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Chapter 1: The Quest Ahead
Scale of Solar System
For a description of an actual scale model of the solar system, visit this site.
Visit the World’s Largest Scale Model of Solar System web site
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Astronomy Now
For current news and events in astronomy visit the "Astronomy Now" site or just search for "Astronomy news" in the net. You could also visit the sites of the "Astronomy" and "Sky and Telescope" magazines at http://www.astronomy.com and http://skyandtelescope.com, respectively.
Visit the Astronomy Now Online web site
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Astronomy
This NASA site includes all the latest information about astronomy at NASA. A similar site about other sciences can be found at http://science.hq.nasa.gov.
Visit the Science at NASA web site
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Constellations
The Constellations site is a treasure chest of information. Upon entering this site you will find astounding facts about constellations and stars, along with accompanying interactive sky charts and fascinating mythological lore.
Visit the Constellations web site
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The Sun and the Seasons
This ASD Planetarium site uses pictures to explain the reasons for the seasons and includes a lesson plan for teachers interested in clarifying related misconceptions.
Visit the The Reasons for the Seasons web site
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The Moon's Phases (II)
Virtual Reality Moon Phase Pictures allows you the unique opportunity of traveling to any date, time and location in history between 1800 and 2199 AD, and viewing the phase of the moon in its lunar cycle at that moment.
Visit the Virtual Reality Moon Phase Pictures web site
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The Moon's Phases (I)
A simple but instructive java applet on the Moon's phases.
Visit the Moon Phases (Java Applet) web site
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Lunar and Solar Eclipses
A great NASA site on photographing eclipses.
Visit the Photographing Eclipses web site
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Solar Eclipses
The site includes photos of the 2006 total solar eclipse. You might also search for "solar eclipse" using any search engine.
Visit the Solar Eclipse Photos web site
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Observations of Planetary Motion
This "Science U" site contains a little more detail than in our text. It also includes animation of the retrograde motion of Venus.
Visit the Retrograde Motion of Planets web site
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Retrograde Motion of Mars
This beautiful "astronomy picture of the day" image shows Mars as it goes through its retrograde motion and Uranus in the process of doing so.
Visit the Retrograde Mars web site
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Sizes and Distances in the Solar System
The page "Distances in the Solar System" is part of the University of Michigan's "Windows to the Universe" site (http://www.windows.ucar.edu). The site is loaded with graphics and information (at three levels) about the Solar System and beyond. Explore it by clicking on any planet you wish to explore.
Visit the Distances in the Solar System web site
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