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"The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena. " - Carl Sagan
"The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena. " - Carl Sagan
Start of the year information.
Start of the year information.
Welcome to Astronomy! Please scroll down to see the syllabus information for the class.
Welcome to Astronomy! Please scroll down to see the syllabus information for the class.
You will need to download some software from the Software Center on your school provided laptop.
You will need to download some software from the Software Center on your school provided laptop.
The first program to download and install is called Stellarium. If you would like to use it on a non PSD computer, you can also download it for free at stellarium.org.
The first program to download and install is called Stellarium. If you would like to use it on a non PSD computer, you can also download it for free at stellarium.org.
Class Textbook: OpenStax Astronomy (ONLINE)
Class Textbook: OpenStax Astronomy (ONLINE)
Useful Software and Websites
Useful Software and Websites
Software
Stellarium - Night sky simulator (install from Software Center)
jsOrrery - Solar system simulator
100000 stars - local group star information and simulator
The Sun
SOHO - The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory
STEREO - Always daytime
SDO - Solar Dynamics Observatory
Solar System
Messenger - Mercury and all it's desolate glory. Wait...there's water?
Mars Mission Main - all current and past missions to Mars
Cassini - Saturn and its moons. I like Enceladus.
Juno - Jupiter in HD.
Rosetta - Landing a probe on the surface of a comet
Infinity and Beyond
JWST - James Webb Space Telescope
Kepler - 4276 Planets and counting.
GALEX - Galaxy evolution explorer
CHANDRA - X-Ray astronomy? Oh that's hot!
Plank - The new WMAP. Yes, the Universe is that old.
IBEX - Studying the heliopause since 2008
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