Week

Chapter and Subjects

Movies

Demonstrations

1

Introduction to the Course and the Father of Science (Galileo)

1. Foundations of Astronomy, 2. Copernican Revolution

Galileo's Battle for the Heavens

3. Radiation: Cosmic Information

Completion of the movie: Galileo's Battle for the Heavens

Stellarium Planetarium Software

4. Spectroscopy The Inner Workings of Atoms

Isaac Newton: The Gravity of Genius

Spectroscope

5. Telescopes The Tools of Astronomy

2

 6. The Solar System Introduction to Comparative Planetology

Observatories: Stonehenge to Space Telescopes

Angular Momentum

 7. Earth:  Our Home in Space

400 Years of the Telescope

 8. The Moon and Mercury: Scorched and Battered Worlds

Hubble: 15 Years of Discovery

Telescope

 9. Venus: Earth's Sister Planet, 10. Mars: Life's Near Miss

History Channel: The Universe, Part 1

11. Jupiter: Solar System Giant, 12. Saturn: Rings and Moons

History Channel: The Universe, Part 1 concluded

3

Introduction to StarLab

StarLab part 1*

Introduction to StarLab

StarLab part 2*

Introduction to StarLab

StarLab part 3*

Introduction to StarLab

StarLab part 4*

Introduction to StarLab

StarLab part 5*

4

13. Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, 14. Solar System Debris

History Channel: The Universe, Part 1 concluded

15. Planetary Systems, 16. Our Local Star

History Channel: The Universe, Part 2

History Channel: The Universe, Part 2

History Channel: The Universe, Part 2 concluded

History Channel: The Universe, Part 3

5

History Channel: The Universe, Part 3

21. Stellar Explosions

History Channel: The Universe, Part 3 concluded

22. Neutron Stars, Black Holes

23. Galaxies & Cosmology

24. Normal and Active Galaxies

Stephen Hawking: The Big Bang

6

25. Galaxies and Dark Matter

26. Cosmology

History Channel: The Universe, Part 4

27. The Early Universe

History Channel: The Universe, Part 4

28. Are We Alone?

History Channel: The Universe, Part 4

Course Summary