ASTR/ATOC 3720 Links

The internet (and the worldwide web) originated as a way for scientists to collaborate and exchange information rapidly and efficiently. In recent years, use of virtual media by the general public has increased at an extraordinary rate. In response, science funding agencies around the world have encouraged the use of the net for educational and public outreach purposes; therefore, there are many extremely useful websites geared towards science education.

I've gathered together below a list of links that may prove useful, enlightening, and entertaining for ASTR/ATOC 3720 students. I encourage you to use them as a starting point for an exploration of planetary and atmospheric science on the web. I've tried to be somewhat selective by posting only links that I have reviewed, but be forewarned about not believing everything you read on the net, especially if you don't really know about the source of the information or the developers of the website. As the web has become an increasingly public medium for the exchange of ideas, not everything you will find out there has been refereed or validated. Hence, Vernor Vinge has called it "the net of a million lies". Be a smart and a skeptical surfer!

General CU Links

• The University of Colorado at Boulder
• CU Math-Physics Library, located in Duane G140
• Webcat/Chinook, CU Libraries on-line version of the libary catalogue
• The Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences (APS) Department at CU
• The Program for Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (PAOS) at CU
• Sommers-Bausch Observatory (SBO), an astronomical research and teaching observatory on the CU campus
• Fiske Planetarium, another unique and exceptional teaching venue at CU
• Center for Astrophysics and Space Astronomy (CASA), a research center affiliated with the APS dept.
• The Laboratory for Atmospheric & Space Physics (LASP), a research institute within CU
• The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), a joint research institute of CU and NOAA
• JILA, a joint research institute of CU and NIST

Tours of the Solar System

• Views of the Solar System
• Planetary Fact Sheets
• The Nine Planets
• Welcome to the Planets
• Solar System Exploration Home Page
• NASA's Planetary Photojournal

General Science and Astronomy Links

• 4000 Years of Women in Science
• Royal Observatory in Greenwich, UK
• SEDS, Students for the Exploration and Development of Space
• Astronomy Picture of the Day
• Hubble Space Telescope Pictures
• Space Academy Interactive Solar System
• International Dark-Sky Association, information about light pollution
• Your Sky, and on-line planetarium
• Earth and Moon Viewer, from the folks that brought you "Your Sky"
• Solar System Live, another application from the same group
• Mars Pathfinder, tons of images from the surface of Mars
• Mars Global Surveyor , now in orbit around Mars
• Project Galileo, our probe currently at Jupiter
• Cassini, our probe on its way to Saturn
• Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)
• Extrasolar Planets, a brief history of the search and findings
• The Extrasolar Planets Encyclopedia
• SETI @ Home, Look for ETs with your home computer!
• NASA
• Today @ NASA
• NASA's Goddard Spaceflight Center
• NASA's Office of Space Science
• NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL)
• Lunar and Planetary Lab, at the University of Arizona
• Astronomical Society of the Pacific
• American Astronomical Society
• International Astronomical Union