Calendar

Syllabus

Sessions

Resources

Terminology

• Stars and Constellations
• What are Constellations
• Constellation Guide
• Constellation Mythology
• Photographic Guide of the Constellations
• Constellations Index

Terminology

• Celestial Coordinate System (Astronomical League)
• Celestial Coordinate System (University of Tennessee)
• Astronomical Coordinate and Time Systems
• Astronomical Time System

Stars

• Naming Convention
• Naming the Stars
• Stellar Magnitude System
• Stellar Magnitude Scale
• Estimating Limiting Magnitude
• Limiting Visual Magnitude Estimation
• Limiting Magnitude Due to Light Pollution
• Light Pollution's Effects
• Star Colors
• Star Colors and Temperatures
• Variable Stars
• American Association of Variable Star Observers
• Multiple Star Systems

The Moon

• Moon Phases
• Moon Phase Calendar
• Virtual Reality Moon Phase Pictures
• Rise and Set Times
• Eclipses
• Upcoming Eclipses
• Lunar Eclipse for Beginners
• Lunar Eclipse Computer
• Blue Moon
• Harvest Moon

The Planets

• The Nine Planets
• Welcome to the Planets
• Apparent Motion on Celestial Sphere
• Planet Positions
• Planets and their Motion
• Laws of Planetary Motion
• Circular and Satellite Motion
• Retrograde Motion

The Sun

• Sunspots and the Solar Cycle
• Sunspots
• Stanford Solar Center
• Rise and Set Times
• Noontime Altitude of Sun
• Equinox and Solstice
• Daily Path
• Solar Position Calculator
• Sunrise/Sunset Calculator
• Annual Motion of Sun
• Eclipses
• Upcoming Eclipses

Meteors, Comets, Satellites

• Asteroids and Comets
• Comets
• Comets and Meteor Showers
• Sky and Telescope's Comet Page
• Sky and Telescope's Meteor Page
• Meteor Showers
• Meteors and Meteor Showers
• 2002 Meteor Shower Calendar
• International Meteor Organization
• International Space Station Visibility
• Heavens Above (Satellite visibility)

General References:

• NMT Astronomy Club
• Etscorn Campus Observatory
• Astronomy Picture of the Day
• AstroWeb
• History of Astronomy
• Sky and Telescope Magazine
• Astronomy Magazine
• Astronomy Now Online
• Eric Weisstein's Treasure Trove of Astronomy
• SpaceWeather.com
• Star Date Online
• The Albuquerque Astronomical Society
• Santa Fe Planetarium
• Lodestar Astronomy Center
• New Mexico Astronomy Listings
• The Planetary Society
• American Association of Variable Star Observers
• International Occultation Timing Association
• Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers
• Astronomical Society of the Pacific