Astronomy Study Guides

ASTRONOMY STUDY GUIDES

UNIT 01: OUR SOLAR SYSTEM

► A GREAT NASA graphic on the birth of the solar system is HERE

►NASA Planet Fact Sheet is HERE (There is WAY more data that you need to know here, but it can be helpful to get basic information for sure). Remember, you should be comfortable with the order of the planets in our solar system, the relative sizes, whether they are gas or rocky and whether they have rings

► A list of object types in our solar system is HERE

UNIT 02 - STARS

STAR CATEGORIES

STELLAR EVOLUTION

BIG BANG READINGS

►The End of the DARK AGE and the birth of first stars is HERE (advanced) or THIS

►First GALAXIES is found HERE

►STARS and the first Solar Systems is found HERE

► Interesting thoughts on the end of the Universe can be found HERE

BIG BANG TIMELINES

► PBS.ORG has an excellent timeline it is HERE

► PBS also has a very good TEXT timeline and it is HERE

► This timeline has a bit TOO much detial but there is some good stuff if you look carefully by clicking HERE

THE GREAT ASTONOMY IMAGING PROJECT

► Detailed Project Help is HERE

►NASA photo analyst tutorial is HERE

► HARVARD/CHANDRA X-Ray Observatory tutorial is HERE

CREATING AN OBSERVATION PLAN/STELLARIUM SOFTWARE

► Initial setup instructions are HERE

► Instructions for changing the data display settings are HERE

► To change how many objects are displayed on the screen click HERE

My Black Hen Lays Eggs in the Relative When

She won't lay them here

(in the probably now)

Because she's unable to postulate how.