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Exoplanet Detection: Radial Velocity Method  [ Computer Program ]
  
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The Exoplanet Detection: The Radial Velocity Method model simulates the detection of exoplanets by using the radial velocity method and the Doppler effect. In this simulation the…
https://www.compadre.org/astronomy/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=10155&DocID...
Exoplanet Detection: Transit Method  [ Computer Program ]
  
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The Exoplanet Detection: Transit Method model simulates the detection of exoplanets by using the transit method of detecting exoplanets. In this method, the light curve from a star,…
https://www.compadre.org/astronomy/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=10156&DocID...
Astronomy Today 
  
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This website provides online resources for Astronomy Today, an introductory astronomy textbook.
https://www.pearson.com/en-us/subject-catalog/p/astronomy-today/P2000000...
Eclipsing Binary Stars  [ Computer Program ]
  
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Eclipsing Binary Stars model simulates the detection of eclipsing binary stars. In this method, the light curve from the combination of the two stars, and how it changes over time…
https://www.compadre.org/astronomy/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=10270&DocID...
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…
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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...
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/
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…
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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…
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