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Some of my favorite
astronomy-related links (in no particular order)...
This page last updated: Thursday
7/15/2009 at 9:20 AM |
Frontiers of Astronomy
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A free lecture series at the Cleveland Museum
of Natural History
Sponsored by the Department of Astronomy
at
Case Western Reserve University
Click
HERE for a map to the parking lot of the Cleveland Museum of
Natural History
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Frontiers of Astronomy
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lectures that occurred in the 2008 through 2010 seasons |
Oct 16, 2008
8:00pm |
Eric Herbst
(Ohio State University) |
Chemistry Meets
Astronomy: The Role of Molecules in Understanding Stellar and Planetary
Formation |
Nov 13, 2008
8:00pm |
Alan
Marscher
(Boston University) |
Jets from Black Holes in Quasars |
Dec 18, 2008
8:00pm |
Sally Oey
(University of Michigan) |
Powering the Universe with Massive Stars |
Mar 12, 2009
8:00pm |
Carlos Frenk
(University of Durham) |
The Great Cosmic Gamble: Making Galaxies from
Nothing |
Apr 16, 2009
8:00pm |
Mario Livio
(Space Telescope Science Institute) |
Is God a Mathematician? |
Oct 15, 2009
8:00pm |
Neta Bahcall
(Princeton University) |
The
Dark Side of the Universe |
Nov 12, 2009
8:00pm |
Robin Ciardullo
(Penn State University) |
Planetary Nebulae and the Galactic Merry-Go-Round |
Dec 10, 2009
8:00pm |
Julio Navarro
(University of Victoria) |
A
Cosmological Revolution -- Notes from the Field |
Mar 18, 2010
8:00pm |
Avi Loeb
(Harvard University) |
The Past
and Future of the Astrophysical Universe |
Apr 15, 2010
8:00pm |
Juna Kollmeier
(Carnegie Observatories) |
The Great Escape: Hypervelocity Stars |
Are we there yet?
- set the speed of your rocket ship and see how long your trip will take (this
is fun!)
Cleaning Optics
- recommended techniques, tools and make-at-home cleaning solutions
Amateur Sites (including astro-photography):
Professional Sites (including astro-photography):
Interested in buying a telescope? Read these first!
Equipment Reviews and discussion:
Celestron
- many & varied observing & photographic instruments
Buy and Sell used (or new) equipment:
Astronomy Software (to purchase):
Astronomy Software (Free):
RTGUI
- easy way to find out what's up to see on any night
Where is M13? - 3D
graphics of where deep sky objects are with respect to the Milky Way
Virtual Moon Atlas
- fantastic maps of the Moon
Star Charts -
print them yourself for free:
Star Charts -
commercially available that I recommend:
Magazines:
Astronomy Clubs, Societies and Associations in North East Ohio:
Astronomy Clubs around the world:
Astronomy Associations:
General Information:
How to
pronounce constellation names
The constellations by season
- includes pronunciation recordings
Not really Astronomy-related, but sites of
interest:
Looking skyward during the day?
Wild Birds Unlimited
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