Astronomy
Books
Use the Web Collection's Power Search to locate books on your topic
520s- Astronomy
980s - Incas
950s - India
ebooks are found in WebCollection and Virtual Reference Center
Specific Titles
520 - 523 Astronomy
398.2 Gal The Constellations: How They Came to Be
Explanation to the mythology surrounding the constellations
520.92 Ast Astronomy of the Ancients
Databases - you will need your ID and password to access from home
Access
Science from McGraw-Hill
AP
Science from Proquest
Gale Virtual
Reference Library from Thomson/Gale
Science Online from Facts on File
Science
Resource Center from Thomson/Gale
Astronomy Career Information - see brochure for more information on
these databases
Career Bridges
COIN
Ferguson's Career Guidance Center
Vocational Biographies
The Internet
Careers Constellations, Planets and the Sun Multicultural Astronomy NASA Telescopes
Careers
Careers with NASA - career in aerospace, earth science, space science
or technology? How do you know which courses to take and what types of jobs are
available in each field? Begin with the resources on this page and explore a
variety of opportunities.
Be sure to use the IMC Career
Databases
Constellations, Comets, the Planets and the Sun and more
Constellations
and their Stars - explains the constellations and stars and includes
star charts and brief explanations of star myths behind the names of
constellations
Comet Hale-Bopp
Eclipses - this site is a virtual
textbook with pictures and fact sheets
Mars Global Surveyor
Mars - the Planet - pictures and
information
Nine Planets
Satellites
- this is an excellent site for information on types, uses and numbers
Satellites
- track the movements; can also find information
SETI Institute
- studies life in the Universe
SETI - from the
University of California at Berkeley
Solar Eclipse - locations, history, and live eclipses
Solar Flares - from NASA's
Lab for Solar Astronomy and Physics
Solar Flares
- from physics lab of United Kingdom
Star Journey
- this popular National Geographic site allows you to view the night
sky using their star chart; look at the Hubble telescope
Solar System Live
- view the solar system and see the actual position of all the planets
around the sun.
The Virtual Sun -
take a virtual tour through the sun
Virtual Solar Systems - at this National Geographic site, you can
get a 3-D view of the solar system
Welcome to the Planets - images of the planets from NASA
Islamic:
http://www.muslimheritage.com/
http://www.ummah.net/astronomy/
Mayan:
http://www.crystalinks.com/mayanastronomy.html
http://www.michielb.nl/maya/
Korean:
http://www.indiana.edu/~easc/resources/korea_slides/science/9-1.htm
http://www.kao.re.kr/html/english/
Native American:
http://library.thinkquest.org/C0118421/largemain.html
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/the_universe/uts/amtribes.html&edu=high
http://www.ancientx.com/nm/anmviewer.asp?a=51&z=1
Chinese:
http://www.china.org.cn/e-gudai/6.htm
http://www.chinapage.com/astronomy/astronomy.html
http://www.crystalinks.com/china_astronomy.html
Hindu:
http://voiceofdharma.com/books/ait/ch22.htm
http://www.crystalinks.com/indiastronomy.html
http://www.spacetoday.org/India/IndianAstronomy.html
NASA - use this site to locate information
on the Apollo Missions, the Space Shuttle, Space Station, and space travel
Space
Station - learn everything about the station and its missions
Telescopes
Telescopes from the Ground Up - explore the history of telescopes from
Galileo to NASA's Great Observatories
Hubble - visit the home page of
Hubble and learn about the discoveries
Telescopes - learn how they work