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  1. Introduction to Modern Astrophysics, An (2nd Edition) by Bradley W. Carroll, Dale A. Ostlie, 2006-07-28
  2. Astrophysics is Easy!: An Introduction for the Amateur Astronomer (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series) by Mike Inglis, 2007-08-23
  3. Astrophysics for Physicists by Choudhuri Arnab Rai, 2010-04-30
  4. High-Energy Astrophysics (Princeton Series in Astrophysics) by Fulvio Melia, 2009-01-26
  5. Astrophysics Processes: The Physics of Astronomical Phenomena by Hale Bradt, 2008-10-27
  6. Atomic Astrophysics and Spectroscopy by Anil K. Pradhan, Sultana N. Nahar, 2011-01-31
  7. The High Energy Universe: Ultra-High Energy Events in Astrophysics and Cosmology by Péter Mészáros, 2010-10-18
  8. Accretion Power in Astrophysics (Cambridge Astrophysics S.) by Juhan Frank, Andrew King, et all 2002-02-11
  9. Introductory Astronomy and Astrophysics (Saunders Golden Sunburst Series) by Stephen A. Gregory, Michael Zeilik, 1997-08-21
  10. Foundations of Astrophysics by Barbara Ryden, Bradley M. Peterson, 2009-03-20
  11. High Energy Astrophysics by Malcolm S. Longair, 2011-01-31
  12. An Introduction to Stellar Astrophysics by Francis LeBlanc, 2010-05-25
  13. Theoretical Astrophysics: Volume 3, Galaxies and Cosmology by T. Padmanabhan, 2002-10-14
  14. Introduction to Stellar Astrophysics: Volume 1, Basic Stellar Observations and Data by Erika Böhm-Vitense, 1989-08-25

1. Harvard-Smithsonian Center For Astrophysics
HarvardSmithsonian Center for astrophysics, Harvard College Observatory and Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for astrophysics (CfA) is a collaboration between
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/
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The Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) is a collaboration between the Harvard College Observatory (HCO) and the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) . Many CfA staff members are also associated with the Harvard University Department of Astronomy What's New at the CfA
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Weekly calendar, public programs, colloquia, and research seminars Opportunities Job postings, post- and predoctoral positions, undergraduate research Press Releases Current and past press releases concerning research at the CfA Facilities Details on the CfA in Massachusetts, Arizona, Hawaii, and other locales Directories Public information about members of the CfA community Support the CfA Information on tax deductible contributions CfA Intranet Available to members of the CfA community only Last modified on Wednesday, 26-May-2004 09:51:49 EDT

2. NASA ADS: ADS Home Page
The NASA astrophysics Data System. NASA ADS The Digital Library for Physics, astrophysics, and Instrumentation. This site is hosted
http://adswww.harvard.edu/
ADS Services Search Browse Mirrors Feedback ... What's new Other NASA Centers CXC HEASARC IRSA LAMBDA ... SIRTF Related Sites AAS ADEC CDS IAU ... Preprints CfA CfA CfA Preprints Chandra Harvard University ...
The NASA Astrophysics Data System
The Digital Library for Physics, Astrophysics, and Instrumentation This site is hosted by the
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

Mirror sites
Help Site Map

The Astrophysics Data System (ADS) is a NASA-funded project which maintains four bibliographic databases containing more than 3.7 million records: Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Physics and Geophysics, and preprints in Astronomy. The main body of data in the ADS consists of bibliographic records, which are searchable through our Abstract Service query forms , and full-text scans of much of the astronomical literature which can be browsed though our Browse interface
For more information, please read our page detailing the Terms and Conditions regulating the use of our resources.
In addition to its databases, the ADS provides access and pointers to a wealth of external resources, including electronic articles, data catalogs and archives. We currently have links to over 4.4 million records maintained by our collaborators.
The importance of ADS's role in supporting the scientific community has been recognized by societies and individuals . If you wish to acknowledge us in a publication, kindly use a phrase such as the following:

3. Oxford Astrophysics
OXFORD astrophysics. FOR VISITORS. Jobs and Research Positions. astrophysics Members. OxfordPrinceton Workshop. Local Help Pages. Admin Pages (coming soon) Last updated 04.05.2004 CONTACTS. astrophysics Members. LINKS. University of Oxford
http://www-astro.physics.ox.ac.uk/
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4. Astronomy & Astrophysics
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Choose a journal Actualité Chimique Agronomie Analusis Anim. Res. Ann. Phys. Fr. Ann. For. Sci. Apidologie Aquat. living resou EAS Publications Se Environ. Biosafety Épistémologiques EPJdirect ESAIM: COCV ESAIM: M2AN ESAIM: PROC E.J.E.S.S. Eur. Phys. J. AP Eur. Phys. J. A Eur. Phys. J. B Eur. Phys. J. C Eur. Phys. J. D Eur. Phys. J. E Europhys. Lett. Europhysics News Fruits Genet. Sel. Evol. J. Chim. Phys. J. Phys. I France J. Phys. II France J. Phys. III France J. Phys. IV France Lait Méc. ind. Microsc. Microanal. Nat. sci. soc. Quadrature Radioprotection RAIRO Oper. Res. RAIRO - Theoret. In Reprod. Nutr. Dev. REE Rev. Met. Paris Vet. Res. 27 May 04 Mirror sites: France Japan USA CDS ... Press releases
Vol. st page EDPS Link Manager Help Journal home page -> Journal home page Contents All about... Announcement Aims and scope Editorial board Indexed in... Online edition Dispatch dates Inquiries Forthcoming papers E-mail alert Contact us Subscription Prices User's license Registration form Propose this journal How to publish in... Instructions for authors Publishing tools More...

5. NASA ADS Custom Query Form Wed May 26 19:24:19 2004
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http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html
NASA ADS Astronomy/Planetary Query Form for Wed May 26 19:24:19 2004
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Full Text Search : Search OCRd text of scanned articles
myADS : Personalized notification service
Return: HTML Text Bibtex Portable format
Journal/Volume/Page Current Journals Unread Journals
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6. AstroWeb: Astronomy/Astrophysics On The Internet
AstroWeb Van Gogh Starry Night GIF Astronomy/astrophysics on the Internet. Welcome to AstroWeb a collection of pointers to astronomy
http://www.stsci.edu/astroweb/astronomy.html
AstroWeb:
Astronomy/Astrophysics on the Internet
Welcome to AstroWeb - a collection of pointers to astronomy-related information available on the Internet. The database is maintained by the AstroWeb Consortium , a collaboration involving 9 individuals at 7 institutions. In addition to classified lists of resource records, the Consortium also provides a utility to search the AstroWeb database: (WAIS search help) Most of the URLs in the database are tested three times a day to verify aliveness (see "AstroWeb Dead URLs" and "AstroWeb Unreliable URLs" ). The Consortium will be pleased to accept contributions of new resource records. You can use HTML forms to This NRAO version of AstroWeb is recomputed at about 09:10 UTC each day, if the master database has been changed. Neither the individuals involved in the AstroWeb Consortium, nor their affiliated institutions, accept any responsibility for the contents or availability of information located at other Internet sites. 1/27/2003 2:57:25 PM The AstroWeb master database currently contains 3086 distinct resource records: Category Records
Observing resources Telescopes Astronomical survey projects Telescope observing schedules Metereological information
Data Resources Data and Archive Centers Astronomy Information Systems
Publication-related Resources Abstracts of Astronomical Publications Full-texts of Astronomical Publications Astronomical Bibliographical Services Astronomy-related Libraries ... Other library resources
People-related Resources

7. LCA Home Page
A joint project of the National Center for Supercomputer Applications and the Department of Astronomy of the University of Illinois.
http://zeus.ncsa.uiuc.edu:8080/lca_home_page.html
Welcome to the LCA Web Server. The Laboratory for Computational Astrophysics (LCA) is a joint project of the National Center for Supercomputer Applications and the Department of Astronomy of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign . The LCA develops and disseminates theoretical modeling software for astrophysics research. The LCA is directed by Michael L. Norman Our email address is lca@ncsa.uiuc.edu
Closely affiliated projects include:
_Introducing the LCA
What is the LCA and what is its purpose?
_Staff Directory
List of people at the LCA
_Becoming an LCA User
How to register with the LCA
_Codes and Docs
Available LCA software and documentation
Performance data for LCA codes on various platforms
MPEG movies based on LCA research.
Online preprints, reprints, and technical reports from the LCA Contact lca@ncsa.uiuc.edu with questions or comments regarding this page.
Last updated Jan. 10, 2000 For more information on NSF's PACI program see

8. UC Santa Barbara Astrophysics Home Page
The UC Santa Barbara astrophysics Project. WELCOME. to our astrophysics Web site at the Physics department of UCSB
http://www.deepspace.ucsb.edu/
The UC Santa Barbara Astrophysics Project
W ELCOME to our Astrophysics Web site at the Physics department of UCSB.
Comet Hyakutake
March 8, 1996
UCSB ROT 30s. Image Unfiltered
UCSB Astro Research
Learn about Astrophysics research efforts at UCSB
RAAP Telescope
Connect to the Remotely Operated Telescope (ROT)
and to the Remote Access Astronomy Project (RAAP)
Interactive Astrophysics
The doors of perception to the Universe are opened here, for you.
Images
Stroll through our database of heavenly images.
Utilities
Download the software neccesary to decompress and view our images.
Triffid Nebula
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Please address questions or comments to
Last Modified: January 21, 2004

9. Imagine The Universe! Dictionary
This site is intended for students age 14 and up, and for anyone interested in learning about our universe. of celestial bodies and phenomena. astrophysics. The part of astronomy that deals principally with the It was previously named the Advanced Xray astrophysics Facility (AXAF).
http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/dictionary.html
Imagine the Universe! Dictionary
Please allow the whole page to load before you start searching for an entry. Otherwise, errors will occur. A B C D ... Z (Note - Greek letters are written out by name - alpha, beta etc.)
A
accretion
Accumulation of dust and gas onto larger bodies such as stars, planets and moons. accretion disk
A relatively flat sheet of gas and dust surrounding a newborn star, a black hole, or any massive object growing in size by attracting material. active galactic nuclei (AGN)
A class of galaxies which spew massive amounts of energy from their centers, far more than ordinary galaxies. Many astronomers believe supermassive black holes may lie at the center of these galaxies and power their explosive energy output.
angstrom
A unit of length equal to 0.00000001 centimeters. This may also be written as 1 x 10 cm (see scientific notation angular momentum
A quantity obtained by multiplying the mass of an orbiting body by its velocity and the radius of its orbit. According to the conservation laws of physics, the angular momentum of any orbiting body must remain constant at all points in the orbit, i.e., it cannot be created or destroyed. If the orbit is elliptical the radius will vary. Since the mass is constant, the velocity changes. Thus planets in elliptical orbits travel faster at perihelion and more slowly at aphelion . A spinning body also possesses spin angular momentum. apastron
The point of greatest separation between two stars which are in orbit around each other. See

10. NASA's HEASARC
A service of the Laboratory for High Energy astrophysics (LHEA) at NASA/GSFC. and the High Energy astrophysics Division of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/
Help/FAQ
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-Quick Links- -Archive Interfaces- Argus: proposal info Astrobrowse: worldwide catalog search Browse: search HEASARC archives NVO Data Inventory Service SkyMorph: search variable objects SkyView: virtual observatory CalDB: Calibration database Coord Converter Date Converter Energy Converter FITS: standard data format FITSIO: FITS subroutine library FTOOLS: general s/w for FITS files fV: FITS file editor Hera: remote data analysis service nH: Column Density RPS proposal submission RXTE ASM weather map Time Converter TIPTOPbase: atomic data Viewing: possible obs times WebPIMMS: flux/cnt converter WebSpec: spectral sims X-ray Background Tool Xanadu: data analysis suite X-ray, Gamma-ray, EUV Source Finder xTime: RXTE time converter -Resources- Bibliography Contact Info History of High-Energy Astronomy Meetings Staff Tour the site What's New APOD: Astronomy Picture of the Day Ask an Astronomer HEASARC Picture of the Week Images, Spectra, Light curves Imagine the Universe! StarChild (K-8 EPO) WebStars: gen. astronomy info/news

11. Astrosci4u-Online Astronomy For You
you can find every thing you want on this topic in this site
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12. University Of Chicago Department Of Astronomy & Astrophysics
UChicago webmaster@astro.uchicago.edu 5640 S. Ellis Ave, Chicago, IL 60637 773702-8203 Colloquia and Seminars Department Resources. Yerkes Observatory.
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Colloquia and Seminars
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13. NASA ADS: ADS Home Page
Search system for abstracts in astrophysics, planetary sciences and solar physics.
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/
ADS Services Search Browse Mirrors Feedback ... What's new Other NASA Centers CXC HEASARC IRSA LAMBDA ... SIRTF Related Sites AAS ADEC CDS IAU ... Preprints CfA CfA CfA Preprints Chandra Harvard University ...
The NASA Astrophysics Data System
The Digital Library for Physics, Astrophysics, and Instrumentation This site is hosted by the
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

Mirror sites
Help Site Map

The Astrophysics Data System (ADS) is a NASA-funded project which maintains four bibliographic databases containing more than 3.7 million records: Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Physics and Geophysics, and preprints in Astronomy. The main body of data in the ADS consists of bibliographic records, which are searchable through our Abstract Service query forms , and full-text scans of much of the astronomical literature which can be browsed though our Browse interface
For more information, please read our page detailing the Terms and Conditions regulating the use of our resources.
In addition to its databases, the ADS provides access and pointers to a wealth of external resources, including electronic articles, data catalogs and archives. We currently have links to over 4.4 million records maintained by our collaborators.
The importance of ADS's role in supporting the scientific community has been recognized by societies and individuals . If you wish to acknowledge us in a publication, kindly use a phrase such as the following:

14. Astrophysics Preprints
astrophysics preprints astrophysics preprints on the xxx.lanl.gov server (since 4/92). U.S. National Science Foundation ; Los Alamos National Laboratory ; U.S. Department of Energy
http://rdre1.inktomi.com/click?u=http://xxx.lanl.gov/archive/astro-ph&y=0241

15. Laboratory For High Energy Astrophysics
NASA's Laboratory for HighEnergy astrophysics conducts and supports x-ray, gamma-ray, cosmic-ray, and gravitational-wave research.
http://lhea.gsfc.nasa.gov/
+ NASA Homepage SEARCH LHEA LHEA HOME Office for Guest Investigator Programs
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Connecting Cosmic Rays and Photon Emission in Supernova Remnants
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    Keith Gendreau receives GSFC Space Science Achievement Award for his ground breaking work on X-ray interferometry (Apr 28, 2004) Tom Cline and Elihu Boldt retire but stay on at the LHEA as emeritus scientists (Apr 21, 2004) Older News... The Laboratory for High Energy Astrophysics (LHEA) is a center of excellence in cosmic-ray, X-ray, gamma-ray and Gravitational Wave Astrophysics. The LHEA scientists provide scientific leadership and a point of contact for GSFC projects and programs. They partner with GSFC engineers and technicians to develop state of the art instrumentation that address NASA's Space Science strategic goals. Community use of the data collected is supported including data archiving, distribution, software and expert support. The LHEA has developed and nurtured successful partnerships with the University community, other government labs and international institutions. LHEA has an active education and public outreach program. The LHEA is part of NASA/GSFC's Space Sciences Directorate
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  • 16. The NASA Astrophysics Data System
    The NASA astrophysics Data System The NASA astrophysics Data System (ADS) Web site, which is hosted by the HarvardSmithsonian Center for astrophysics, is described as a Digital Library for
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    17. Astronomy And Astrophysics Supplement Series
    Information Free access to Astronomy astrophysics Supplement Series (19962000) EDP Sciences is pleased to announce that access to the online edition of
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    Choose a journal Actualité Chimique Agronomie Analusis Anim. Res. Ann. Phys. Fr. Ann. For. Sci. Apidologie Aquat. living resou EAS Publications Se Environ. Biosafety Épistémologiques EPJdirect ESAIM: COCV ESAIM: M2AN ESAIM: PROC E.J.E.S.S. Eur. Phys. J. AP Eur. Phys. J. A Eur. Phys. J. B Eur. Phys. J. C Eur. Phys. J. D Eur. Phys. J. E Europhys. Lett. Europhysics News Fruits Genet. Sel. Evol. J. Chim. Phys. J. Phys. I France J. Phys. II France J. Phys. III France J. Phys. IV France Lait Méc. ind. Microsc. Microanal. Nat. sci. soc. Quadrature Radioprotection RAIRO Oper. Res. RAIRO - Theoret. In Reprod. Nutr. Dev. REE Rev. Met. Paris Vet. Res. 27 May 04 Mirror sites: France Japan USA CDS ... Special issues
    Vol. st page EDPS Link Manager Help Journal home page -> Journal home page Contents All about... Announcement Aims and scope Editorial board Online edition Inquiries Subscription Prices Propose this journal Journal home page Observational and theoretical data papers - extensive data and tabular material
    Instruments, observational techniques, data processing computational methods.

    Editors-in-Chief: C. Bertout and H.J. Habing

    18. Free Stellar Physics Software
    open source Windows Various programs for stellar astrophysics. Includes CHANDRA stellar structure software for collapsed objects including rotating white dwarfs and neutron stars, and STARCAL for nuclear astrophysics and the stellar structure of main sequence stars with supernova forecasting.
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    : Four methods for calculating pi = 3.14159.... Godhead Visions Structured Programming Philosophy : Easy-to-understand, modify, and improve. Windows-compatible. CHANDRA, press here for free chandra.zip download. 102 Kb Back to top Stellar structure software for Windows, with executable module chandra.exe, source code chandra.cpp in C/C++ (Borland C++ 3.1 format [See also Borland 2.1 and Free C/C++ Compilers ]), and chanread.txt readme file. You will require WinZip to unzip chandra.zip. Download WinZip 8.0

    19. University Of Cambridge: Department Of Physics: Astrophysics Group
    University of Cambridge, astrophysics Group Department of Physics.
    http://www.mrao.cam.ac.uk/
    Astrophysics Group
    Department of Physics University of Cambridge Dept of Physics
    The Astrophysics Group
    at the Cavendish Laboratory
    manages a wide-ranging programme
    of research, and runs the
    Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory
    situated at Lord's Bridge Information about
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    20. Public Education And Outreach
    General astronomy tutorial, education links, web courses, documents at the UCSD Center for astrophysics and Space Sciences.
    http://cassfos02.ucsd.edu/public/astroed.html
    University of California, San Diego
    John P. Gleason Celestial Images
    Gene Smith's Astronomy Tutorial
    Project ASTRO at CASS ... Related Educational Sites Prof. GENE SMITH's ASTRONOMY TUTORIAL
    If this looks a little like an Introductory College Astronomy Course, that is because these pages were developed for my Courses for Liberal Arts Majors. These pages will evolve to feature topical material and new research. (Copious thanks go to Susan Rappoport who has done a bit of everything in making these pages possible.) The Scale of The Universe Introduction : Through the Universe at the Speed of Light A Brief History of Astronomy Forces and Light Telescopes : Ground-Based and Space Bourne
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    Reflectors Radio Space Telescopes Thermal Radiation Atomic Structure Stellar Spectra Spectral Classification ... Stellar Evolution I Forming Stars to the Main Sequence Stellar Evolution II Massive Stars Supernovae General Relativity Black Holes The Milky Way Galaxy The Interstellar Medium The Distance Scale in the Universe Galaxies : The Spiral Nebulae Clusters of Galaxies Dark Matter Gravitational Lenses Quasars ... The Big Bang - A Brief History of the Universe Cosmology The Structure and Future of the Universe Featured Links
  • NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Images and description of NASA supported research of topical interest. Frequently features Hubble Space Telescope and other research that you'll see on the news.
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