NASA/JPL Yardstick Eclipse Demonstration
Demonstrate how the Earth and Moon cast shadows on each other from the light of the Sun.
Tag: Observational Astronomy
The study of objects beyond the Earth’s atmosphere through observation.
Pinhole Eclipse Viewer Handout
Handout with diagrams and explanations of how to make and use a pinhole solar eclipse viewer.
What is an Eclipse? Handout
Handout with diagrams and explanations of both lunar and solar eclipses, and lists of upcoming eclipses.
Crash Course – Astronomy – 46: Everything, The Universe, And Life
This YouTube video covers exoplanets and the possibility of life elsewhere in the universe.
Crash Course – Astronomy – 42: The Big Bang, Cosmology part 1
This YouTube video introduces cosmology with a look at the Big Bang.
Crash Course – Astronomy – 38: Galaxies, Part 1
This YouTube video covers the history of galactic discovery, and the shapes of galaxies.
Crash Course – Astronomy – 37: The Milky Way
This YouTube video takes a detailed look at our own galaxy, the Milky Way.
Crash Course – Astronomy – 36: Nebulae
This YouTube video examines astronomical nebulae, enormous clouds of dust and gas.
Crash Course – Astronomy – 35: Star Clusters
This YouTube video takes a detailed look at star clusters, collections of large numbers of stars formed together.