Reach+for+the+Stars

Demonstrate an understanding and basic knowledge of stellar properties, stellar evolution, open and globular star clusters, and spiral, elliptical, and irregular galaxies.

http://www.glyphweb.com/esky/default.htm?http://www.glyphweb.com/esky/stars/proxima.html - "Esky: The Electronic Sky" Website on information about stars,globular clusters, constellations,planets, and more.

http://www.space.com/nightsky/ - Website that contains news stories pertaining to space and a nightsky feature with important dates about different celestial events.

http://instruct1.cit.cornell.edu/courses/astro101/java/evolve/evolve.htm - Simulation of evolving stars where you pick the sizes and times of different stars and watch their life cycle.

http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/galaxy_collection/ - Excellent site for finding pictures of galxies, nebulas, and star clusters. Identifying deep sky objects might be part of the activities this year as it was last year.



=Picture a Day= http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ - view a picture of deep sky object

Great site for sky watchers
http://www.google.com/sky/ - AMAZING site to view stars and deep sky objects

=Simulations= http://www.forgefx.com/casestudies/prenticehall/ph/eclipse/eclipses.htm -- eclipses and moon phases http://www.forgefx.com/casestudies/prenticehall/ph/solar_system/solarsystem.htm -- the solar system