Freshman Seminar 129: Modern Astronomy through Images and Interactive Animation

Dr. Michael Guidry

Professor of Physics and Astronomy

602 Nielsen Physics Building

guidry@utk.edu

Time and Place: 11:15-12:05 Monday, Bailey Education Complex (BEC) 238

Class Homepage: http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/guidry/129/

Some Useful Image Links

Astronomy Picture of the Day: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

Astronomy Picture of the Day Archive: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html

False-Color Images in Astronomy

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap061020.html (Gum Nebula in false color)

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap051223.html (H-alpha in Rosette Nebula)

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap060324.html (Rosette in false color)

http://hubblesite.org/gallery/behind_the_pictures/meaning_of_color/eagle.shtml (Example of Hubble false coloring)

http://hubblesite.org/gallery/behind_the_pictures/meaning_of_color/hubble.shtml (Interactive: NGC 1512 through 7 filters)

http://hubblesite.org/gallery/behind_the_pictures/meaning_of_color/filters.shtml (Summary: NGC 1512 through 7 filters)

Satellites

http://science.nasa.gov/Realtime/JTrack/Spacecraft.html (satellite tracks)

http://science.nasa.gov/realtime/jtrack/3d/JTrack3D.html (3D satellite tracks)

http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/satellite.html (simulated view from satellites)

Introduction to Cosmology

http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/guidry/cosmonew/ (An introduction to cosmology)