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Astronomy 123: Galaxies and the Expanding Universe
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This is a course website for teaching galaxies and the expanding universe in one semester to introductory astronomy non-science majors. It contains a syllabus, lectures, links to…
https://pages.uoregon.edu/jschombe/ast123/
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Spiral Nebula Rotation
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The EJS Spiral Nebula Rotation model illustrates a simplified version of Adrian van Maanen's method for measuring the rotations (or internal motions) of spiral nebulae. Van Maanen…
https://www.compadre.org/portal/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11199&DocID=22...
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Orbiting and Colliding Galaxies 3D Model
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The Orbiting and Colliding Galaxies 3D Model is a three-dimensional extension of the Alar and Juri Toomres' 1972 supercomputer model of colliding galaxies. This model assumes that…
https://www.compadre.org/portal/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11246&DocID=22...
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Galaxy Rotation with Dark Matter Model
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The Galaxy Rotation with Dark Mater model shows that the actual rotation of spiral galaxies cannot be accounted for by visible matter alone. Newtonian dynamics allows us to compute…
https://www.compadre.org/portal/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11512&DocID=24...
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Active Galaxies Educator Guide
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Sonoma State University
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This guide accompanies an educational wall-sheet that uses Active Galaxies as an engagement to teach selected topics in physical science and mathematics. Active galaxies have…
https://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/observatories/learning/fermi/classroom/agn...
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Orbits Within Spherical Galaxies Model
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The Orbits Within Spherical Galaxies model displays the two-dimensional trajectories of particles (stars) within a galaxy having a spherically symmetric mass distribution that…
https://www.compadre.org/portal/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=10583&DocID=20...
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3C 273 - Quasar in Virgo
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This NightSkyInfo.com article briefly describes the discovery of quasars, what they are, and how to find the famous quasar 3C 273 in the night sky with a good backyard telescope. The…
https://starlust.org/3c-273-quasar/
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Chandra Observes Cosmic Traffic Pile-Up In Energetic Quasar Jet
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This Chandra press release discusses the Chandra X-ray image of quasar 3C 273. A powerful jet of energy is seen coming from the quasar, very fast at first and slowing down rapidly,…
https://chandra.harvard.edu/press/00_releases/press_110600_3c273.html
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3C273 Activity: Faster Than a Speeding Bullet...
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This activity from Chandra Education shows how to calculate the velocity of the energetic jet coming from quasar 3C 273. The page includes full solutions and explanations of the…
http://xray1.physics.rutgers.edu/3c273/bullet.html
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SEGway: Science Education Gateway - Complete Lesson Catalog
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This page contains links to a collection of astronomy-related lessons for K-12 science education. All the lessons are standards-based and arranged by grade level. Topics include…
http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/SegwayEd/master.html
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