Astronomy

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Choose a subtopic from the list below and see the demos we have to offer.

• 8A : Planetary Astronomy

  
  
  • 8A10 Solar System Mechanics
    • 8A10.15 - Scale Model of the Solar System
    • 8A10.80 - Celestial Sphere
    
    
  • 8A20 Earth-Moon Mechanics
    • 8A20.15 - Phases of the Moon
    
    
  • 8A40-8A80 Planetary Properties
    • 8A40.10 - Globes
    • 8A70.21 - Rayleigh Scattering in the Atmosphere
    
    
  
  

• 8B : Stellar Astronomy

  
  
  • 8B10 The Sun
    • 8B10.40 - Forward and Backward Scattering
    • 8B10.50 - Supernova Core Bounce
    
    
  • 8B20 Stellar Spectra
    • 8B20.11 - Spectral Absorption Bulbs
    • 8B20.12 - Spectral Chart Applet
    
    
  
  

• 8C : Cosmology

  
  
  • 8C10 Models of the Universe
    • 8C10.30 - Expanding Universe
    • 8C10.35 - Inflating Balloon
    
    
  
  

• Audio-Visual Resources

  
  

  The Astronomy videos are stored in the astrophysics library in FRH 4109A.
  Please sign them out and check them back in when you use them.

  
  
  • • Powers of Ten
    • The Solar Sea
    • The Creation of the Universe
    • A Walk Through History
    • The Observatories (ASP)
    • Astronomers (PBS series?) :
      1. Dark Matter
      2. Quasars
      3. Future Episode (?)
    • Special Collection of NASA/JPL Presentations
    • Project Astro : Partners in Learning
    • Comets
    • Voyage to the Milky Way (PBS series)
    • Hunt for Alien Worlds (Nova)
    • UFOs : Are We Alone? (Nova)
    • Life Beyond Earth (PBS series) :
      1. Are We Alone?
      2. Is Anybody Listening?