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| Astronomy_162__Stars,_Galaxies,_and_Cosmology Entire Astrophysics course online. Very extensive introduction course to stars. |
| BBC_Space_-_Stars Five concise articles covering the birth and death of stars, star types, and all the things we "know" from just looking at them |
| Bright_Star_Catalogue Find data (cross references, positions, proper motions, spectral classes, magnitudes ...) on all stars visible to the naked eye from the BSC, SKY2000, SAO, WDS and GCVS. Stars can be searched by their |
| Buy_a_Star,_But_It\'s_Not_Yours Article discussing (non)validity of star naming companies. |
| The_Classification_of_Stellar_Spectra NASA page explaining the colors and classifications (O, B, A, F, G, K, and M) of stars. |
| The_Constellations_since_1996 Binocular and naked eye guide to the constellations, a data table, and mythology. |
| Cosmobrain Lists the 50 brightest stars visible from Earth, and the 50 closest stars to Earth. Proper names, distances, magnitudes, spectral classification and other data are provided for each star. |
| Dark_Stars,_Black_Holes,_Bright_Galaxies One huge page packed with illustrations, diagrams and photographs portraying some interesting aspects of stars, black holes and galaxies. |
| ESO_Photo_Gallery_-_Astronomical_Images Pictures of all kinds of Stars provided by the European Southern Observatory. |
| The_Fifty_Brightest_Stars The most visible stars that can be seen by the naked eye from earth. Lists names, positions, distances, magnitudes and spectral classifications. |
| The_Formation_of_Binary_Stars Highly-detailed but brief paper concerning the Classical Fission Hypothesis. |
| Hawaiian_Astronomical_Society_-_Deepsky_Atlas A listing of the Hawaiian Astronomical Society Deepsky Atlas by constellation. |
| How_Stuff_Works__Stars Illustrated tutorial about stars, their properties, formation, and death. Includes related links. |
| Laser_Star_Astrophysics Plasma recombination lasers in rapidly cooled stellar atmospheres. |
| Magnetohydrodynamics_of_Stellar_Interiors Discussion will focus on the nonlinear interactions between turbulent convection, rotation and magnetic fields in the interiors of stars. From 6 September - 17 December, 2004 at the Isaac Newton Ins |
| Measuring_the_Stars In-depth lecture notes that provide information on how to derive properties of stars, based on observation. |
| A_Mystery_of_Space__Stars Learn about the fascinating universe, especially stars at this ThinkQuest site. There are two versions of the site to choose from, one for younger kids (under 12), and one for older kids (13 and over |
| Scientific_American_Explorations__A_Parade_of_New_Planets Sightings of extrasolar planets are increasing. |
| Solar_and_Stellar_Seismology Explains the study of a star's oscillations to determine the interior chemical composition. |
| Space_Telescope_Science_Institute A small Hubble telescope image gallery of Quasars. |
| SpaceWander_Virtual_Space_Trip! Multimedia experience of flying by spaceship through the solar system. Visit each planet. Real space pictures from NASA. In English, French, Italian, Spanish and Russian. Recommended for kids. |
| Spectra_and_Spectra_Analysis__Stars Includes a section on spectral classification of stars. |
| Star_Data_Pages Provides detailed information about stars: positions, proper motion, radial velocity, magnitudes, spectral class, color index, catalogue references, data about multiple star systems (i.e. orbital elem |
| Star_Journey_@_nationalgeographic_com Star Journey. Journey through the stars with National Geographic Online. View the nighttime sky with popular National Geographic Star Chart... |
| Star_Maps Three high resolution star maps in .tif format for download. Tycho, Hipparcos and Yale bright star maps available. |
| Stars_and_Galaxies Behavior of stars, generation of energy, their origin, and life cycle. Also includes a wide range of interesting pictures of galaxies and related phenomena that can be observed in the universe through |
| Summer_Sky_Tour A guide to give a tour of the summer night sky. |
| White_Dwarfs,_Neutron_Stars,_And_Black_Holes All-text page on the various stages in the discovery and development of theories of white dwarfs, neutron stars and black holes. |
| Alina_Simona_Rusu Researcher whose publications include coping strategies in mice, chemical communication in mammals and cognitive ethology. |
| Animal_and_Plant_Sciences Research conducted at University of Sheffield, United Kingdom, that includes evolution and behavior studies. |
| Animal_Behavior Daniel Mills and Gill Sheppard describe an evolutionary approach to the analysis, assessment and treatment of behavior problems. |
| Animal_Behavior_and_Sociobiology Lecture on sociobiological behavior based on experimental animal observation from McMaster University, Canada. |
| Animal_Behavior_Lab Overview of current research at Macquarie University, Australia, with detailed material on each project. |
| Archives_of_Ethology Archives of an unactive internet discussion group on animal behavior that span over an eight year period. |
| Baboon_and_Impala_Together Website discusses the intermingled relationship the two species share. Offers scientific observations and images. |
| Bee_World Uses modern technology to demonstrate the life cycle of bees in real time through the use of a live Internet feed. |
| Behavioral_Ecology_Research_Group Research on the evolution of social systems and social learning at the University of Queensland, Australia. |
| Biopsy Annotated links and other resources on animal behavior, behavioral endocrinology and evolutionary and biological psychology. |
| Bird_Behavior An interdisciplinary journal that publishes research on descriptive and experimental analyses of species-typical avian behavior. |
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