Resources

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• NASA sites
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Resources

The internet is a great resource for astronomy information of all sorts. We are beginning to build a link library here. Each month you will find links to sites related to topics presented by Observatory Open House speakers. We will also be adding links to each of the categories on the menu on the right. Check back monthly for updates!

This month's Open House topic....

For more information about the topics discussed at this month's Observatory Open House events, follow the links below.

September 20th - Building the Universe at the National Air and Space Museum

• National Air & Space Museum
• Explore the Universe (exhibit)

Past topics

Sept 5th - Have you seen the Milky Way?

• The Milky Way Galaxy (from SEDS)
• Multi Wavelength Milky Way

Aug 20th - Gravity, From Here to Eternity

• Gravity Probe B
• Exploring Gravity
• KC-135A Reduced Gravity Research Program (aka, the Vomit Comet)

Aug 5th - Looking at Other Wavelengths: A Survey of Astronomy Observatories from Radio to Gamma Rays

• The Electromagnetic Spectrum
• It takes more than one kind of telescope to see the light
• What you see is not what you get?

July 20th - Fasten Your Seatbelts! The Bumpy Ride to Star Formation

• Stellar Nurseries
• The Center for Star Formation Studies
• Dr. Ostriker's pub list

July 5th - The Problem with Mars

• The Mars Exploration web site has the latest on Mars and links to sites with information on Mars missions, pictures, science, kids and classroom pages, and much more, at http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov.
• Center for Mars Exploration

June 20th - X-Rays and Gamma Rays on the Sun

• "The Sun in X-rays" - Evidence of solar X-rays.
• X-Rays - General reading on X-rays, touches on the presence of X-rays in the Sun.
• Solar Flares - Solar flares, X-rays, and gamma rays.
• Gamma-Rays - General overview of gamma rays.

Astro Images

There are numerous sites that contain beautiful and informative photographs and digital images of space. Some of our favorites...

• Astronomy Picture of the Day - one of our favorite web sites, there's a cool new image every day!
• Hubble Heritage Gallery - This site puts together some of the best images from the Hubble Space Telescope.
• UM Observatory Gallery - Gotta show off our own pics!

Last Updated: Thursday October 04, 2007 by Elizabeth Warner