2024-2025 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     

Astrophysics 20 - Basic Astronomy and the Galaxy

Fall     Dr. Hillenbrand    TR 1:00 - 2:25 pm     257 LAU     Course Webpage

Astrophysics 21 - Galaxies and Cosmology

Winter     Dr. Djorgovski     MWF 2:00 - 2:55 pm         

Astrophysics 30 - Introduction to Modern Research 

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

Astrophysics 31 - Writing in Astronomy

Winter     Dr. Mawet     F 3:00 - 3:55 pm          

Astrophysics 101 - Physics of Stars

Fall     Dr. Fuller    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         

Astrophysics 105 - Optical Astronomy Instrumentation Lab

Spring     Dr. Hallinan     TR 1:00 - 3:55 pm          

Astrophysics/Ge 107 - Introduction to Astronomical Observation

Spring     Dr. Hillenbrand and Dr. de Kleer     TBA     

Astrophysics 111 ab -  Introduction to Current Astrophysics Research

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

Winter     Astrophysics 111b     Dr. Djorgovski     F 11:00 - 11:55 am            

Astrophysics 119 - Astroinformatics

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

Astrophysics 121 - Radiative Processes

Fall     Dr. Kulkarni   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. Hallinan and Dr. Kulkarni     TR 4:00 - 5:25 pm   

Astrophysics 123 - Structure and Evolution of Stars

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

Astrophysics 124 - Structure and Evolution of Galaxies

Winter     Dr. Hopkins and Dr. El-Badry     MW 10:30 - 11:55 am     

Astrophysics 125 - High-Energy Astrophysics

Winter     Dr. Kasliwal     TR 10:30 - 11:55 am          

Astrophysics 126 - Interstellar and Intergalactic Medium

Spring     Dr. Ravi     TR 2:30 - 3:55 pm     

Astrophysics 127 - Astrophysical Cosmology

Spring     Dr. Steidel   MW 10:30 - 11:55 am     

Astrophysics 141 abc - Research Conference in Astronomy

Fall     Astrophysics 141a     Dr. Steidel     F 4:00 - 4:55 pm     370 Cahill     Course Webpage

Winter     Astrophysics 141b     Dr. Kasliwal     F 4:00 - 4:55 pm       

Spring     Astrophysics 141c     Dr. Hopkins     F 4:00 - 4:55 pm     

Astrophysics 190 Computational Astrophysics

Spring     Astrophysics 190     Dr. Hopkins and Dr. Most     TBA    

Astrophysics/Ge 198 - Special Topics in the Planetary Sciences

Spring     Dr. Howard    M 10:00 - 11:55am