Learner Reviews & Feedback for AstroTech: The Science and Technology behind Astronomical Discovery by The University of Edinburgh

Congratulations to the instructors for putting together such a dynamic and informative course. Catherine and Andy are well prepared for the lessons and talk in a very clear manner - including examples and demonstrations whenever possible. I feel like now I know the answer to most of the stuff I used to ask when learning about astronomical discoveries; i.e. "how do they know that?"

This course was engaging and easy to understand. I'd recommend it to anyone even remoty interested in the subject material.

Excellent! And the teachers are great at explaining everything very clearly. Thank you very much!!!

excellent level of detail, very clear delivery. Perfect.

nice and short course from a great university and professors

Very good course. It gives a very clear explanation regarding the ways adopted by the scientists to discover the amazing universe.

I enjoyed doing this course. Learnt lot of things about astronomy and the way technology is used.

Very good teaching style. Good integration of video snippet, resources, exercise. Quiz are medium difficulty, but good. Of course this course scratch the huge topic of modern astronomy: I am pretty sure that 3 to 4 courses like this might give a more that satisfactory overview of the current astronomy challenges. I will be more that willing to pay for getting an official grade on the topic.

This course is very easy to follow and explains all the essential concepts of technology in astronomy.

good explanation

Loved It!

The professors were clear and well-articulated. It might have been my expectations but I had hoped for a deeper dive into the technology and more use of Math & Physics.

Quick learning. Excellent course.

good

GooD course

This course presents basic science and tech used behind many of the astronomical discoveries, introducing us to methods and instruments used by astronomers. The course is very basic in nature, hence good for those who seek some astro knowledge for fun & curiosity. Presentation by instructors was also very good. Great use of real data and photographs to help in understanding and imagination. A large number of website links provided for looking up additional information. Overall,

It has been a wonderful journey to have been a part of this course as a space lover!

This is a unique course, giving nice introduction about different technologies used by astronomers for observations. I particularly liked organizing it around revolutionary technologies. A small suggestion: Please expand this course, especially for computers and spectroscopy. For example, data analysis pipelines, machine learning, virtual observatories can be discussed for role of computers, and for spectroscopy role of filters such as Sloan filters (if I recall them correctly). Overall, great introduction.

Very useful course about astronomy and discovery of universe.

He encontrado el curso muy interesante e instructivo. Especialmente porque explica muy bien como funcionan instrumentos y formulas que son más prácticas que la teoría de otros. Gracias por el curso.

Very interesting course serving as a good culmination point of technology and astronomy. Great for beginners on astronomy with a tech background.

Very informative i enjoyed the course .

Really interesting material and well presented in digestible chunks by a pair of engaging professionals in the field.

Very well instructed and the videos are nice and short. Perfect as a side project or on the go learning.

Good teachers.

Very informative course, with concepts explained in a simple, no-fuss manner using lots of examples. Perfect for learners from all academic levels to grasp. I would definitely rate this as one if the top 10% of all courses I've taken on any MOOC platform.