Astronomy 6
Archaeoastronomy and World
Cosmology
Dr. Bryan Penprase
Pomona College Department of Physics and Astronomy
bpenprase@pomona.edu
Welcome to our
Astronomy 6 Web site!
Featuring interesting links, class materials, and a
host of useful resources for studying ancient astronomy!
Course Materials
Syllabus for the
Astronomy 6 Class for Spring 2008
Outline of readings for the course (updated!) for
Spring 2008
Pomona College Arhchaeoastronomy Page
First Assignment (due Jan 31, 2008)
Useful links
Skygazer site -- an online textbook of naked eye
astronomy
Constellation
Site from U. Wisconsin, with astronomical information on every
constellation
Zodiac
Constellations Web site -- lots of information on the location and
stars within each constellation
Stars web
site with many interesting links on each star
Constellations
from Jim Kaler -- an encyclopedia of constellation information online
Celestial Sphere site -- with many useful diagrams
List
of the 26 brightest stars, with supplementary information on each star
Simple
Lunar Phase java applet
Star
name table organized by constellation with origins of each star's name
Vedic
Astronomy site -- a site
to help learn Indian and Hindu star names and astronomy
Another star
name site with charts and origins of star names
Ian
Ridpath's Star Tales web sites
Historical Celestial Atlases on the web
Basic
Celestial Phenomena Site
Stars and Constellation site from University of Oklahoma
If
you have comments or suggestions, please email me at bpenprase@pomona.edu
Background Image: LLech y
Drybedd site, Wales UK, an example of a megalith structure
known as a "dohlman" thought to be used in a burial site more than 3000
years ago. Image taken by Bryan Penprase, during summer of 2006 with
archaeoastronomer Robin Heath and Diahann Hughes. (copyright Bryan
Penprase 2006)