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During a short presentation the Clemson University Planetarium show touchs on a wide variety of astronomy and astrophysics topics. Time constraints restrict in depth coverage of any single subject. Therefore, it would be beneficial for any group with a scheduled Planetarium show to review some of the following topics prior to the visit.

In general the topics covered during a show include:

• Apparent Brightness of Stars
• Color of Stars
• Meteoroid, Meteors and Meteorites
• Meteor Showers
• The Milky Way
  • Our Galaxy
  • Number of Stars
  • Shape
  • Apperance in the Night Sky
• Constellations
  • Ursa Major (Big Dipper)
  • Ursa Minor (Little Dipper)
  • Draco (The Dragon)
  • Orion (The Hunter)
• Position of the Constellations from the North Pole and Equator
• Motion of the Earth
  • Daily Rotation
  • Yearly Orbit
• Daily Motion of the Stars
• Yearly Motion of the Planets
• Characteristics of Solar System Objects
  • The Sun
  • Mercury
  • Venus
  • Earth and its Moon
  • Mars
  • Asteroid Belt
  • Jupiter and its Moons
  • Saturn
  • Uranus
  • Neptune
  • Pluto
• Galactic and Deep Space Objects
  • Star Clusters
  • Nebula
  • Spiral, Elliptical and Irregular Galaxies

Many of the topics covered during a show can be found in the links below.

Athena - Earth and Space Science for K-12.

Observatorium - by NASA.

LTP - NASA's Learning Technology Project.

Space Link - by NASA.

Hands On Universe

An Astronomy Course - for students using the internet.

The Peoria Astronomical Society

StarChild

Imagine the Universe

Windows to the Universe

WebStars - Astrophysics in Cyberspace

YPOP Classroom - Solar astronomy lessons and activities.

The Nine Planets

Views of the Solar System

Welcome to the Planets - JPL

APOD - Astronomy Picture of the Day.

The Constellations - and their stars.

The Constellations Web Page

Stories Behind the Constellations

Table of Constellations

Stars - Star of the Week.

HST Pictures - Hubble Space Telescope Images.

Morrison Planetarium - History and general information on planetaria.

For more information on planetarium shows for your group call the Visitors Center at 864-656-4789    

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Department of Physics and Astronomy
118 Kinard Laboratory
Clemson University
Clemson, SC 29634-1911
864-656-3416

ggwilli@hubcap.clemson.edu