This book covers the following topics: Introduction and Fundamental
Principles, Basic Assumptions, Theorems, and Polytropes, Sources and Sinks of
Energy, Flow of Energy through the Star and Construction of Stellar Models,
Theory of Stellar Evolution, Relativistic Stellar Structure, Structure of
Distorted Stars, Stellar Pulsation and Oscillation, The Flow of Radiation
Through the Atmosphere, Solution of the Equation of Radiative Transfer,
Environment of the Radiation Field, Construction of a Model Stellar Atmosphere,
Formation of Spectral Lines, Shape of Spectral Lines, Breakdown of Local
Thermodynamic Equilibrium and Beyond the Normal Stellar Atmosphere.
This note provides a quantitative introduction to the physics of
the solar system, stars, the interstellar medium, the galaxy, and the universe,
as determined from a variety of astronomical observations and models.
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.