On the server in the M
Folder/Teachers/HighSchool/Pauly/7and8th Science/8thScience/ Astronomy are PowerPoint’s
and graphic notes for students to review. These can only be used at school.
Pauly’s Astronomy PowerPoint’s
Sequence:
1. Days, nights, years, satellites 5. Overview of the Solar System
2. Moon. Earth, Moon, Impact 6. Terrestrial Planets and Inner Solar
System
3. Phases of the moon 7. Gas Planets and
Outer Solar System
4. Earth Moon System
Astronomy Notes and Resources for Students
Sequence
1. Space Exploration
2. Earth Moon System
3. Solar System
4. Stars and Galaxies
5. Astronomical Table
6. Astro 10 PowerPoint’s
Web Resources for Astronomy
The Constellations. This
has a short page for each constellation, with the mythology, list of principal
stars, and descriptions of deep-sky objects.
NASA/GSFC Eclipse
Home Page. More than you need to know about eclipses.
Welcome to the Planets.
Imagery from NASA, on a JPL website.
NASA Space Science
Missions. This is a nice "index page" that lists all of
NASA planetary missions, including future plans.
Mars Exploration Rover
Mission. The primary site for the very latest news and photos from
the Spirit and
Cassini mission to Saturn
This spacecraft is due to arrive at Saturn in July, but is already sending back
interesting images.
Planetary Society - News
Archive. Much broader coverage of news of planetary exploration (not
just NASA). Also an advocacy group.
HubbleSite is produced by the Space
Telescope Science Institute, the organization that controls the Hubble Space
Telescope.
Stars and Constellations.
Hundreds of stars, created by a retired (but very active) faculty member at
Some information about
buying a telescope.
Students for the Exploration and Development of
Space.
Long list
of links from Richard Pogge's Astronomy 161 class at