Astronomy Resources

Class Resources

• Astronomy: A Beginner's Guide to the Universe

    This is the companion website to the textbook we use. Great for extra review questions to help studying for tests.

• Astronomy Picture of the Day

    Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.

Fun Stuff

• Bad Astronomy
  
      Astronomer Phil Plait offers up explanations of common misconceptions about astronomy and general science as well.

• Satellite Flybys
  
      Catch a glimpse of the International Space Station flying overhead. It looks like a shooting star, but it has people inside.

• Space Weather
  
      Turbulent "weather" on the Sun creates variances in the solar wind, which can in turn cause the auraoe here on Earth. Great for sunspot tracking.

Reference

• NASA
  
      The National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Anything to do with space and the government goes through NASA
  

• The 88 Constellations

• Mythology of the Constellations

• Clear Sky Chart
  

• Belt of Venus