Stellar Astrophysics

Stellar Astrophysics
Physics 560
Bridgewater State College
Summer 2002

Contact Information:	Martina B. Arndt Conant, Rm 113 (508) 531 2084 marndt@bridgew.edu
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Educational Resources	AAPT/APS meeting at BSC in October. Please come! Materials Seen in Class The Datastreme Project (thanks to Stephen Kilpatrick for this!) Massachusetts Frameworks Astronomy Diagnostic Test Hands on Astrophysics from the folks at the AAVSO. Universe at your fingertips - educational materials from the folks at Project Star. Project CLEA - free online astronomy activities. Project Star Materials NASA C.O.R.E. Materials Opportunities for High School Students Research opportunities for interested HS studtents. High School Scholar Program Opportunities for High School Teachers K-12 Teacher workshops Observatories and Planetariums in the Area BSC Observatory Haystack Radio Observatory Blake Planetarium in Plymouth. South Shore Astronomical Society Wheaton College Observatory Online Astronomy Courses I like An online course all the way from the UK Online Astrophysics Course - a small site great for educators - it includes theory, activities, and applets. I use a lot of the graphics from this course
Current Astronomy	Astronomy Picture of the Day Spacey news! Make your own sky chart!!
Astronomy Resource Collections	Astrophysics Library - compendium of astronomy and astrophysics online resources through Caltech. Compendium of Astronomy Links A new and upcoming resource for anyone interested in astronomy
Course Content links	Stellar Evolution and Death - web site with some brief detail and photos, including a neat little quiz at the end. Stellar Magnitudes - includes a list of the brightest stars in the sky. Stellar Spectra Atlas Spectra of various elements. Ladies in astronomy Make your own Sky Charts that simulate the Sky Atlas What REALLY is your Horoscope?
Animations and Applets	Blackbody Calculator Photometry Calculator Supernova Animation Chandra Animations Astronomy Calculators Wein's Law A whole collection of applets for physics teachers Plank's law Wien's law, Steffan-Boltzmann law, color indices Doppler Effect Eclipsing Binary applet Spectroscopic Binary Applet B-V with contributing curves underneath. Stellar Evolution
Activity Related Links	Trigonometric Parallax Distance to the Stars with ALL sorts of information, incuding missions that exist(ed) and are planned for better parallax measurements. (Thanks to Bob Gordon for this link!) Where to order the General Catalogue of Trigonometric Parallaxes. You can also learn more about the research going on in photometry at Yale. (Thanks to Bob Gordon for these links!) learn about FAME, a satellite that will have incredible accuracy. (Thanks to Steve Anderson for this link!) Modern Developments in Parallax Measurement (thanks to Steve Anderson for this link!) Hipparchos, adapted from an article in Sky and Telescope Magazine. (Thanks for David Boston for this link!) DIVA! set for launch in 2004.... (Thanks to Dan Moriarity for letting me know about this mission!) GAIA set for launch after 2010... SIM set for launch in 2009. (Thanks to Steve Kilpatrick for letting me know about this mission!)