The Astronomy Center has provided educational resources to introductory astronomy educators since 2003. Over the past 20 years, the rapid pace of discovery has rendered some of our linked resources obsolete. Thus, the Astronomy Center will be decommissioned on March 1, 2022. Our highest quality resources will be retained on ComPADRE.org.

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K. Miller and S. Miller
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This site first introduces stellar evolution by exploring hydrostatic balance, radiation pressure, and gravity. The next three sections discuss mass criteria, lifetime, and evolution…
  
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Publisher: Space Telescope Science Institute, Office of Public Outreach
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This large gallery has photographs of planetary nebulas taken from the Hubble Space telescope. Some of the objects within this website are: the Egg Nebula, the Hourglass Nebula, NGC…
  
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This is a traditional course website for teaching the birth and death of stars in one semester to introductory astronomy non-science major’s. It contains a syllabus, lectures, links…
  
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M. Richmond
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This web site contains lecture notes for an introductory course in stellar astronomy. It is meant for non-science majors, with a small amount of trig and algebra.
  
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High Resolution Fly's Eye: Physics at the University of Utah
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This website provides a tutorial on the evolution of stars. It begins with proto-stars, then provides information about main-sequence stars, hydrostatic equilibrium, helium burning,…
  
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N. Strobel
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Astronomy notes is an educational resource for introductory astronomy classes for undergraduates. This section focuses on the stages of stellar evolution as a function of mass.
  
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R. Pogge
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This site outlines the different stages of stellar evolution for the sun.