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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…
http://abyss.uoregon.edu/~js/ast123/
Lenses and Telescopes 
  
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In this laboratory activity, students investigate properties of lenses and simple telescope construction. Students will describe the nature of convex lenses, measure the focal length…
http://web.archive.org/web/20130622043239/http://fileserver.net-texts.co...
Astrobites 
  
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Astrobites is a daily astrophysical literature journal written by graduate students in astronomy. The goal of this site is to present one interesting paper per day in a brief format…
https://astrobites.org/
Instructor Guide for Lecture Tutorials for Introductory Astronomy  [ Book ]
  
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This resource provides instructors with tips on using Lecture Tutorials for moon phases, light, telescopes, the solar system, our sun, stellar astronomy, characteristics of the Milky…
https://www.pearson.com/us/higher-education/product/Prather-Instructor-s...
High Energy Astrophysics Picture of the Week 
  
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Each week this site provides a new image from X-ray and Gamma ray astronomy. Information is provided about the object and the telescope that took the picture. Previous images are…
http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/objects/heapow/heapow.html
Galileo's Moon Mountain  [ Computer Program ]
  
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The Galileo's Moon Mountain Model illustrates the method used by Galileo to measure the height of a mountain on the Moon. Using his improved telescope design, Galileo was able to see…
https://www.compadre.org/astronomy/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11196&DocID...
Galileo Sunspots  [ Computer Program ]
  
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The EJS Galileo Sunspots Model illustrates the motion and changes in appearance of sunspots as they move across the disk of the Sun. Galileo's observation of the changing appearance…
https://www.compadre.org/astronomy/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11197&DocID...
Spheres of Eudoxus  [ Computer Program ]
  
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This Spheres of Eudoxus model simulates the system devised by the Ancient Greek astronomer Eudoxus to model the motion of the planets. The model consists of four nested concentric…
https://www.compadre.org/astronomy/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11198&DocID...
Ptolemy/Copernicus/Tycho Model  [ Computer Program ]
  
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The Ptolemy/Copernicus/Tycho EJS Model illustrates the relationships between the systems of planetary astronomy developed by Claudius Ptolemy, Nicholas Copernicus, and Tycho Brahe.…
https://www.compadre.org/astronomy/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11200&DocID...
Astronomical Parallax 2D  [ Computer Program ]
  
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The Astronomical Parallax 2D Model illustrates the phenomenon of parallax in astronomy. Parallax is the apparent displacement of an object relative to the background that is caused…
https://www.compadre.org/astronomy/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11201&DocID...
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