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Astronomy 161: The Solar System - 0 views

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    Notes from an astronomy course at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (USA). "In this semester of Astronomy we shall concern ourselves primarily with the Solar System. As an introduction to that, we shall consider the historical development of our modern picture of the Solar System."
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Astronomy videos at YouTube's education channel - 0 views

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    There were 81 videos at time of posting
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Big History Project - 0 views

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    A complete history of the Universe, from the Big Bang up to now. Too much to list here, really, but it includes loads of resources and lessons that can be used to teach astronomy, earth science, and life science, with links to agriculture and modern society. Pretty darn cool overall.
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Skymaps.com - Publication Quality Sky Maps & Star Charts - 0 views

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    Download maps of the sky for wherever and whenever you are.
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SEDS Messier Database - 0 views

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    THE MESSIER CATALOG Index of Messier objects with image icons or in text mode! Great tool for reference while observing through telescopes.
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The Interactive NGC Catalog Online - 0 views

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    The Interactive NGC Catalog Online This is the interactive NGC (and IC, and Messier) catalog atSEDS, based on the famous NGC 2000.0 by R.W. Sinnott of Sky Publishing Corp., who also created the electronic version used by this online service (thanks toSky Publishing for permitting us this kind of use). An excellent reference.
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Moon Phases Calendar / Moon Schedule - 0 views

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    Find past and future moon phases with this moon phases calendar/moon schedule. You can set the month and year for hundreds of years.
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Planet Hunters - 0 views

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    You can participate in a crowd-sourced search for exoplanets (planets orbiting stars other than our Sun) by looking at data from NASA's Kepler satellite. Wicked cool and participatory science.
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Planetarium - Interactive star map and virtual sky - 0 views

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    A browser-based virtual planetarium of stars and planets, customizable to any location and time. LOADS of fun. Easy to get lost in this one.
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The Sky ABove - 0 views

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    This site uses your computer's location to determine what the night sky looks like. Simple, kind of cool. Worth a look for quick reference.
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10,000 Galaxies from Nothing - 0 views

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    This animated GIF shows images from the Hubble telescope and is useful for demonstrating the vast size of the universe, the number of stars it contains, and the possible number of planets out there.
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Exoplanet Orbit Database | Exoplanet Data Explorer - 0 views

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    The Exoplanet Data Explorer is an interactive table and plotter for exploring and displaying data from the Exoplanet Orbit Database. The Exoplanet Orbit Database is a carefully constructed compilation of quality, spectroscopic orbital parameters of exoplanets orbiting normal stars from the peer-reviewed literature, and updates the Catalog of nearby exoplanets.
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SolarBeat - 1 views

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    Musical Solar System - based on real orbital frequencies. It's like a soothing music box made of the planets in our solar system. Awesome.
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ASTRONOMICAL DISTANCES - 0 views

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    Interactive tool to help students in introductory math and science classes visualize astronomical distances.
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Stephen Hawking's Big Ideas Made Simple - 0 views

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    An animated YouTube video that makes Hawking's ideas accessible to students.
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