Astronomy & Astrophysics

Astronomy & Astrophysics#

Resources#

http://www.tapir.caltech.edu/~phopkins/Site/GIZMO.html

https://www.bogan.ca/orbits/geometry.html

[ h ] Penn State Institute for Gravitation and the Cosmos

YouTube#

  • [ y ] Action Lab

    • [ y ] 06-30-2023 “Why is Water So Stretchy?”.

  • [ y ] Academic Lesson

    • [ y ] 09-14-2020 “Modern Physics || Modern Physics Full Lecture Course”.

  • [ y ] Dot Physics

    • [ y ] 01-02-2024 “Modeling a flat and spinning solar system using Python”.

    • [ y ] 12-11-2023 “Using a Bunch of Balls to Model the Ideal Gas Law in Python”.

  • [ y ] Institute for Advanced Study

    • [ y ] 03-14-2023 Institute for Advanced Study. “The Three-Body Problem: A Chaotic Tale from Newton to Symplectic Geometry and Space Exploration - Agustin Moreno”.

  • INTEGRAL PHYSICS [ y ] Physics: Astrodynamics

    • [ y ] 11-29-2022 “Where Does the Gravitational Force Between Earth and Moon Equal Zero? | The Neutral Point”.

    • [ y ] 05-10-2022 “Calculate Transit Time to Change Orbit in a Hohmann Transfer”.

    • [ y ] 04-18-2022 “Hohmann Transfers Explained Using BASIC Physics | Find Both Delta V’s”.

  • [ y ] Let’s Find Out

    • [ y ] 07-16-2021 Let’s Find Out. “Size, Distance, and Time in the Universe | Soft-Spoken ASMR (3.5 Hours)”.

    • [ y ] 12-01-2020 Let’s Find Out. “The History of Binary Stars (1836 Astronomy Book) Geography of the Heavens: Pt 2 | ASMR soft spoken”.

  • [ y ] MIT Open Courseware

    • [ y ] 07-05-2017 MIT OpenCourseware. “Compton Scattering”.

  • [ y ] Mr P Solver

    • [ y ] 10-21-2022 Mr P Solver. “Generating The Rings of Power Theme in Python [2D Random Walk]”.

    • [ y ] 05-30-2022 Mr P Solver. “Linear Combination of Atomic Orbitals (LCAO) in Python”.

    • [ y ] 05-09-2022 Mr P Solver. “The Finite Square Well: Two Methods Every Physicist Should Know”.

    • [ y ] 04-04-2022 Mr P Solver. “How To Solve and Animate a 3D Double Pendulum in Python”.

    • [ y ] 02-17-2022 Mr P Solver. “Compton Scattering in Python (Klein-Nishima Equation)”.

    • [ y ] 12-07-2021 Mr P Solver. “Billiard Balls and the Boltzmann Distribution in Python”.

    • [ y ] 09-20-2021 Mr P Solver. “Photon Beam Attenuation in Python”.

    • [ y ] 09-07-2021 Mr P Solver. “The Double Pendulum in PYTHON”.

    • [ y ] 08-23-2021 Mr P Solver. “Projectile Motion (WITH AIR FRICTION)”.

    • [ y ] 07-22-2021 Mr P Solver. “Math Symbol Tier List”.

    • [ y ] 04-22-2021 Mr P Solver. “3 Body Simulation in Python: Rare Orbits”.

    • [ y ] 04-11-2021 Mr P Solver. “Numerical Heat Equation: Cooking a Turkey in Python | Python Metaphysics #9”.

    • [ y ] 04-08-2021 Mr P Solver. “Laplace’s Equation with Arbitrary Boundary Conditions in PYTHON”.

    • [ y ] 04-05-2021 Mr P Solver. “The Double-SPRINGED Pendulum in PYTHON”.

    • [ y ] 04-03-2021 Mr P Solver. “2D Schrodinger Equation Numerical Solution in PYTHON”.

    • [ y ] 03-31-2021 Mr P Solver. “Pendulum Motion in PYTHON”.

  • [ y ] Physics Explained

    • [ y ] 03-10-2023 Physics Explained. “Escape Velocity with VPython”.

    • [ y ] 03-07-2023 Physics Explained. “How Can You Get Circular Orbits for the Three Body Problem?”.

    • [ y ] 04-14-2022 Physics Explained. “What is the Schrödinger Equation? A basic introduction to Quantum Mechanics”.

    • [ y ] 04-15-2021 Physics Explained. “Block on an Incline: Newtonian, Lagrangian, and Hamiltonian Solutions”.

    • [ y ] 10-18-2020 Physics Explained. “Introduction to Lagrangian Mechanics”.

    • [ y ] 09-23-2020 Physics Explained. “What is the acceleration of an object moving in a circle, and what can you do with it?”.

    • [ y ] 08-19-2020 Physics Explained. “What is the Three Body Problem and How Do You Solve It?”.

    • [ y ] 04-10-2020 Physics Explained. “What is Compton Scattering”.

  • [ y ] Physics with Elliot

    • [ y ] 01-13-2023 Physics with Elliot. “Physics Students Need to Know These 5 Methods for Differential Equations”. YouTube.

    • [ y ] 03-08-2022 Physics with Elliot. “The Most Important Math Formula For Understanding Physics”. YouTube.

    • [ y ] 01-25-2022 Physics with Elliot. “To Master Physics, First master the Harmonic Oscillator”. YouTube.

    • [ y ] 11-01-2021 Physics with Elliot. “The Special Relativistic Action, Explained”. YouTube.

    • [ y ] 09-14-2021 Physics with Elliot. “Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Mechanics in Under 20 Minutes: Physics Mini Lesson”. YouTube.

other

  • [ y ] 11-21-2019 Domain of Science. “Every Thing in Space”.

  • [ y ] 12-04-2023 C. J. Neumann. “Lecture, Vertical Circular Motion (Honors)”.

  • [ y ] 11-26-2023 INTEGRAL PHYSICS. “Calculate Period & Center of Mass in Binary Star Systems | Newtons Law of Gravity & Kepler’s 3rd Law”.

  • [ y ] 11-22-2023 Morphocular. “Finding Velocity On a Sphere Using a 3D Euler’s Formula”.

Texts#

  • 2012 Deutsch, David. The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations that Transform the World. Penguin.

  • 1998 Deutsch, David. The Fabric of Reality: The Science of Parallel Universes–and Its Implications. Penguin.

  • 2014 Hearnshaw, John. The Analysis of Starlight: Two Centuries of Astronomical Spectroscopy, 2nd Ed. Cambridge University Press.

  • 2005 Hearnshaw, John. The Measurement of Starlight: Two Centuries of Astronomical Photometry. Cambridge University Press.

Figures#

  • [ w ] Deutsch, David

  • [ w ] Fleming, Gordon [ h ]

  • [ w ] 1838-1914 Hill, George William

  • [ w ] Schneider, Donald [ h ]

Terms#

  • [ w ] Absolute Magnitude

  • [ w ] Absorption

  • [ w ] Aeronautics

  • [ w ] Aerospace Engineering

  • [ w ] Albedo

  • [ w ] Algol

  • [ w ] Altair

  • [ w ] Altazimuth Mount

  • [ w ] Amateur Astronomy

  • [ w ] Amplitude

  • [ w ] Analemma

  • [ w ] Ancient Greek Astronomy

  • [ w ] Angular Diameter

  • [ w ] Angular Displacement

  • [ w ] Angular Distance

  • [ w ] Angular Frequency

  • [ w ] Angular Velocity

  • [ w ] Anisotropy

  • [ w ] Anomaly, eccentric

  • [ w ] Anomaly, mean

  • [ w ] Anomaly, true

  • [ w ] Antares

  • [ w ] Antimeridian

  • [ w ] Apoapsis (“farthest in an elliptical orbit”)

  • [ w ] Apogee (“farthest from the earth”)

  • [ w ] Aphelion (“farthest from the sun”)

  • [ w ] Apparent Magnitude

  • [ w ] Apparent Retrograde Motion

  • [ w ] Appulse

  • [ w ] Apsis

  • [ w ] Arc Length

  • [ w ] Arcminute

  • [ w ] Arcsecond

  • [ w ] Arcturus

  • [ w ] Argument of Periapsis (Argument of Perifocus, Argument of Pericenter)

  • [ w ] Argument of Pericenter (Argument of Periapsis, Argument of Perifocus)

  • [ w ] Argument of Perifocus (Argument of Periapsis, Argument of Pericenter)

  • [ w ] Astrometry

  • [ w ] Astronautics

  • [ w ] Astronomical Coordinate System

  • [ w ] Astronomical Object

  • [ w ] astronomical symbols

  • [ w ] Astronomical Unit

  • [ w ] Astronomy

  • [ w ] Astrophysics

  • [ w ] Autumnal Equinox

  • [ w ] Axial Precession

  • [ w ] Azimuth

  • [ w ] Beta Decay

  • [ w ] Betelgeuse

  • [ w ] Big Bang Nucleosynthesis

  • [ w ] Binary Star

  • [ w ] Black Body

  • [ w ] Black Hole

  • [ w ] Blue Giant

  • [ w ] Bond Albedo

  • [ w ] Boson

  • [ w ] Catadioptrics

  • [ w ] Catoptrics

  • [ w ] Celestial Equator

  • [ w ] Celestial Mechanics

  • [ w ] Celestial Pole

  • [ w ] Celestial Sphere

  • [ w ] Central-Force Problem

  • [ w ] Centrifugal Force

  • [ w ] Centripetal Acceleration

  • [ w ] Chromatic Aberration

  • [ w ] Circle of Latitude

  • [ w ] Circular Orbit

  • [ w ] Circumpolar Star

  • [ w ] CNO Cycle

  • [ w ] Color Index

  • [ w ] Conjunction

  • [ w ] Constraint Algebra

  • [ w ] Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)

  • [ w ] Cosmic Distance Ladder

  • [ w ] Cosmic Ray

  • [ w ] Cosmology

  • [ w ] Culmination

  • [ w ] Declination

  • [ w ] Deferent

  • [ w ] Deep Sky Object

  • [ w ] Deneb

  • [ w ] Deuterium

  • [ w ] Dioptrics

  • [ w ] Distance Modulus

  • [ w ] Dobsonian Telescope

  • [ w ] Dynamics

  • [ w ] Earth Circumference

  • [ w ] Earth Mass

  • [ w ] Earth Radius

  • [ w ] Eccentric Anomaly

  • [ w ] Eccentricity, orbital

  • [ w ] Eccentricity Vector

  • [ w ] Ecliptic

  • [ w ] Ecliptic Coordinate System

  • [ w ] Effective Temperature

  • [ w ] Elliptic Orbit

  • [ w ] Elongation

  • [ w ] Emissivity

  • [ w ] Ephemeris

  • [ w ] Epicycle

  • [ w ] Epoch

  • [ w ] Equation of Time

  • [ w ] Equator

  • [ w ] Equatorial Coordinate System

  • [ w ] Equinox

  • [ w ] Event Horizon

  • [ w ] Extinction

  • [ w ] Fermion

  • [ w ] Fiducial Point

  • [ w ] Firmament

  • [ w ] First Point of Aries

  • [ w ] Fixed Stars

  • [ w ] Fundamental Plane

  • [ w ] Galactic Coordinate System

  • [ w ] Galaxy

  • [ w ] Gamma Ray

  • [ w ] Geodetic Coordinates

  • [ w ] Geographic Coordinate System

  • [ w ] Geographic Pole

  • [ w ] Geometric Albedo

  • [ w ] Gravitational Collapse

  • [ w ] Great Circle

  • [ w ] Great Circle Distance

  • [ w ] Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

  • [ w ] H-R Diagram

  • [ w ] Hawking Radiation

  • [ w ] Helium Isotopes

  • [ w ] Horizon

  • [ w ] Horizontal Coordinate System

  • [ w ] Horizontality

  • [ w ] Hour Angle

  • [ w ] Hour Circle

  • [ w ] Image-Forming Optical System

  • [ w ] Inferior Planet

  • [ w ] International Date Line

  • [ w ] Interstellar Medium

  • [ w ] Invariable Plane

  • [ w ] Jupiter

  • [ w ] Kepler Orbit

  • [ w ] Kepler Problem

  • [ w ] Kepler’s Laws of Planetary Motion

  • [ w ] Kinematics

  • [ w ] Kinetics

  • [ w ] Law of Cosines

  • [ w ] Law of Sines

  • [ w ] Latitude

  • [ w ] Lepton

  • [ w ] Light-Year

  • [ w ] Line of Apsides

  • [ w ] Line of Sight

  • [ w ] Longitude

  • [ w ] Low Earth Orbit

  • [ w ] Luminosity

  • [ w ] Lunar Phase

  • [ w ] Magnitude

  • [ w ] Maksutov Telescope

  • [ w ] Main Sequence

  • [ w ] March Equinox

  • [ w ] Mars

  • [ w ] Mars, timekeeping

  • [ w ] Mass

  • [ w ] Matter

  • [ w ] Maxwell’s Equations

  • [ w ] Mean Anomaly

  • [ w ] Mechanics, celestial

  • [ w ] Mechanics, orbital

  • [ w ] Mercury

  • [ w ] Meridian

  • [ w ] Metallicity

  • [ w ] Momentum

  • [ w ] Moon

  • [ w ] \(n\)-Body Problem

  • [ w ] Nadir

  • [ w ] Neptune

  • [ w ] Neutron Star

  • [ w ] Newtonian Telescope

  • [ w ] Noon

  • [ w ] North Celestial Pole

  • [ w ] North Pole

  • [ w ] Nutation

  • [ w ] Opposition

  • [ w ] Optical Telescope

  • [ w ] Orbit

  • [ w ] Orbit Determination

  • [ w ] Orbital Eccentricity

  • [ w ] Orbital Elements

  • [ w ] Orbital Inclination

  • [ w ] Orbital Mechanics

  • [ w ] Orbital Node

  • [ w ] Orbital Period

  • [ w ] Orbital Plane

  • [ w ] Orbital Pole

  • [ w ] Orbital Speed

  • [ w ] Orbital State Vectors

  • [ w ] Parallax

  • [ w ] Parallax, stellar

  • [ w ] Parsec

  • [ w ] Periapsis (“closest approach in an elliptical orbit”)

  • [ w ] Perigee (“closest approach to the earth”)

  • [ w ] Perihelion (“closest approach to the sun”)

  • [ w ] Period, orbital

  • [ w ] Periodic Function

  • [ w ] Phase

  • [ w ] Phase Angle

  • [ w ] Philosophy of Cosmology [ sep ]

  • [ w ] Philosophy of Physics

  • [ w ] Philosophy of Space and Time

  • [ w ] Photometry

  • [ w ] Photon

  • [ w ] Photosphere

  • [ w ] Plane, orbital

  • [ w ] Plane of Reference

  • [ w ] Planet

  • [ w ] Planetary Coordinate System

  • [ w ] Planetary Phase

  • [ w ] Plenism (Horror Vacui)

  • [ w ] Pluto

  • [ w ] Polaris

  • [ w ] Pole Star

  • [ w ] Positional Astronomy

  • [ w ] Positron

  • [ w ] Positron Emission

  • [ w ] Primary Body

  • [ w ] Prime Meridian

  • [ w ] Prograde Motion

  • [ w ] Proton-Proton Chain

  • [ w ] Protostar

  • [ w ] Proxima Centauri

  • [ w ] Quadrature

  • [ w ] Radial Trajectory

  • [ w ] Radian

  • [ w ] Red Supergiant

  • [ w ] Reflector Telescope

  • [ w ] Refractor Telescope

  • [ w ] Retrograde Motion

  • [ w ] Right Ascension

  • [ w ] Ritchey-Chrétien Telescope

  • [ w ] Roche Limit

  • [ w ] Rotating Ellipsoidal Variable

  • [ w ] Rotation around a fixed axis

  • [ w ] Saturn

  • [ w ] Sawtooth Wave

  • [ w ] Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope

  • [ w ] September Equinox

  • [ w ] Shell Theorem

  • [ w ] Sidereal Time

  • [ w ] Sidereal Year

  • [ w ] Significant Figures

  • [ w ] Sky

  • [ w ] Small-Angle Approximation

  • [ w ] Solar Azimuth Angle

  • [ w ] Solar System

  • [ w ] Solar Time

  • [ w ] Solar Year

  • [ w ] Solar Zenith Angle

  • [ w ] South Pole

  • [ w ] Space Science

  • [ w ] Spectral Line

  • [ w ] Spectroscopy

  • [ w ] Spherical Astronomy

  • [ w ] Spherical Coordinate System

  • [ w ] Spherical Lune

  • [ w ] Spherical Trigonometry

  • [ w ] Spica

  • [ w ] Square Wave

  • [ w ] Star

  • [ w ] Statics

  • [ w ] Stellar Atmosphere

  • [ w ] Stellar Classification

  • [ w ] Stellar Evolution

  • [ w ] Stellar Nucleosynthesis

  • [ w ] Stellar Parallax

  • [ w ] Stellar Population

  • [ w ] Stellar Structure

  • [ w ] Stellar Wind

  • [ w ] Subsolar Point

  • [ w ] Summer Solstice

  • [ w ] Summer Triangle

  • [ w ] Sun

  • [ w ] Sun Path

  • [ w ] Sun, position

  • [ w ] Sunlight

  • [ w ] Sunrise

  • [ w ] Sunset

  • [ w ] Supergiant

  • [ w ] Superior Planet

  • [ w ] Supernova

  • [ w ] Supernova Nucleosynthesis

  • [ w ] Synodic Day

  • [ w ] Syzygy

  • [ w ] Tachyon

  • [ w ] Taylor Series

  • [ w ] Telescope

  • [ w ] Telescope, Dobsonian

  • [ w ] Telescope, Maksutov

  • [ w ] Telescope, Newtonian

  • [ w ] Telescope, Optical

  • [ w ] Telescope, Reflector

  • [ w ] Telescope, Refractor

  • [ w ] Telescope, Ritchey-Chrétien

  • [ w ] Telescope, Schmidt-Cassegrain

  • [ w ] Three-Body Problem

  • [ w ] Tidal Circularization

  • [ w ] Tidal Force

  • [ w ] Tidal Locking

  • [ w ] Transit

  • [ w ] Triple Alpha Process

  • [ w ] Tropical Year

  • [ w ] True Anomaly

  • [ w ] True North

  • [ w ] Two-Body Problem

  • [ w ] UBV Photometric System

  • [ w ] Unit Vector

  • [ w ] Uranus

  • [ w ] Variable Star

  • [ w ] Vacuum

  • [ w ] Vega

  • [ w ] Venus

  • [ w ] Vernal Equinox

  • [ w ] Verticality

  • [ w ] Vis Viva Equation

  • [ w ] White Dwarf

  • [ w ] Year

  • [ w ] Zenith

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