ASTRONOMY

Equipped with his five senses, man explores the universe around him and calls the adventure Science.  ~Edwin Powell Hubble, The Nature of Science, 1954

Barge Home

Astronomy Homework

Borrowing Telescopes

Visions of the Universe Website

Remote Telescope Links

SkyNet

SkyView

Darks & Flats

Downloads

EPOD

APOD

SpaceWeather.com

Heavens-Above

NOVA ScienceNow

WPCP

FoxTrot

Stellar Evolution and the HR diagram

Estimating Star Cluster Ages & Distances - Open this Excel Spreadsheet

HR Diagrams & Star Clusters Ages  Practice

Research Projects

Build Your Own Star

Tactile Astronomy Image Project

Star Life Cycle - Great online text with interactives to help you explore different stages of stars. Document that goes with website

NanoSail D Photo Contest

More on Spectral Classification

Size of Objects in Universe - Web Page, Web Page with commentary, YouTube

Blackbody Applets

 

Make a Splash with Color - wesite with interesting info about color, sight and light

Stargazer Video clips

To find out about the lunar eclipse, watch the Dec 13-19, 2010 titled Get ready for next week's total eclipse of the moon, you won't see another one for four years!

To find out about the stars that will be near the moon during the days leading up to New's Year Eve, watch the Dec 20 - 26, 2010 titled Follow the Moon past the planets & stars in the morning sky

More info about the total lunar eclipse 12/21/10

Infrared Astronomy

Apollo Missions Spinoffs

Color Astronomy

A Very Interesting Electromagnetic Diagram

Solar Week

Solar Comparision Activities

MicroObservatory

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The World's Largest Optical Telescopes - Orbiting Telescopes

Amateur Astronomical Observatories

Star Chart Holder - Star Wheel with drawings - Wheel with Coordinates - Star Wheel without drawings

Astro Video

Learning Style Survey #1          Description of Learning Styles #1

Learning Style Survey #2          Description of Learning Styles #2

Parent/Guardian Questionnaire Online