Astronomy: Education

HOU participants around the world request observations from an automated telescope, download images from a large image archive, and analyze them with the aid of user-friendly image processing software.

A collection of web pages which detail the realm outside of our world: Outer space. These pages are designed primarily for teaching or as reference resources, but also contain some areas for entertainment.

An affiliate of the National Science Teachers Association.

College-standard introductory course to astronomy from University of Santa Barbara, California.

The latest information about the observatory, including classes, pictures, special events, student projects and patrons.

Learn the basics of the solar system, galaxies, sun, comets, and asteroids.

Department offers astronomy degree programs for undergraduate and graduate studies with research opportunities at Steward Observatory.

An updated, expanded version of an invited talk given by Andrew Fraknoi at the 189th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society, held in Toronto, Canada in January 1997.

Contains a collection of hands-on astronomy activities for classroom and home. A feature is the downloadable star wheel with a version available for every latitude on Earth.

Offers free lessons in astronomy. The course runs from Covers identification of stars, constellations and planets, and physics.