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Astronomy

Content included on this page has been organized by SC4 Library in consideration for use by astronomy faculty and students. Content includes open educational resources, library content, and other freely available web content. For assistance discovering more astronomy content, contact an SC4 librarian.

AST Open Educational Resources

Astronomy by Andrew Fraknoi; David Morrison; Sidney C. Wolff
Call Number: CC-BY license

ISBN: 9781938168284

Publication Date: 2016

LibreTexts: Astronomy Core
Resources related to astronomy without a telescope, cosmology, Einstein's relativity, gravity, and life beyond the Earth. Site maintained by UC Davis
Celestia
The free and open source space simulation that lets you explore our universe in three dimensions.
NASA for Higher Education
NASA created and curated resources for educators
Amazing Space
We promote the science and majestic beauty of the universe to the education community. The materials we develop for educators and learners of all ages are accurate, instructionally sound, visually appealing, and carefully crafted to adhere to accepted educational standards.
Hubble Space Telescope

AST Library Ebook Recommendations

Astronomy by Dinah L. Moché
Call Number: ebook - unlimited concurrent users

ISBN: 9780470230831

Publication Date: 2009
Fundamentals of Solar Astronomy by Arvind Bhatnagar; William Livingston
Call Number: ebook - unlimited concurrent users

ISBN: 9789812382443

Publication Date: 2005
The Cambridge Star Atlas by Wil Tirion
Call Number: ebook - unlimited concurrent users

ISBN: 9780521173636

Publication Date: 2011
The Cambridge Atlas of Herschel Objects by James Mullaney; Wil Tirion
Call Number: ebook - unlimited concurrent users

ISBN: 9780521138178

Publication Date: 2011
Cambridge Illustrated Dictionary of Astronomy by Jacqueline Mitton
Call Number: ebook - unlimited concurrent users

ISBN: 9780521823647

Publication Date: 2007
Planet Formation by Hubert Klahr (Editor); Wolfgang Brandner
Call Number: ebook - unlimited concurrent users

ISBN: 9780521860154

Publication Date: 2006
The Story of the Solar System by Mark A. Garlick
Call Number: ebook - unlimited concurrent users

ISBN: 9780521803366

Publication Date: 2002
The Cambridge Guide to the Solar System by Kenneth R. Lang
Call Number: ebook - unlimited user license

ISBN: 9780521198578

Publication Date: 2011
Field Guide to Meteors and Meteorites by O. Richard Norton; Lawrence Chitwood
Call Number: ebook - unlimited concurrent users

ISBN: 9781848001565

Publication Date: 2008
Modern Cosmology by Scott Dodelson
Call Number: ebook - unlimited concurrent users

ISBN: 9780122191411

Publication Date: 2003-03-30
Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astronomy by Warren G. Anderson; Jolien D. E. Creighton
Call Number: ebook - unlimited concurrent users

ISBN: 9783527408863

Publication Date: 2011

AST Web Resources

Google Sky
Google Sky includes a number of different ways to explore the universe. The initial view shows the visible universe and is a mosaic of images from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, the Digitized Sky Survey and the Hubble Space Telescope.
Sky & Telescope Magazine
Sky & Telescope magazine, founded in 1941 by Charles A. Federer Jr. and Helen Spence Federer, has the largest, most experienced staff of any astronomy magazine in the world.