 20 - Basic Astronomy and the Galaxy

Fall     Dr. Kasliwal    TR 1:00 - 2:25 pm     Hameetman AUD     Course Webpage

Astrophysics 21 - Galaxies and Cosmology

Winter     Dr. Djorgovski     MWF 2:00 - 2:55 pm     Hameetman AUD     Course Webpage     

Astrophysics 30 - Introduction to Modern Research 

Fall     Dr. Hopkins   T 7:00 - 8:55 pm     219 CHL     Course Webpage

Astrophysics 31 - Writing in Astronomy

Winter     Dr. Hallinan     F 3:00 - 3:55 pm     219 CHL     Course Webpage     

Astrophysics 101 - Physics of Stars

Fall     Dr. Hillenbrand    MWF 3:00 - 3:55 pm    219 CHL    Course Webpage

Astrophysics 102 - Physics of the Interstellar Medium

Winter     Dr. Phinney     MWF 1:00 - 1:55 pm     219 CHL     Course Webpage     

Astrophysics/Ph 104 - Relativistic Astrophysics

Spring     Dr. Most     TR 9:00 - 10:25 am     219 CHL     Course Webpage

Astrophysics 105 - Optical Astronomy Instrumentation Lab

Spring     Dr. Hallinan     TR 1:00 - 3:55 pm     211 CHL     Course Webpage     

Astrophysics/Ge 107 - Introduction to Astronomical Observation

Spring     Dr. Hillenbrand and Dr. de Kleer     WF 11:00 - 11:55 am     251 ARM     Course Webpage

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Astrophysics 111 ab -  Introduction to Current Astrophysics Research

Fall     Astrophysics 111a     Dr. Hillenbrand   F 11:00 - 11:55 am     219 CHL     Course Webpage

Winter     Astrophysics 111b     Dr. Djorgovski     F 11:00 - 11:55 am     219 CHL     Course Webpage       

Astrophysics 119 - Astroinformatics

Spring     Dr. Djorgovski, Dr. Graham, Dr. Lombeyda, and Dr. Mahabal    TBA     Course Webpage

Astrophysics 121 - Radiative Processes

Fall     Dr. Phinney   TR 10:30 - 11:55 am     219 CHL     Course Webpage

Astrophysics 122 abc - Astronomical Measurements and Instrumentation

Fall     Astrophysics 122a    Dr. Howard and Dr. Steidel  TR 1:00 - 2:25 pm    219 CHL   Course Webpage

Winter     Astrophysics 122b     Dr. Ravi     TR 4:00 - 5:25 pm     219 CHL     Course Webpage     

Spring     Astrophysics 122c     Dr. Kulkarni     MWF 1:00 - 1:55 pm     219 CHL     Course Webpage     

Astrophysics 123 - Structure and Evolution of Stars

Winter     Dr. El-Badry      TR 2:30 - 3:55 pm     219 CHL     Course Webpage     

Astrophysics 124 - Structure and Evolution of Galaxies

Winter     Dr. Hopkins     MW 10:30 - 11:55 am     219 CHL     Course Webpage     

Astrophysics 125 - High-Energy Astrophysics

Spring     Dr. Fuller     TR 10:30 - 11:55 am      219 CHL     Course Webpage     

Astrophysics 126 - Interstellar and Intergalactic Medium

Spring     Dr. Steidel     TR 2:30 - 3:55 pm     219 CHL    Course Webpage

Astrophysics 127 - Astrophysical Cosmology

Fall     Dr. Hopkins   MW 10:30 - 11:55 am     219 CHL     Course Webpage

Astrophysics 141 abc - Research Conference in Astronomy

Fall     Astrophysics 141a     Dr. Kasliwal     F 4:00 - 4:55 pm     Hameetman AUD     Course Webpage

Winter     Astrophysics 141b     Dr. Steidel     F 4:00 - 4:55 pm     Hameetman AUD     Course Webpage     

Spring     Astrophysics 141c     Dr. Hallinan     F 4:00 - 4:55 pm     370 CHL     Course Webpage     

Astrophysics/Ge 198 - Special Topics in the Planetary Sciences

Spring     Dr. Mawet and Dr. Howard    M 10:00 - 11:55am      219 CHL     Course Webpage