Some on-line astronomy lessons

[KG8]

"Astronomy Fundamentals" is a course put out by some uni over in the uk. Like a lot of these teaching institutions they put lesson material up on the web. Some of them are useless, or boring even, but tonight I found a set that isn't too bad.

So if anyone wants to expand their mind a tad go and check these out.
http://www.astro.livjm.ac.uk/courses/phys134/welcome.html

[ballaratdragons]

I just had a read of some of it. Thanks for the link.




WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSSHHHH!!!!! !!!!




That was the information just going over my head. Pretty heady stuff!

[iceman]

Wish it was on podcast :) Thanks for the link.

[h0ughy]

this is good stuff, would be good to get the detail with the lecture, but hey this is ok

[KG8]

I use this site as a textbook h0ughy, http://www.astronomynotes.com/#details it has the lot, and in good detail too but not as mathematical as the one I posted above. "Sorry Ken" that solar system mechanics was a bit of a shocker to me too.

I would prefer a 'real' book h0ug but I can't seem to find one at any of the shops. This site has a good allround beginners course, you have to do a fair bit of navigating from page to page, I myself copy/past the bits into a word file and then read them in a continuous stream. A good idea incase the site ever goes off line too I reckon.

Frank

[KG8]

Here is something in the MP3 format for you Mike'
http://www.astrosociety.org/education/podcast/index.html
http://www.astro.psu.edu/users/niel/astro485/lectures/lectures485.html

Or the complete astronomy course!
http://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~pogge/Ast161/Audio/

[hookedonsaturn]

with all those formulas i'm lost.I think thats the part i fell asleep when learning 2 times table.
did get something out of it though



http://www.astronomynotes.com/#details this one seems better for a beginner

[iceman]

Thanks for those Frank - I was already aware of Astronomy 161 (have completed that course) and am half way through Astronomy 162.

I've bookmarked the others for later perusal. Cheers! :thumbsup:

[wasyoungonce]

Here are some links someone might find interesting.

NSW HSC and VIC VCE courses have Astrophysics option modules. I would have loved to do those but we did other modules like relativity, photoelectric effect, sound blah blah. I did the Bob Emery HSC module in my own time and added VCE astrophysics modules, all very interesting:

http://www.astronomynotes.com/
cannot remember where i got this link but it's quite good.

http://outreach.atnf.csiro.au/education/senior/astrophysics/
CSIRO outreach site

http://webs.mn.catholic.edu.au/physics/emery/hsc_astrophysics.htm
Bob Emery's HSC course modules.

Someone might find this stuff interesting.

Edit ahhhh the 1st link has been posted...more than once!

[wasyoungonce]

I was thinking that some of these links may be good for a "Beginners sticky" of links in the "Projects, Articles, DIY Guides and How-To's".

Maybe even arrange links from beginners to advanced???

They handle subjects that everyone could access, indeed this type of info will more than likely be asked about again.

[iceman]

Great idea, just needs someone to compile it all :whistle: :D

[Terry B]

And for the non beginners, here is a link to detailed and advanced material about radio astronomy theory and practical data reduction from the ATCA.
http://www.atnf.csiro.au/whats_on/workshops/synthesis2003/prog.html

[Bessanie]

Does anyone have a link to a beginners guide to radio astronomy? I might be doing my work experience at Parkes Telescope and would like to catch up!

[Terry B]

There is some info at http://www.radio-astronomy.org/

[KG8]

Now here is a realy good one that does not contain the math. http://www.astro.uiuc.edu/%7Ekaler/sow/sowlist.html
Here is a sample page from it on specra

http://www.astro.uiuc.edu/%7Ekaler/sow/spectra.html