ASTRONOMY 191 SECTIONS 1 and 2 HOMEPAGE

Prof. Isaac Shlosman

Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Kentucky

The Universe is BIG. It may seem like a long way to the corner chemist, but
compared to the Universe, that's peanuts.

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WHAT you need to read for the FINAL test:
Ch. 7 (pp.211-216), Ch. 10 (pp. 329-354 [only stuff about Uranus and Neptune), Ch. 12 (pp. 359-379), Ch. 14 (pp. 478-497), and the Lecture Notes of course

• Course Syllabus 191-1
• Course Syllabus 191-2
• THE BOOK login!!!!
• Animations Page
  
• Animations Page
  
• Details of the signup for UK Astronomical Observatory (extra credits and more)
  

• Astronomy Picture of the Day
  
• The Solar System LIVE and NOW!!!!!!!!!! (ALSO: track asteroids and comets!)
  
• Bluegrass Amateur Astronomy Club
  
• What's in the Sky TODAY? (everything you want to see in the sky!)
  
• NASA Mars Exploration Program
• NASA general info (go fly)
• SETI -- Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute
• Space Telescope Science Institute (astronomical news and cool photos)
• Students for the Exploration and Development of Space
  

  Periodical:

• Sky and Telescope (one of the best astronomy magazines for everybody)