DR. GEOFFREY O. OKENG'O
B.Sc. Phys. Hons (UoN), B.Sc. Astroph. & Space Sc. Hons (UCT), M.Sc. Astrophys. (UWC/UCT), Ph.D. Physics-Cosmology (UWC)
Email: gokengo(at)uonbi(dot)ac(dot)ke
Email: gokengo(at)uonbi(dot)ac(dot)ke
This course focusses on specific attributes of stars that are of crucial significance to understanding stars and the universe. It deals with topics such as: the measurement of positions of stars in the sky, proper motions of stars, distances to nearby stars, measurement of brightnesses of stars, the color-magnitude diagrams, masses and radii of the stars, pulsating stars and understanding of stellar spectra.