| Astronomy Subject Guide
LRC@TCC
Scope: Basic resources on astronomy.
Call number areas to
browse: QB
Keywords to search: astronomy, stars, planets, constellations, solar system,
universe
Subjects to search (Library of Congress): Astronomy
Headings starting with the word Astronomical
Books in our catalog:
Gale Virtual Reference Library (r)
Innovations in Astronomy
(REF QB43.2 .I56 1999)
The Cambridge Atlas of Astronomy
(REF QB65 .G6813 1994)
Dictionary of Astronomy (REF QB14 .I53 1997)
Dictionary of Science and Technology
(REF Q123.A33 1992)
The Facts on File Dictionary of Astronomy
(REF QB14 .F3 2000)
Library Resources (r):
Annual
Reviews provides coverage of research including the Annual
Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics.
AP Images offers pictures from the Associated Press.
Science Resource Center
Internet Resources:
Astronomical
Data-Heavenly Details from the Old Farmer's Almanac
American
Astronomical Association
Astronomy from
the Science Reference Services at the Library of Congress includes
news & events, universal resources, planetary resources, near-earth
objects, search for extraterrestrial intelligence, digital
data & images, observatories, electronic magazines, organizations,
just for fun ( & education!).
Astronomy
Calculator calculates phases of the moon, meteor showers,
etc.
Astronomy
Unbound A virtual astronomy text.
Building
a Sidewalk Telescope with step by step instructions.
Comet
Observation Page
Constellations
and their Stars Names, numbers, pictures, and more.
Education
Index: Astronomy Resources a collection of sites including
how to build a telescope and the Aerospace Navigator.
Galaxy
Page Planets, astronomy, aerospace, and Visions of
the Future.
Great
Images in NASA
NASA National
Aeronautics & Space Administration.
NASA's
Observatorium Vast collections of remote sensing databases
(digital images and other electronic data) that NASA and
other government agencies have been collecting since the
beginning of the space age.
Origins:
Galazies, Stars, Planets... and Life NASA's Origins
Program seeks to answer two enduring human questions
that we once considered around ancient campfires, yet still
keep alive in today's classrooms:
Where do we come from? Are we alone?
Space
Telescope Science Institute for the Hubble space telescope.
Windows
to the Universe an array of documents, including
images, movies, animations, and data sets.
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