Astronomy 161
In this semester of Astronomy we shall concern ourselves primarily with the Solar System. As an introduction to that, we shall consider the historical development of our modern picture of the Solar System.
 | Classification
of the Planets
| The
Celestial Sphere
| Aspects
and Phases of the Planets | |
| The
Apparent Motion of Planets on the Celestial Sphere
| The
Universe of Aristotle and Ptolemy | |
| The
Constellations
| Naming the
Stars
| Star
Maps
| Celestial
Coordinate System
| Timekeeping
| Calendars
| The
Seasons
| Precession
of the Earth's Rotation Axis
| Lunar
Orbit and Phases
| Solar
Eclipses
| Lunar
Eclipses
| Tides
| |
| Sizes and
Scales
| Revolution
and Rotation of Planets
| Conservation
of Angular Momentum
| The
Origin of the Solar System
| Solar
Systems in the Making?
| Binary
Star Systems Versus Planetary Systems | |
| The
Interior of the Earth
| Geological
Differentiation
| Plate
Tectonics
| Evidence
for Plate Tectonics
| Consequences
of Plate Tectonics
| The
Earth's Atmosphere
| Weather
and Climate
| Consequences
of Rotation for Weather
| The
Earth's Magnetic Field
| Auroras:
The Northern and Southern Lights
| Imaging
the Earth | |
| Intrinsic
and Orbital Properties
| Tides
and Gravitational Locking
| Surface
Properties
| Interior
and Geological Activity
| Theories
of Formation | |
| General
Features of Mercury
| The
Surface and Interior of Mercury | |
| General
Features of Venus
| The
Cloud Layer
| The
Atmosphere of Venus
| A
Runaway Greenhouse Effect?
| The
Surface Features of Venus
| A
Comparison of Venus and Earth | |
| General
Features
| Mariner
9
| Surface
Features
| Atmosphere
and Interior
| Viking: The
Search for Life
| The
Moons of Mars | |
| General
Features of Jupiter
| The
Atmosphere of Jupiter
| The
Great Red Spot
| The
Interior of Jupiter
| The
Magnetic Field of Jupiter
| Jupiter's
Ring | |
| The Moon
Io: a Seething Interior and Active Surface
| The
Moon Europa: Cue Ball of the Satellites
| The
Moon Ganymede: Laboratory for Tectonic Motion
| The
Moon Callisto: Geologically Dead
| The
Other Moons of Jupiter | |
| General
Features of Saturn
| Surface
and Interior
| The
Ring System
| The
Moons of Saturn | |
| General
Features of Uranus
| Surface
and Interior
| The
Ring System
| The
Moons of Uranus | |
| General
Features of Neptune
| Surface
and Interior
| The
Rings of Neptune
| The
Moons of Neptune | |
| General
Features of Pluto
| Surface
and Interior
| The
Moon Charon | |
| General
Features of Comets
| Comet
Hyakutake
| Comet
Hale-Bopp
| Halley's
Comet
| Collisions
of Comets with other Bodies
| Small
Comets? | |
| General
Features of Asteroids
| Earth-Crossing
Asteroids | |
| Meteors
and Meteor Showers
| Classification
of Meteorites
| Meteorite
Impacts | |
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