ASTRONOMY I (ASTR 1010) - The Solar System

UP-AND-FRONT:

* Notes -

You should have received information about ordering the textbook for this course. The bookstore should have binder versions of the text, but if you prefer standard paperback and did not receive the email for ordering instructions, let me know.

Instructor:	Prof Richard Ignace Department of Physics and Astronomy
Email: Web:	ignace at etsu dot edu faculty.etsu.edu/ignace
Office: Office Hours: Office phone: Fax:	274 Brown Hall 11:00-12:00am on T, W, Th, or by appointment (423) 439-6904 (423) 439-6905

COURSE SYLLABUS

LECTURE NOTES

EXAMS - exam info and study helps

HOMEWORKS - homework assignments

GLOSSARY OF VARIABLES - identification of commonly used symbols

THE CELESTIAL SPHERE (From a U of Tennesse course)

POINTS OF INTEREST

• Astronomy Picture of the Day
• Chronology of Space Exploration
• Hubble Space Telescope - newscenter and links (such as the image gallery)
• Sky and Telescope - Can get info on what can currently be seen in the sky
• Links to the Sun
• Comets and Meteors
• Mars Missions
• Galileo Home Page - Jupiter Probe
• Cassini Home Page - Mission to Saturn
• Solar Sails - for fun
• Chandra - X-ray satellite
• Aurorae - for interest

Last Modified 01/13