What's Up Tonight? New Hubble Photos Top 5 Cosmic Myths Top 10 Space Mysteries Virtual Space Tour Astro Web Links Discovering the Universe (textbook companion website) Current Events in Astronomy Powers of Ten Site Quarks to Quasars: Powers of Ten Spin Networks and Quantum Foam Three Roads to Quantum Gravity, Lee Smolin An Atlas of the Universe Astronomy at Augustana, Augustana College Phil Plait's Bad Astronomy Science at NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Hubble Photo Gallery Popular Astronomy Club of QC (too many pop-ups!) Quad City Astronomical Society Monty Python: The Galaxy Song, (mp3) American Astronomical Society Homepage Ask a High-Energy Astronomer Astrophysics Archive (arxiv) Department of Physics and Astronomy - Augustana High Redshift Supernova Search Laser Interferometer Space Antenna Home Page LIGO Laboratory Home Page Microwave Anisotropy Probe - Cosmology Planck - In a Nutshell Princeton Experimental CMB Group Scientific American: The Brightest Explosions... Sky and Telescope - Home SOHO - NASA Solar Helio Observatory SpaceWeather.com -- News and information Supernova Nexus- Home page The Library of Babel The Nine Planets The Official String Theory Web Site The UW Eot-Wash Group Topology and Geometry UIAS Home Page Karl's Popular Astronomy The University of Texas Astronomy Department Welcome to the BOOMERanG Home Page abstract astro-ph/	[ bio | St. Ambrose | Scott Community College | cybermaze ] INTRO ASTRONOMY Dr. John Johnson, instructor Spring 2011 / Astronomy Course Observing Field Trips & News Planetarium Software WikiSky.com Google Sky Microsoft Worldwide Telescope Space.com News SpaceWeather.com News Observing Satellites [ NASA | Heaven's Above | ISS ] NASA Image Archive New Planetary Discoveries from AAS Year of the Solar System (NASA) Spring Planetarium Open House Saturday May 7, 8:30-10pm John Deere Planetarium Augustana College, Rock Island, IL [map] Mastering Astronomy - Course Website for Homework (PHS152) - Course Name: MAJOHNSONPHS152SP11 (SCC) Purchase Electronic Textbook [ Here ] Access Mastering Astronomy and Purchase Access Kit Online [ Here ] *slides require Microsoft PowerPoint Section 1 - Developing Perspective Chapter 1: Our Place in the Universe & Intro to Scientific Method (11 Mb pdf) *new* Chapter 2: Discovering the Universe Chapter 3: Science, Astronomy & Pseudoscience [Extras:] - VIDEO: Dr. Michael Shermer "Why People Believe Strange Things" - Ancient Universe (pdf)  Section 2 - Key Concepts of Astronomy Chapter 4: Making Sense of Matter, Energy & Gravity Chapter 5: Light: The Cosmic Messenger Chapter 6: Telescopes Section 3 - Solar System & Terrestrial Planets Chapter 7: Welcome to the Solar System Chapter 8: Formation of the Solar System Chapter 9: Planetary Geology: Earth and the Other Terrestrial Worlds Chapter 10: Planetary Atmospheres: Earth and the Other Terrestrial Worlds A Presentation On Mars [Extras:] - Earth Timeline - Snowball Earth - Formation of the Moon - Earth's Fiery Start (21mb pdf)   Section 4 - Jovian Planets, Comets, Asteroids & Earth Revisited Chapter 11: Jovian Planet Systems Chapter 12: Remnants of Rock and Ice: Asteroids, Comets, and Pluto Chapter 13: Other Planetary Systems [Extras] - Asteroid Impacts - Science News - The Hunt for Habitable Planets Section 5 - The Birth and Life of Stars Chapter 14: The Sun Chapter 15: Properties of Stars Chapter 16-17: Star Stuff Chapter 18: The Bizarre Stellar Graveyard Black Holes [Extras] - First Stars New History of Black Holes Section 6 - Galaxies Chapter 19: Our Galaxy: The Milky Way Chapter 20: Galaxies & Cosmology Chapter 21: Galaxy Evolution "Never mind about dark matter. Forget dark energy. Astronomers aren't even sure of the whereabouts of most of the cosmos' ordinary material: protons, neutrons, and electrons. New findings add to the evidence that two-thirds of this matter resides not in galaxies but in warm gas clouds that surround them." [more] - Ron Cowen, Science News * - For chapters 22-24 you may need to right click and download. These are PPS format Powerpoint files. Section 7 - The Beginning & End of The Universe Chapter 22: Dark Matter and the Fate of the Universe Chapter 23: The Beginning of Time Section 8 - Life In The Universe Chapter 24: Life in the Universe   Extras Scientific American Cosmology Supplement S2. Space and Time (pdf) S3. Spacetime and Gravity (pdf) S4. Building Blocks of the Universe (pdf) [Extras] - Particle Chart - Relativity 1, Relativity 2 - Astronomy Crossword Puzzle   ©2010 Dr. John D. Johnson Billions and Billions Served...	Textbook: The Cosmic Perspective, 6e, Media Edition w/ Sky Gazer & eText Student Access Kit (Pearson) Textbook Site Where are we? Locate the Quad Cities by Longitude and Latitude with your favorite mapping program? (www.acme.com/mapper) The ACCEL campus is roughly at N 41.575427 W 90.547048. Also try http://www.mapquest.com/. Science Blog Space.com SpaceWeather.com Cosmiverse   SOHO Observatory I would be remiss if I did not give credit and kudos to the late Carl Sagan for his inspiring work in Astronomy. Please visit the following links. - A Pale Blue Dot - The Planetary Society - The SETI Project & SETI@home - Berkeley Space Sciences Lab - The Art of Cosmos - The Cosmic Calendar Universal Viewer: Space.com Image Gallery, Wallpaper & Satellite Photos Movies IMAX: Cosmic Voyage, narrated by Morgan Freeman Steven Hawking's Universe Hyperspace, narrated by Sam Neill Solarmax Cosmos (TV-series, DVD set) Downloads SOHO Screen Saver, (Solar Photos Updated Daily) SETI@Home Screen Saver (Help Search for Extra Terrestrial Life) News CNN USA Today MSNBC Fox News Discover Science News Scientific American Science New Scientist Astronomy Sky & Telescope What movies have you seen recently that take liberties with science? Movie misconceptions are common, can you have an entertaining movie that still has accurate science? About the Prof... For more information about Dr. John Johnson, and his research interests, click here. Contact Dr. Johnson at johnsonjohnd @ gmail.com