AstronomyAstronomy Course TopicsUnits
Week 1: Finding things in the sky Week 2-3: EM Spectrum Week 4-6: Messages in starlight-What can we learn from a tiny point of light? Week 7-8: Class Project-Determining the distance to the open cluster M26 Week 9-11: Star Formation & Stellar Evolution Week 12-13: The Sun Week 14-17: The Solar System Week 18: Final Exams - Solar System Test and Constellation Test Weeks 1-18: Learn 1-2 constellations each week for a total of 30 constellations that are relatively easy to see from Hillsboro throughout the year. |
Simulations & Other Useful SitesASTRONOMY SIMULATIONS
Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln - Astronomy Simulations AURORA Kp Index Aurora Watch Aurora Gallery CONSTELLATIONS Constellation Background & Information ONLINE TEXTBOOK General Astronomy Wikibook PLANETARIUM Sellarium - Free Open Source Planetarium Software Skymaps.com for monthly maps of the night sky SOLAR SYSTEM Nine Planets.org Solar System Exploration - NASA Virtual Solar System-National Geographic Virtual Sun Tour SPITZER VIDEOS Infrared: More Than Your Eyes Can See North American Nebula Galactic Center Protostellar Jets Trilogy of Terror Andromeda: Beauty and the Beast Andromeda - Milky Way Collsion Simulation The One Ring of Saturn |