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Fundamentals of Astronomy
Mathematical and Scientific Methods Intro Browser Larson .doc Comments
Astronomical Measurements Inter   Larson .doc Comments
Data Collecting Intro Browser Wadsley .doc Comments
Measuring Angular Sizes and Distances Intro None Sullivan (skywatch) .doc Comments
Measuring Earth's Circumference Intro None Sullivan (skywatch) .doc Comments
Measuring the Mass of the Earth by Dropping Marbles Intro None Boynton/ Larson .pdf Comments
Measuring the Mass of the Earth Using a Pendulum Intro None Larson .doc
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Kepler's Laws Intro Browser Larson .doc
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An Introduction to Kepler's Laws Intro Browser Balick .doc Comments
Spectra Intro No computers Palen .doc Comments
Spectral Analysis Intro None Larson .doc Comments
Telescopes Intro None Larson .doc Comments
Observing the Sky
Planetarium Lab Intro Browser West .doc
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Celestial Navigation 1 Intro None Sullivan   Comments
Celestial Navigation 2 (backup plan) Intro None Sullivan   Comments
Constellations and Movement of Stars Intro None Sullivan   Comments
Length of Sidereal Day Intro None Sullivan   Comments
Motion of the Moon Intro None Sullivan   Comments
Motion of the Sun Intro None Sullivan   Comments
Photographing the Sky Intro None Sullivan   Comments
Phases of the Moon Intro None Larson .doc Comments
Using Planispheres Intro None Larson .doc
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Sally's Sunshine Schedule Intro External Website Balick/Palen   Comments
Observing the Night Sky Intro None Larson .doc Comments
Solar System labs are included in a separate listing.
The Sun
Properties of the Sun Intro Netscape Palen .doc Comments
Properties of the Sun 2.0 Intro None Palen .doc Comments
Analyzing a Coronal Mass Ejection from the Sun Intro   Larson .doc Comments
Identifying Lines in the Solar Spectrum Intro Browser Larson/Fraser   Comments
Stars
Distance Measures Intro No computers Palen   Comments
Measured Parallaxes of Stars tutorial (PDF)
Distances to Stars Using Measured Parallaxes (PDF) 		Intro None Schmoll .doc Comments
Distances to Nearby Stars and Their Motions (stellar parallax and proper motion) Intro Browswer Stadel/Mendoza   Comments
Distances to Stars in Leo Intro Browser Larson .doc Comments
Spectral Classification of Stars Intro Netscape Palen   Comments
Spectral Classification of Stars Inter   Plotkin .doc
Investigating the Crab Nebula Intro Browser (for active links) Larson .doc Comments
Spectroscopic Binaries Intro Browser Larson .doc Comments
Distance to Hyades Intro None Larson (Adapted from University of Victoria) .doc
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Stellar Evolution and H-R Diagram
Properties of Planetary Nebulae Intro Netscape Palen   Comments
Properties of Planetary Nebulae 2.0 Intro None Palen .doc
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Properties of Supernovae Intro Netscape Palen .doc Comments
Cluster Color-Mag. Diagram and the Age of Stars Intro None Agueros/McCrady   Comments
Ages of Clusters from CMDs tutorial (PDF)
Determining Ages of Star Clusters from CMDs (PDF) 		Intro   Stephanik   Comments
RR Lyrae Stars and the Distance to M4 Intro None Larson (Adapted from Astronomical Experiments, Vincent Icke, 1983) .doc
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RR Lyrae Stars and the Distance to M4 Intro Browser (clickable images) Larson   Comments
Milky Way Galaxy
Center of the Galaxy Using Harlow Shapley's Method Intro Browser Larson (adapted from University of Victoria)   Comments
Distance to Center of Galaxy (analysis of plots) Intro   Larson .doc Comments
Galaxies
Hubble Galaxy Classification Intro Netscape Palen   Comments
Hubble Galaxy Classification for a large lecture hall Intro None Palen   Comments
Hubble Deep Field Intro Netscape Larson   Comments
Dark Matter Intro Netscape Stinson   Comments
Cosmology
Hubble Law Lab: the Short Version Inter Netscape Mendoza et al.   Comments
Hubble Law Lab Inter Netscape; IE 5.0+ Mendoza et al.   Comments
The Expanding Universe Intro No computers Palen   Comments
Curvature of Space Intro Netscape Hogan   Comments
Particle Soup: Nucleosynthesis Intro None Wadsley   Comments

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