RESOUR> [NetGold] ASTRONOMY : ASTRONOMY: RESOURCES: Astronomy Picture of the Day

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Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 16:24:08 -0500 (EST)
From: David P. Dillard <jwne@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: [NetGold] ASTRONOMY : ASTRONOMY: RESOURCES: Astronomy Picture of
    the Day

ASTRONOMY: ASTRONOMY: RESOURCES:  Astronomy Picture of the Day

Astronomy Picture of the Day
<http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html>

"Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our
fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written
by a professional astronomer."

Photograph Archive
<http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html>

Earliest Picture in this archive file:

June 16 1995: Neutron Star Earth

Astronomy Picture of the Day
Index - Main Page
<http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/lib/aptree.html>

Stars : Binary Stars * Black Holes * Globular Clusters * Individual Stars
* Neutron Stars * Nurseries * Open Clusters * Sun * White Dwarfs
Galaxies : Clusters of Galaxies * Colliding Galaxies * Elliptical Galaxies
* Local Group * Milky Way * Spiral Galaxies

Nebulae : Dark Nebulae * Emission Nebulae * Planetary Nebulae * Reflection
Nebulae * Supernova Remnants

Miscellaneous : Quasars/Active Galactic Nuclei

Sun * Mercury * Venus * Earth * Earth's Moon * Mars * Jupiter * Saturn
* Uranus * Neptune * Pluto

Comets --- Hyakutake * Hale-Bopp * Halley

Asteroids
Solar System

Space Technology   Rockets/Launch Vehicles * Orbiting Observatories *
Space Stations * Earth Observatories

Scientists * Astronauts      People

Sky   Messier Objects * Sky Views

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Astronomy Picture of the Day's
Glossary
<http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/lib/glossary.html>

Content Sample:

fusion: A process where nuclei collide so fast they stick together and
emit a great deal of energy. In the center of most stars, hydrogen fuses
together to form helium. Fusion is so powerful it supports the star's
enormous mass from collapsing in on itself, and heats the star so high it
glows as the bright object we see today. Scientists here on earth are
trying to make nuclear fusion in the laboratory a useful energy source.

galaxy: A system of about 100 billion stars. Our Sun is a member of the
Milky Way Galaxy, which is sometimes just designated by capitalization:
Galaxy. There are billions of galaxies in the observable universe. Exactly
when and how galaxies formed in the Universe is a topic of current
astronomical research.

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Astronomy Picture of the Day's
Educational Links
<http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/lib/edlinks.html>

Content Sample:

Ask the Space Scientist
Answers to thousands of astronomy questions by Dr. Sten Odenwald.

Astronomy HyperText Book
Several astronomy lectures on an intermediate level. You can also ask a
question, through e-mail, of an astronomy expert.

Astronomy with a Stick
Elementary school astronomy activities that can be done with only a stick.
Brought to you by the National Science Teachers Association.


Sincerely,
David Dillard
Temple University
(215) 204 - 4584
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