For relaxation:
Tuesday/Thursday 9:30-10:50, ARC 160
E-mail Željko: ivezicATastro.washington.edu
Teaching Assistant: Sarah Loebman
E-mail Sarah: sloebmanATastro.washington.edu
Class materials: (all files are pdf):
How do I print lectures with 4 pages on each printout page?
Links to postscript lectures with 4 pages on each printout page.
Lectures (pdf files become available a day prior to the lecture):
Lecture 1: Introduction, Gravity (guest lecturer: Tom Quinn)
Lecture 2: Atoms and Matter (guest lecturer: Sarah Loebman)
Lecture 3: Thermal Radiation (guest lecturer: Eric Agol)
Lecture 4: The Electromagnetic Spectrum
Lecture 5: Measuring Distances in Astronomy
Lecture 6: Basic Properties of Stars
Lecture 7: Spectral Classification of Stars, the Sun
Lecture 8: Stellar Birth and Evolution
Lecture 9: Stellar Evolution and Death
Lecture 10: Introduction to Galaxies
Lecture 12: Quasars and Active Galactic Nuclei
Lecture 13: Our galaxy, the Milky Way
Lecture 14: Expansion of the Universe
Lecture 15: Observational Cosmology
An excellent website to learn more cosmology:
Ned Wright's Cosmology TutorialBooks on relativity and black holes:
Andrew Hamilton's compilationAstronomy Data
Sloan Digital
Sky Survey (SDSS): Optical images and spectra Astronomy Articles
2MASS:
Near-Infrared images
NASA
Extragalactic Database (NED): Find information on any galaxy,
quasar, or cluster
Astronomical Data Center: Lots of catalogs of
astronomical data
High-Energy
Data: X-Ray, Gamma-Ray, & UV Data from Satellites
Spectra
of Stars: Downloadable spectra of different stellar types
SIMBAD: Find information on any star, globular
cluster, etc (i.e. like NED, but closer)
Simulations of galaxy encounters
Astronomical Abstract Service (ADS) Cool Pictures
New Astronomy Articles (astro-ph preprint server)
Space.com
Sky &
Telescope
Hubble Heritage Image Gallery
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Best
of the Hubble Space Telescope
Real-time updates for the Sun from the satellite SOHO
A truly spectacular image of Jupiter and its satellite Io obtained by spacecraft Galileo
For relaxation:
What's the difference between astronomy and astrology?
Space Coloring Book for children (and others)
