Astronomical Events
Wesley Colley
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Angular Momentum: The Counter-Intuitive Conservation Law
some strange consequences of angular momentum conservation
Formation of massive stars seems common in dynamically active regions rich with gas, but why massive stars?
Galileo Gallilei - The Paramount Astronomer of the 17th Century
the principle accomplishments of Galileo, and some of his trevails with the church
Starting off as an amateur? Think: binoculars
Information on starting off as an amateur astronomer with binoculars
Description of Planck's discovery of the quantum
Special Relativity Down to Earth
Special relativity, particularly time dilation, is introduced.
Interstellar Medium, Part IV, Ionized Gas
Ionized gas in HII regions, supernova remnants and throughout the Galaxy
The Interstellar Medium, Part III, the Neutral Gas
Neutral Hydrogen and the 21-cm. line, and applications
The Interstellar Medium, Part II: Dense Molecular Clouds
A discussion of how molecular clouds form and how star formation occurs within them.
Dust! (Interstellar Medium, Part I)
Interstellar dust and its effects are discussed