Chaotic Astronomy

Science video on Mars presenting VRMars Astronomy Software. The video shows panoramas and images, including the “Whale” panorama and Martian sunset, taken by NASA’s Mars Rover Spirit during the Mars Rover Mission. The video was created with the use of virtual reality science software VRMars-Spirit – The Red Planet Mars 3D, released by Sciterian Technologies, and powered by the technology VRPresents that gives an impression of being on the surface of Mars. Great astronomy video for those interested in science, and space exploration enthusiasts. Get this Astronomy program at www.vrmars.com or www.vrmars.com/VRMars-Spirit-The-Red-Planet-Mars-3D.htm , and enjoy roving Mars. See the planet like you were one of the Mars Rovers at www.vrplanet.com . Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Cornell/MSSS/USGS/OSU/Honeybee Robotics/New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science – More credits in this astronomy software.

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If you know of any good or great books for beginners on Astronomy, please help me out. Thank you.

I believe one of the best for great reading and to help find deep space objects is "Turn Right at Orion".

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0738205176/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_2?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=0521781906&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1Q96A4WE47KEZEH7Z8MT

A good basic introduction to what spectroscopy is and how it’s used in Astronomy.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectroscopy and so on for more detailed information.

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Like, how long did it take for you to really start to understand Astronomy and start to learn a lot about it? Also, at what age did you begin to develop an interest in astronomy?

I was 16 when I first got interested in astronomy. Terry Dickinson says it takes about a year to become comfortable with the sky and its motions: it helps to see the same constellations come around again.

Amateur Astronomy for Beginners: Eyepieces

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I am currently going into my senior year in college with a major in math and minor in statistics. I have been told when thinking about grad school that I don’t have to limit myself to studying math, that I can go into different fields having math as a background. If this is true (is it?) then would studying astronomy be possible?

No, you can’t enter an astronomy grad program right now. They expect the equivalent of a physics major, and almost all of them require the physics GRE, covering material you would have learned in intro physics I and II, modern physics, classical mechanics, electricity & magnetism, thermo & statistical mechanics, math physics I and II, optics, and quantum mechanics. Surprisingly, Astronomy isn’t required, mostly just physics (and you’ll need some computer science as well) but astronomy helps a lot. Now, you could apply to an astronomy grad school, but you will need to take a lot of these physics classes first or find a low-ranked program willing to let you catch up before starting the masters work (you’ll need to do the masters work before starting the PhD even if you enter a PhD program with a bachelors).

Members of Association of Amateur Astronomers seen enjoying during the Sky party which was held on 12/07/2010 at Citizen English School, Nanjangud.

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I am taking a class on astronomy next year. It is the first experience I will have in this science but I’m confident the class will be pretty advanced. I want to go into it knowing a bit about the subject. If you know a book that would cover the basics, or at the least provide good insight into what I may learn, please let me know!

It’s hard to recommend a book without knowing what your math background is. Introductory Astronomy classes are usually accessible to high school students, even at the college level – they rarely require more than algebra and a little trig, and there are literally hundreds of introductory textbooks out there.

In this episode, we’ll look at a couple of bogus attempts to undermine science related to Lunar and Solar astrophysics.

I apologise for the somewhat erratic sound/volume in this video. I did not record it all in one go, and I have no idea what I’m doing in iMovie. The next one will be better.

To those who were referred to me by DonExodus2, thank you for checking out my videos and I hope you’ll like what you see enough to subscribe.
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Various multimedia in this video was created by NASA/ESA/JAXA/ESO/Berkley/Exeter

Errata:
1. I apologise, this is just completely wrong. It was thought up until 1965 that Mercury was tidally locked to the Sun, but was proven to have 3:2 spin orbit resonance. That means for every 2 years on Mercury, there are 3 days. One Mercurian year is about 88 Terran days and one Mercurian day about 59 Terran days. I think I was once told that Mercury *was* thought to be tidally locked with the Sun, and confused that to mean it was the current consesus. Again, sorry!

Music in this video:
Sven-g-englar – Sigur Ros
Veridis Quo – Daft Punk
Exodus Honey – Honeycut

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It’s for a competition relating to only variable stars and I know basically nothing about astronomy. I don’t need a book on how to observe them, just more on the information about them. It would also be helpful if it would contain information about the most famous ones.

I use "Discovering the Cosmos" by R.C. Bless for my college Astronomy 101 course. It has a good deal of info on stars and the sun