ASTRONOMY 192 SECTION 1 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.

FIRST RULE IN SCIENCE: NEVER EVER GIVE UP!!!

WHEN NOTHING WORKS ...

What's here:

WELCOME! This page is being updated weekly!

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO READ for the FINAL in the recommended textbook, ASTRONOMY by Fraknoi, Morrison and Wolff: 504-515, 740-762, 871-882, 895-920, 935-958, 965-981, 999-1037, 1047-1088, 1102-1104, 1119-1122, 1129-1130, and the Lecture Notes of course.

THE FREE ONLINE ACCESS TO THE TEXTBOOK (ASTRONOMY by Fraknoi et al.), GO to "download the pdf" on the left, then DOWNLOAD or READ IT ONLINE

OR FROM HERE

  • Course Syllabus 192
  • Lecture Notes (password enabled!)
  • EXTRA-CREDIT OBSERVATORY: Details are given here: One-time Extra-Credit of 5% for visiting the Observatory, observing and submitting paper copy of your report, detailing at least 3 observed objects in 3 paragraphs, not later than Friday of the visit week.

  • 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 general info (go fly)
  • SETI -- Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute
  • Space Telescope Science Institute (astronomical news and cool photos)

    Periodicals:

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

    E-mail questions to Isaac Shlosman (shlosman@pa.uky.edu)

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