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Solar Photon Random Walk  [ Computer Program ]
  
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The Solar Photon Random Walk Model simulates the path of photons in radiative transport as they escape from the Sun. Photons do not travel in a straight line, but rather collide with…
https://www.compadre.org/astronomy/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11349&DocID...
Stellar Aberration 2D  [ Computer Program ]
  
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The Stellar Aberration 2D Model illustrates the phenomenon known as the aberration of starlight, first reported by James Bradley in 1729. Aberration occurs because light has a finite…
https://www.compadre.org/astronomy/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11205&DocID...
Stellar Aberration 3D  [ Computer Program ]
  
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The EJS Stellar Aberration 3D Model illustrates the phenomenon known as the aberration of starlight, first reported by James Bradley in 1729. Aberration occurs because light has a…
https://www.compadre.org/astronomy/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11206&DocID...
Stellar Parallax and Aberration Package  [ Computer Program ]
  
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The Stellar Parallax and Aberration Launcher package is a self-contained file for teaching the concepts of parallax and aberration of light as they apply to astronomy. The file…
https://www.compadre.org/astronomy/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=12029&DocID...
A One Credit Hour Eclipse Course for 2024: Description and Offer to the Community 
  
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This github repository provides materials for a turn-key, general-education level, interdisciplinary eclipse course. It is designed to help prepare for the Apr 8, 2024 total…
https://github.com/gwilliger/Eclipsecourse_2024
Structure of Matter, Forces, EM Waves, Spectroscopy, Doppler Effect 
  
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R. O'Connell
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These supplemental class notes cover the basic properties of matter, the nature of forces, the electromagnetic spectrum, and how astronomers exploit the properties of the EM spectrum…
https://rwoconne.github.io/rwoclass/astr1210/guide10.html
There's More to Light Than Meets the Eye 
  
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D. Fischer and G. Musser; Publisher: Astronomical Society of the Pacific
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This website outlines the properties of light, using visual demonstrations, analogies, and a classroom activity called "Making a Rainbow". Topics such as wavelength, frequency, and…
http://web.archive.org/web/20180921110834/https://www.astrosociety.org/e...
Cool Cosmos: The Infrared Universe 
  
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Publisher: California Institute of Technology
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This website provides K-12 classroom activities and educational resources on infrared astronomy. Sponsored by California Institute of Technology's Jet Propulsion Lab, this collection…
https://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/
Electromagnetic Radiation (Light) 
  
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Astronomy notes is an educational resource for introductory astronomy classes for undergraduates. This section describes general properties of light, frequency, the spectrum, and…
http://www.astronomynotes.com/light/s1.htm

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