NSCI 1230 & 1231 - Astronomy - Astronomy - LibGuides at Hibbing Community College

Textbooks

Astronomy by Andrew Fraknoi; David Morrison; Sidney C. Wolff
ISBN: 9781938168284

Publication Date: 2016-08-01

Astronomy is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of one- or two-semester introductory astronomy courses. The book begins with relevant scientific fundamentals and progresses through an exploration of the solar system, stars, galaxies and cosmology.
Our Solar System and Other Planetary Systems by College of the Canyons
Publication Date: 2018

This text, which builds on the OpenStax Astronomy text, is designed to meet the scope and sequence of an introductory, undergraduate level astronomy course, beginning with the foundations of astronomy and building to discuss smaller worlds at home and beyond.

Supplemental Course Materials & Interactive Resources

Introduction to Astronomy
This Lumen Course introduces Astronomy in 15 modules, including motions of the moon and stars, light and spectra, telescope and observing, galaxies, cosmology, and more.

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Please note that each module is individually licensed. Lumen also provides access to instructor resources.
ASTR 101 – Introduction To Astronomy
This course provides an introduction to the universe beyond the Earth. We begin with a study of the night sky and the history of the science of astronomy. We then explore the various objects seen in the cosmos including the solar system, stars, galaxies, and the evolution of the universe itself.
Introduction to Astronomy
This MIT Open Course provides exercises and exam questions for the intro to astronomy course, which serves as a quantitative introduction to the physics of the solar system, stars, the interstellar medium, the galaxy, and the universe, as determined from a variety of astronomical observations and models.

Hubble 25: A Quarter-Century of Discovery with the Hubble Space Telescope
From planets in our own solar system to snapshots from a time when our universe was very young, these images are presented according to their distance from Earth, from near to far. Along with companion descriptions and videos, the 25 images highlight the telescope's amazing capabilities.

Astronomy Lab
This set of Labs includes assignment descriptions for 13 different topics, including constellations in the night sky, optics and telescopes, scaling the solar system, and more.

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Please note that each module is individually licensed. Lumen also provides access to instructor resources.

Open Access Journals

Open Astronomy
Open Astronomy (formerly Baltic Astronomy) is a peer-reviewed, fully open access, scientific journal, devoted to publishing research, reviews and news spanning all aspects of astronomy and astrophysics.
International Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics
International Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics (IJAA) is an open, international, peer-reviewed, scientific journal dedicated to the publication and public discussion of high quality original research in all the fields of astrophysics and space sciences and related technology.

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Open Access authors retain the copyrights of their papers, and all open access articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, CC BY (or the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License CC BY-NC), which allows users to (noncommercially) copy, use, distribute, transmit and display the work publicly and to make and distribute derivative works, in any digital medium for any responsible purpose, subject to proper attribution of authorship.
Advances in Aerospace Science and Technology
Advances in Aerospace Science and Technology (AAST) is an open access, peer-reviewed journal. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for researchers and practitioners all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in all areas of Aerospace Science and Technology.

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Open Access authors retain the copyrights of their papers, and all open access articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, CC BY (or the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License CC BY-NC), which allows users to (noncommercially) copy, use, distribute, transmit and display the work publicly and to make and distribute derivative works, in any digital medium for any responsible purpose, subject to proper attribution of authorship.