Tom's Presentations
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Here are my modest efforts at astronomy education. Browse
all you want, but it you use the info, be sure to cite me as the
source! Thanks.
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This is a quick briefing of asteroid and
lunar occultations - What they are, how they occur, and why we
care. |
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PowerPoint presentation about sunspots -
The solar cycle, sun spots, solar and sun spot anatomy, sun spot
classification, how to observe. 1MB in size! |
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PowerPoint presentation about eclipses -
Eclipse basics (geometry, orbital characteristics, eclipse
duration & path), what you'll see during an eclipse, Orbital
rhythms that create eclipse series (saros). Based on
"Totality: Eclipses of the Sun" by Littman and Wilcox
and http://www.mreclipse.com
by Fred Espenak. 500K in size. |
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