Professor: Judy Young

• Office: 620 Graduate Research Tower
  
• Phone: 545-4311
  
• E-mail: young@astro.umass.edu
  
• Office Hours:
  
  • Tue. 11:15 a.m.-noon
  • Thu. 11:15 a.m.-noon
  • or by appointment
• TA Help Sessions: M-Th @ 7-9 p.m. in Has 205

Textbooks & Charts:

• Explorations (4th edition), by Tom Arny
  
• Celestial Delights: The Best Astronomical Events Through 2010, by Reddy and Walz-Chojnacki
  
• Stars and Planets, by Ian Ridpath
  
• SC-1 and SC-2 Star Charts (Sky Publishing Co.)

Course Information:

• Course Overview and Goals
  
• Syllabus and Reading Assignments
  
• Course Requirements
  
• Course Announcements
  
• Check Exam and Homework Scores
  
• Course Handouts
  

• Directions to the UMASS SUNWHEEL

• Directions to Orchard Hill Observatory

• Directions to Bassett Planetarium in Morgan Hall, Amherst College

• THIS WEEK's sky events from Sky and Telescope

• SEASONAL IMAGES of Earth

• SCHEDULE of Planetarium Shows, Telescope Observing, and Public Sunwheel Gatherings

SKY WATCHING

• Sunrise/Sunset/Twilight and Moonrise/Moonset/Phase Calculations
• Lunar Phase Photos -- Any date
• Space Weather -- aurorae, meteors, etc.
• Space Envitronment Center -- solar and auroral activity
• Constellations
• Heavens Above! -- satellite visibility
• Beautiful Aurora Photos
• Lunar and Solar Eclipses
• The Major Lunar Standstill of 2006 -- "Moon Teachings for the Masses"

PLANETARY EXPLORATION

• Planetary Photojournal
• Welcome to the Planets
• Mars Exploration
• Cassini Mission to Saturn
• Finding planets around other stars
• Apollo Mission Image Archive
• Scientific Discussion of Claims of Moon Landing Hoax
• More Scientific Discussion of Claims of Moon Landing Hoax

STARS, GALAXIES, and NEBULAE

• Astronomy Picture of the Day
• Space Telescope Public Information
• Images of Nebulae and Galaxies
• Sky and Telescope: Weekly News Bulletin
• Black Holes and Neutron Stars
• SkyView

WEATHER

• Local Weather Report
• Local Radar Animation
• Northeast U.S. Infrared Satellite Image
• Current Global Weather Movies
• EPA Global Warming page
• El Niño Animation

INTERESTING ENVIRONMENTAL SITES

• The U.Mass. SUNWHEEL
• The EARTH at Night
• The Union of Concerned Scientists
• The Nature Conservancy
• Natural Resources Defense Council
• The Sierra Club
• World Wildlife Fund
• Environmental Defense Fund
• Greenpeace International
• Best Green Transportation
• EPA Global Warming page