Above is Comet Machholz taken on 10 December 2004 by astrophotographer Randy Brewer ©2004 - used with permission.

Announcements:

(1) In our Spring 2005 Schedule, all review sessions will be held using CHAT on Every Monday Evening from 9:00-9:45 pm there will be an online CHAT session in the WebCT course in the Chat room 1.

(2) See WebCT homepage for the course for testing locations for ALL exams.  An appointment to take each exam is required.  Grades can be accessed through WebCT for all Exams, Quizzes, Labs, and Assignments, etc.  They will not be posted on this web site until grades are finalized for the semester.

(3) Exams are online this semester and must be taken at an HCC Campus Testing Center under supervision of a proctor.  CALL JULIAN at 713-718-7415 FOR AN APPOINTMENT

Schedule for Exams - all exams will be taken online at the following locations:

1. Friday - Exams will be given at the 3100 Main Campus at Elgin during the day or in early evening - CALL FOR AN APPOINTMENT
2. Saturday - Exams will be given at 3100 Main Campus at Elgin starting between 10am and 1pm - CALL FOR AN APPOINTMENT
3. NO EXAMS WILL BE GIVEN SUNDAY!!!

for Hubble Space Telescope Images see http://www.stsci.edu/

For your extra-credit opportunities(see your syllabus):

for the George Observatory (Houston Museum of Natural Sciences) - or this link
for the Burke Baker Planetarium (Houston Museum of Natural Sciences)

This web page is usually under construction so please let me know if a link does not work!

Extra-Credit FIELDTRIPS for Spring 2005!!!

Dates for Fieldtrips to the George Observatory this Spring Semester: 30 January, 6 March, 3 April, and 1 May 2005

For the Physics 1312 Internet Course CRN: 74289: WebCT course will be ready for the spring semester after 10 January 2005! - ONLINE ORIENTATION will be ready at that time for 2005 Spring Semester!! Class begins on 15 January 2005.  You must have resistered for the course to participate and be assigned a login id and password!  If you are not on the official class roll (online) you will not be assigned an id or password.

Online Orientation for All Phys1312 Students <= Start HERE!!!
Notes on Organization of the WebCT Course
Syllabus for PHYS 1312 CRN: 74289 - Spring 2005
Summary of Assignments
Important Dates for Internet Students
Course Announcements are posted in WebCT on the homepage
Click here to go to the web course login prompt

For the Geology 1346 Internet Course CRN: 58691: WebCT course will be ready for the spring semester after 21 August 2004! - ONLINE ORIENTATION will be ready at that time for 2004 Fall Semester!! Class begins on 26 August 2004..  You must have resistered for the course to participate and be assigned a login id and password!  If you are not on the official class roll (online) you will not be assigned an id or password.

Online Orientation for All Geol 1346 Students <= Start HERE!!!
Notes on Organization of the WebCT Course
Syllabus for Geol 1346 CRN: 58691 - Fall 2004
Summary of Assignments
Important Dates for Internet Students
Announcements are posted in WebCT on the homepage
Review Notes for All Exams
Sample Test Questions for Geol 1346
Click here to go to the web course login prompt
Click here for Grades for Fall 2002: Grades

Link to web page describing NHMCCD Internet Astronomy Courses (Phys 1411 - Planetary Astronomy & 1412 - Stellar and Galactic Astronomy) taught through Kingwood College.
Link to web page at University of Houston / Main Campus Physics Department + Physics 1321 & 1322 (Engineering Physics I & II) and Phys 1301 & 1302 (General Physics I & II), and Phys 1305 & 1306 (Planetary & Stellar and Galactic Astronomy).

Other Information which students will find useful:

How to Get to the George Observatory for Astronomy Fieldtrips  -  Extra-Credit Opportunities!!!  (see Syllabus - you can still go to the George Observatory on a public night (Saturday) for a Fieldtrip and go to the Planetarium on your own!)  Dates for Fall Semester will be posted on the course calendar.
Useful Physical Constants   -  There is an assortment of hopefully useful information here.
Definitions and the Celestial Sphere Coordinate Systems  -  Definitions and illustrations of Astronomical Coordinate Systems. (Ch 2)
Highlights of the History of Astronomy  -  A very short summary of important contributors to the early history of astronomy.(Ch 4)
Formulas for Telescopes  -  Formulae and Definitions for practical use of telescopes. (see Ch 5)
How variable stars are named + Classification of common types

For Sources of Information for Research Papers see Yahoo site list for a full list plus the following:

Sky and Telescope Magazine and Sky Publishing Home Page
Astronomy Magazine Home Page
Icarus - International Journal on Solar System Exploration
Mercury - publication of Astronomical Society of the Pacific
USGS Links for Astronomy and Space Sciences
Astrology - Astronomical Soc of the Pacific
Other Web Links (LOTS of them!)
STSCI net links
Link to Free US Government Web Sites of ALL descriptions
The Nine Planets: U Ariz LunarPlanetaryLab Pictures, etc
Malin Space Sciences recent MOC images of Mars

Current Events - see Astronomy Magazine and/or Sky and Telescope Magazine:

images and NEWS from Sky and Telescope Magazine
Extra-solar Planets Web Site
A description of convection in Jupiter's Atmosphere and convection in the Earth's core
Current real-time images from SOHO solar imaging spacecraft
NASA Photojournal (link to NASA archive pictures)
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Space Station current location!

NASA News Services (Listservers):

NASA JPL News Listserver Items
NASA Science News Listserver Items

Local Houston Astronomy Clubs to join:

Fort Bend Astronomy Club
Houston Astronomical Society
North Houston Astronomy Club
Johnson Space Center Astronomy Club

If you have questions about this web site or course you may contact me