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This page was last updated on August 31st, 2008
This page was last updated on August 31st, 2008
Stars (from Astronomy)
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Summer Sky Tour
A guide to give a tour of the summer night sky.
Buy a Star, But It's Not Yours
Article discussing (non)validity of star naming companies.
Magnetohydrodynamics of Stellar Interiors
Discussion will focus on the nonlinear interactions between turbulent convection, rotation and magnetic fields in the interiors of stars. From 6 September - 17 December, 2004 at the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Cambridge, UK. Inclu
Scientific American Explorations: A Parade of New Planets
A Parade of New Planets
Star Journey @ nationalgeographic.com
Star Journey. Journey through the stars with National Geographic Online. View the nighttime sky with popular National Geographic Star Chart...
Space Telescope Science Institute
A small Hubble telescope image gallery of Quasars.
The Constellations since 1996
Binocular and naked eye guide to the constellations, a data table, and mythology.
Bright Star Catalogue
Find data (cross references, positions, proper motions, spectral classes, magnitudes ...) on all stars visible to the naked eye from the BSC, SKY2000, SAO, WDS and GCVS. Stars can be searched by their proper names, Bayer designations, Flamsteed, HR, HD, S
University of Vaasa - Star photos
Nice index of some interesting star photographs. Note: All files are downloaded via an FTP program which appears in a new window.
Hawaiian Astronomical Society - Deepsky Atlas
A listing of the Hawaiian Astronomical Society Deepsky Atlas by constellation.
The Classification of Stellar Spectra
NASA page explaining the colors and classifications (O, B, A, F, G, K, and M) of stars.
SpaceWander Virtual Space Trip!
Multimedia experience of flying by spaceship through the solar system. Visit each planet. Real space pictures from NASA. In English, French, Italian, Spanish and Russian. Recommended for kids.
Laser Star Astrophysics
Plasma recombination lasers in rapidly cooled stellar atmospheres.
The Fifty Brightest Stars
The most visible stars that can be seen by the naked eye from earth. Lists names, positions, distances, magnitudes and spectral classifications.
ESO Photo Gallery - Astronomical Images
Pictures of all kinds of Stars provided by the European Southern Observatory.
Measuring the Stars
In-depth lecture notes that provide information on how to derive properties of stars, based on observation.
Star Maps
Three high resolution star maps in .tif format for download. Tycho, Hipparcos and Yale bright star maps available.
Star Data Pages
Provides detailed information about stars: positions, proper motion, radial velocity, magnitudes, spectral class, color index, catalogue references, data about multiple star systems (i.e. orbital elements), and data about variability (min./max. brightness
Scientific American: A Sharper View of the Stars
About a new generation of optical interferometers, which uses two almost identical signals to give more information about these celestial bodies.
Solar and Stellar Seismology
Explains the study of a star's oscillations to determine the interior chemical composition.
Astronomy 162: Stars, Galaxies, and Cosmology
Entire Astrophysics course online. Very extensive introduction course to stars.
BBC Space - Stars
Five concise articles covering the birth and death of stars, star types, and all the things we "know" from just looking at them
Astrometry Department, U.S Naval Observatory
The primary purpose of this website is to distribute information related to the positions and motions of the stars and planets, mainly to the Defense community.
Dark Stars, Black Holes, Bright Galaxies
One huge page packed with illustrations, diagrams and photographs portraying some interesting aspects of stars, black holes and galaxies.
The Formation of Binary Stars
Highly-detailed but brief paper concerning the Classical Fission Hypothesis.
Stars and Galaxies
Behavior of stars, generation of energy, their origin, and life cycle. Also includes a wide range of interesting pictures of galaxies and related phenomena that can be observed in the universe through telescopes.
Spectra and Spectra Analysis: Stars
Includes a section on spectral classification of stars.
How Stuff Works: Stars
Illustrated tutorial about stars, their properties, formation, and death. Includes related links.
Cosmobrain
Lists the 50 brightest stars visible from Earth, and the 50 closest stars to Earth. Proper names, distances, magnitudes, spectral classification and other data are provided for each star.
A guide to give a tour of the summer night sky.
Article discussing (non)validity of star naming companies.
Discussion will focus on the nonlinear interactions between turbulent convection, rotation and magnetic fields in the interiors of stars. From 6 September - 17 December, 2004 at the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Cambridge, UK. Inclu
A Parade of New Planets
Star Journey. Journey through the stars with National Geographic Online. View the nighttime sky with popular National Geographic Star Chart...
A small Hubble telescope image gallery of Quasars.
Binocular and naked eye guide to the constellations, a data table, and mythology.
Find data (cross references, positions, proper motions, spectral classes, magnitudes ...) on all stars visible to the naked eye from the BSC, SKY2000, SAO, WDS and GCVS. Stars can be searched by their proper names, Bayer designations, Flamsteed, HR, HD, S
Nice index of some interesting star photographs. Note: All files are downloaded via an FTP program which appears in a new window.
A listing of the Hawaiian Astronomical Society Deepsky Atlas by constellation.
NASA page explaining the colors and classifications (O, B, A, F, G, K, and M) of stars.
Multimedia experience of flying by spaceship through the solar system. Visit each planet. Real space pictures from NASA. In English, French, Italian, Spanish and Russian. Recommended for kids.
Plasma recombination lasers in rapidly cooled stellar atmospheres.
The most visible stars that can be seen by the naked eye from earth. Lists names, positions, distances, magnitudes and spectral classifications.
Pictures of all kinds of Stars provided by the European Southern Observatory.
In-depth lecture notes that provide information on how to derive properties of stars, based on observation.
Three high resolution star maps in .tif format for download. Tycho, Hipparcos and Yale bright star maps available.
Provides detailed information about stars: positions, proper motion, radial velocity, magnitudes, spectral class, color index, catalogue references, data about multiple star systems (i.e. orbital elements), and data about variability (min./max. brightness
About a new generation of optical interferometers, which uses two almost identical signals to give more information about these celestial bodies.
Explains the study of a star's oscillations to determine the interior chemical composition.
Entire Astrophysics course online. Very extensive introduction course to stars.
Five concise articles covering the birth and death of stars, star types, and all the things we "know" from just looking at them
The primary purpose of this website is to distribute information related to the positions and motions of the stars and planets, mainly to the Defense community.
One huge page packed with illustrations, diagrams and photographs portraying some interesting aspects of stars, black holes and galaxies.
Highly-detailed but brief paper concerning the Classical Fission Hypothesis.
Behavior of stars, generation of energy, their origin, and life cycle. Also includes a wide range of interesting pictures of galaxies and related phenomena that can be observed in the universe through telescopes.
Includes a section on spectral classification of stars.
Illustrated tutorial about stars, their properties, formation, and death. Includes related links.
Lists the 50 brightest stars visible from Earth, and the 50 closest stars to Earth. Proper names, distances, magnitudes, spectral classification and other data are provided for each star.
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