ASTRONOMY 3500
FUNDAMENTALS OF ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS
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LECTURES
01 Introduction / Solar System
02 Topic Selection / Outer Reaches
03 Sizes of Astronomical Objects
04 Cosmic Distance Scale
05 Dynamics and Astrometry
06 Observational Astrometry
07 Light and Photometry
08 Observational Photometry
09 Light and Spectroscopy
10 Observational Spectroscopy
11 Extrasolar Planets I
12 Extrasolar Planets II
***** MIDTERM *****
13 HR Diagram I
14 HR Diagram II
15 Life of the Sun
16 Stellar Evolution
17 Stellar Embers
18 Binary Stars
19 Our Milky Way
20 Galaxies
21 Universal Past and Present
22 Universal Inflation and Structure
23 Universal Future
24 Is Global Warming Happening Now?
USEFUL WEBSITES
NASA Missions
Absolutely fundamental site for NASA space missions. Gives links to missions past, present, and future.
Planetary Photojournal (NASA)
Most excellent pictures of all sorts of Solar System members can be found here.
Minor Planet Center
Has extensive details and maps concerning all minor bodies (asteroids, KBOs, and comets) in the Solar System. This is THE place to shop if you are interested in objects smaller than a serious moon. A nice list of all periodic comets with names can be found at http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/PeriodicCodes.html.
Extrasolar Planets Encyclopedia
The definitive "go-to" site for extrasolar planet research. Lists attributes of planet candidates and their parent stars. Also has an extensive bibliography of the field and lists other relevant websites.
last updated 19 MAR 2009