ASTR 1100 INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY

Home Page URL
http://hurri.kean.edu/~yoh/astronomy

Instructor : Dr. Shing Yoh
Class Policy and Grading 
Syllabus
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Text Book Web Page : Pathways to Astronomy by Schneider and Arny

Lecture Powerpoints : Goto BlackBoard : http://blackboard.kean.edu

Part I : Solar System

  1. 2006 IAU Definition of Planet
  2. History of Planetary Probes
  3. History of Space Exploration
  4. Solar System Simulator
  5. The Nine Planets, A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System
  6. Voyager Home Page
  7. Life on Mars ?
  8. Mars Missions
  9. President Obama Mars Mission Plan
  10. President Obama Mars Mission Plan
  11. Galileo Home Page : Journey to Jupiter
  12. Cassini Home Page : Mission to Saturn and Titan
  13. New Horizons Mission to Pluto and Kuiper Belts
  14. Moon Phases (Java)
  15. Sunrise/Sunset, Moonrise/Moonset, Tides
  16. Astronomical Pronunciation Guide II (Planets and Moons)

Part II : Star Gazing

  1. Celestial Coordinate System
  2. Sky OnLine
  3. Sky View : a Virtual Observatory on the Net
  4. Stars and Constellations
  5. Constellations
  6. Times of sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset etc.
  7. Dreyfuss Planetarium, Newark Museum
  8. Fels Planetarium, Franklin Institute of Philadelphia
  9. Astronomical Pronunciation Guide (Bright Navigation Stars)


Part III : History of Astronomy

  1. History of Astronomy
  2. History of Astronomy


Part IV : Stars & Galaxies

  1. Exo-Planets
  2. Planets around other stars
  3. ExoPlanets
  4. NASA Exoplanet Institute
  5. Messier Objects
  6. Black Holes Frequently Asked Questions
  7. Active Galactic Nuclei

Part V : Universe & Cosmology

  1. PBS NOVA : Runaway Universe
  2. Interactive animations
    1. GalaSee 
    2. Crashing Galaxies
  3. Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE)
  4. Cosmology and Dark Universe FAQ

Part VI : Telescopes & Observatories

  1. Space Telescope Electronic Information Service
  2. Best of Hubble Space Telescope
  3. Orbiting Astronomical Observatories
  4. Mauna Kea Observatories

Appendix : Other interesting sites

  1. AstroWeb :Astronomical Internet Resources
  2. The Astronomy Cafe (The web site for the astronomically disadvantaged)
  3. Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Space Calendar
  4. NASA Home Page
  5. Astronomy Picture of the Day
  6. SETI : Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence
  7. OnLine Magazine : Sky and Telescope
  8. Astronomy Related Web Pages : http://www.yahoo.com/Science/Astronomy
  9. Astronomy Related Web Pages : http://directory.google.com/Top/Science/Astronomy/

Dr. Shing Yoh
Department of Geology and Meteorology
Kean University
Union, NJ 07083
yoh@hurri.kean.edu