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Introductory Astronomy: Earth - Moon - Sun System 
  
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This website is a tutorial on the phases of the moon, earthshine, and eclipses. There are a number of diagrams in this website that aid in teaching these topics. This site ends with…
http://www.astro.umd.edu/resources/introastro/moon.html
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Seven Concepts for Effective Teaching 
  
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A. Fraknoi, Astron. Educ. Rev., 10 (1), 3 (2011).
This is a brief essay about concepts for improving the way teachers teach. It is geared toward the field of Astronomy, but the concepts can be applied universally. The author…
https://doi.org/10.3847/AER2011008
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
USGS Astrogeology Science Center 
  
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The USGS Astrogeology Science Center processes and analyzes data from numerous missions to planetary bodies in our solar system, assisting in finding potential landing sites for…
https://www.usgs.gov/centers/astrogeology-science-center
The Noble Dane: Images of Tycho Brahe 
  
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This website provides an account of the life and accomplishments of Tycho Brahe. It also provides an image catalog of paintings and images of him.
http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/tycho/index.htm
Measurement of the Sidereal Day with Tracker  [ Computer Program ]
  
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The Measurement of the Sidereal Day with Tracker Lab uses the Tracker video analysis tool to measure and analyze the motion stars near Polaris (the North Celestial Pole) to determine…
https://www.compadre.org/astronomy/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11614&DocID...
Measurement of the Solar Rotation Rate with Tracker  [ Computer Program ]
  
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The Measurement of the Solar Rotation Rate with Tracker Lab uses the Tracker video analysis tool to measure and analyze the motion of sunspots to determine the solar rotation rate.…
https://www.compadre.org/astronomy/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11617&DocID...
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Development and Application of a Situated Apprenticeship Approach to Professional Development of Astronomy Instructors 
  
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E. Prather and G. Brissenden, Astron. Educ. Rev., 7 (2), 1-17 (2008).
Professional development for astronomy instructors largely focuses on enhancing their understanding of the limitations of professor-centered lectures while also increasing awareness…
https://doi.org/10.3847/AER2008016
NASA: Radioisotope Power Systems 
  
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This is a multimedia overview of RPS (radioisotope power systems), a type of nuclear energy technology that uses heat to produce electricity for powering spacecraft. The heat is…
https://rps.nasa.gov/
NSSDC Photo Gallery: Asteroids 
  
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NSSDC asteroid image gallery of Gaspra, Ida, Dactyl, Toutatis and Vesta. Gallery contains links to captions, photo montages and some high-resolution images of asteroid images taken…
https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/photo_gallery/photogallery-asteroids.html
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