A Mystery of Space: Stars «
http://library.thinkquest.org/25763/ | | Learn about the fascinating universe , especially stars at this thinkquest site. there are two versions of the site to choose from , one for younger kids (under 12) , and one for older kids (13 and over). |
Astrometry Department, U. S Naval Observatory «
http://ad.usno.navy.mil/ | | The primary purpose of this website is to distribute information related to the positions and motions of the stars and planets , mainly to the defense community. |
Astronomy 162: Stars, Galaxies, and Cosmology «
http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr162/lect/ | | Entire astrophysics course online. very extensive introduction course to stars. |
BBC Space - Stars «
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/stars/index.shtml | | Five concise articles covering the birth and death of stars , star types , and all the things we " know" from just looking at them |
Bright Star Catalogue «
http://www.alcyone.de/SIT/bsc | | Find data (cross references , positions , proper motions , spectral classes , magnitudes . . . ) on all stars visible to the naked eye from the bsc , sky2000 , sao , wds and gcvs. stars can be searched by their proper names , bayer designations , flamsteed , hr , hd , s |
Buy a Star, But It's Not Yours «
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,49345,00.html | | Article discussing (non)validity of star naming companies. |
Cosmobrain «
http://www.cosmobrain.com/ | | Lists the 50 brightest stars visible from earth , and the 50 closest stars to earth. proper names , distances , magnitudes , spectral classification and other data are provided for each star. |
Dark Stars, Black Holes, Bright Galaxies «
http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/staff/gmackie/DarkStar/alpha.html | | One huge page packed with illustrations , diagrams and photographs portraying some interesting aspects of stars , black holes and galaxies. |
ESO Photo Gallery - Astronomical Images «
http://www.eso.org/outreach/gallery/astro/ | | Pictures of all kinds of stars provided by the european southern observatory. |
Hawaiian Astronomical Society - Deepsky Atlas «
http://www.hawastsoc.org/deepsky/constellations.html | | A listing of the hawaiian astronomical society deepsky atlas by constellation. |
How Stuff Works: Stars «
http://www.howstuffworks.com/star.htm | | Illustrated tutorial about stars , their properties , formation , and death. includes related links. |
Laser Star Astrophysics «
http://laserstars.org/ | | Plasma recombination lasers in rapidly cooled stellar atmospheres. |
Magnetohydrodynamics of Stellar Interiors «
http://www.newton.cam.ac.uk/programmes/MSI/ | | Discussion will focus on the nonlinear interactions between turbulent convection , rotation and magnetic fields in the interiors of stars. from 6 september - 17 december , 2004 at the isaac newton institute for mathematical sciences , cambridge , uk. inclu |
Measuring the Stars «
http://www.wncc.net/courses/aveh/lecture/lecmeas.htm | | In-depth lecture notes that provide information on how to derive properties of stars , based on observation. |
Scientific American Explorations: A Parade of New Planets «
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=000BAF7C-7457-1C76-9B81809EC588EF21 | | Sightings of extrasolar planets are increasing. |
