Why do we believe it when someone tells us there are a billion stars in the universe ... but if they say the paint is wet we have to touch it?  Please go touch the paint, but also touch the stars.
 

Class Code: ASTR 3210
                Class Title: Intermediate Astronomy: Solar System
            Credit Hours: 3

                Course Description: Topics in modern solar-system astronomy are pursued.
                Topics vary but often include nature and evolution of the Sun, life in the
                universe, origin and nature of the planets, and space science.
                Nonmathematical. Prereq., ASTR 1110 or 1010. Approved for arts and
                sciences core curriculum: natural science.

Text: The Cosmic Perspective, by Bennett, Donahue, Schneider, and Voit, 1999, by Addison, Wesley, Longman (Pubs).
 There is a lot of additional information and practice quizzes from the text on Astrospot.
 

Go to  LASP.

E-mail  Dave Rusch

Course topics and class policies.

 Course syllabus!

Take a look ay my professional  home page.

A great link for  pictures and information on the planets.

And  another.

    Kepler's laws explained by  video.

Also a good site to learn about Kepler's  laws.  Go to the site and click on 'Modules'.

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     A solar prominance!             Neptune from Voyager!           Jupiter                                        Saturn
 
 
 

        Mercury                                Mars                      Earth and Moon          Gaspra                           Pluto
 
 
 

Link to  Homework 2 (due Jan 20).
Link to  Homework 1 (due Jan 15).