This
book explains the following topics: Sense of Time and Scale in the
Universe, Precursors to Modern Astronomy , Overview of the Sky and Planets, The
Old Astronomy, Development of Modern Astronomy, Timekeeping and the Celestial
Sphere, Overview of the Solar System, The Earth, The Earth's Moon, Planet
Mercury, Planet Venus, Planet Mars, Planet Jupiter, Jovian Moons, Planet Saturn,
Planet Uranus, Planet Neptune, Planet Pluto, Comets, Asteroids and Meteors.
Author(s): Dept.
Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee
This note covers the following
topics: classical mechanics and accretion theory, Vector fields and finite
differencing, Fitting data, Light propagation, Scaling laws and dimensions,
Euler Lagrange equations, Globular clusters, Angular momentum vector, Theory of
thin accretion disks, Binary evolution and bondi Hoyle Lyttleton accretion.
This book covers the following
topics: Orbits and Light, Spectroscopy, Telescopes, Solar System, Planetary System Formation,
The Sun, Properties of Stars, Interstellar Medium, Star Formation, Stellar
Evolution.
This note is a survey of observational
astronomy across the electromagnetic spectrum. Topics covered includes: overview
of current telescopes at all wavelengths, CCD basics, S/N and integration time,
some basic concepts, Optical and UV, Telescopes and instruments, FITS data and
optical data reduction, Infrared and X-ray, Data archives, object
catalogs/databases, Statistics and regression analysis, Hard X-ray and
Gamma-ray, Radio, interferometry basics, Non-photon signals: neutrinos, cosmic
rays, gravity waves.
This note demonstrate
the extraordinary images flowing from the Hubble Space Telescope, this series
builds a picture of each stage in the life cycle of a star. An evening of star
viewing in the Blue Mountains is included.