Astro-

Video Broadcast on September 17, 2020

Astronomy

• Branches of Astronomy
• Astrophysics
• Astrobiology
• Astrochemistry
• Planetary science

Measurement

• Techniques and tools
• Observation and mapping
• Observatory
• Naked eye
• Telescopes
• Galileo
• Hubble

Object of study

• Milky Way
• Galaxy
• Solar system
• Comet
• …

Astronomers

• Astronomer Royal
  
• Often also Astrologer (in early days)
  
• Edmund Halley
  Comet
  Halley’s comet (return every 74 – 75 years)
  Mark Twain (birth and death)

Sayas who taught Astronomy

• U Ba Min
• U Soe Min
• U Sein Win
• U Min Wun
• U Aye Win Kyaw

Miscellaneous

• Zodiac systems
• Constellations
• Calendars
• Stonehenge
• Placement of selected pyramids
• History of Astronomy