Astronomy Figures and Links
for Frontiers of Science

Web-Based Reading/Discussion Question Links:

• CoolCosmos
• Sky Charts can be obtrained from Heavens Above
• Binary Star Java Applet
  

Good Resources for General Astronomy Pictures:

• Astronomy Picture of the Day (searchable)
  

Figures for Seminar:

Seminar 1

• Electromagnetic Spectrum
  http://universe.gsfc.nasa.gov/be/library/EM_Spectrum3-new.jpg
• Blackbody Figure:
  http://www.astro.washington.edu/labs/clearinghouse/labs/Spectclass/images/blackbody.jpg
• Blackbody profile for the Sun:
  http://www.thermalphysics.org/graphics/sun.jpg
• Solar Spectrum above and below the atmosphere:
  http://www.csr.utexas.edu/projects/rs/hrs/pics/irradiance.gif
• Star forming region in Orion:
  http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap990522.html
• Adaptive Optics:
  http://cfao.ucolick.org/EO/JustForStudents/whatis.php
• Article on New Distance to Pleiades:
  http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n0406/06hubble/
  
• Pleiades:
  http://www.astro.uva.nl/exhibition/pictures/mooie_gifjes/jpeg/pleiades.jpeg
• Hyades:
  http://www.physics.utoledo.edu/~lsa/_a1010/_icle18/hyades.jpg
• M67:
  http://www.phy.hr/~kresimir/m67.jpg
  
• Sagittarius Field:
  http://heritage.stsci.edu/1998/30/index.html
  

• Atomic Spectra:
  http://www.ess.sunysb.edu/cbender/AST112/atomicspectra_web.jpg
  
• Color versions of Solar spectrum showing absorption lines:
  http://faculty.rmwc.edu/tmichalik/images/spectrum.jpg
  http://www.physics.utoledo.edu/~lsa/_p1750/SPlab.jpg
  http://www.ucolick.org/~vogt/sunspectrum72.jpg
  
• Stellar Spectral Sequence:
  http://www.astro.rug.nl/~jpm/Astrofysica/Images/spectralseq.gif
  http://www.astro.sunysb.edu/fwalter/AST101/spt.html
  
• Line strength vs. temperature:
  http://www.ap.stmarys.ca/~ishort/Images/Physics/Stellar/lines.gif
• Exoplanet websites:
  http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/
  http://www.exoplanets.org
• Not Quite Current figure of current planetary systems:
  http://www.exoplanets.org/massradiiframe.html
• New "Rocky" Planet Discoveries (31 August)
  NASA Press Release
  Main NASA Page
  CNN Article
• Mayor & Queloz (1995) Nature article on the discovery of the first extrasolar planet around 51 Peg:
  Mayor1995.pdf
  Abstract
  Figure 2
  Figure 4
  Figure 5
  Conclusion