• Irvine Valley College: “General Astronomy” – Dr. J. Tan
• UCI COSMOS: “Astronomy and Astrophysics” – Dr. Tammy Smecker-Hane, Dr. James Bullock, Dr. Aaron Barth

Images Credits: google.news.com sources, NASA/JPL-Caltech, Google images

Posts:

• “Welcome!” ”The Solar System“
• “Transit of Venus”: ”Transit of Venus“
• “About”: “Stars“
• “The Planets: Part I”: ”Inner Planets“
• “Solar Flares in 2012″: ”Solar Flare“
• “The Planets: Part II”: ”Outer Planets“
• “The Sun”: “The Sun’s Anatomy,” ”The Sun“
• “Planetesimals”: “Planetesimals,” ”Asteroid, Ida,” “Meteoroid,” ”Haley’s Comet,” ”Pluto and Its Moons“
• “What are Eclipses?”: “Solar Eclipse,” ”Lunar Eclipse,” ”Eclipse,” ”Solar Eclipse Diagram,” ”Lunar Eclipse Diagram“
• “Prehistoric Astronomy”: “Prehistoric Astronomers“
• “Why Does Earth Have Seasons?”: “The Seasons,” “The Seasons“
• “Early Astronomy History: Timeline”: “Stonehenge,” “Early Astronomers“
• “Modern Astronomy: 1500-1800″: ”Nicolaus Copernicus,” ”Heliocentric Theory,” ”Tycho Brahe,” ”Quadrant,” ”Johannes Kepler,” ”Kepler’s 1st Law,” ”Kepler’s 2nd Law,” ”Galileo Galilei,” ”Isaac Newton,” ”Newton’s 3rd Law“
• “Light and Black Body Radiation”: ”Electromagnetic Spectrum,” ”Black-Body,” ”Atom,” ”Photon: Absorption/ Emission,” ”Emission Line Spectrum,” ”Absorption Spectrum“
• “The Celestial Sphere: Constellations, Observing the Night Sky”: “The Celestial Sphere,” ”12 Constellations“
• “Stars Under a Microscope”: “H-R Diagram“ ”Stellar Spectra,” “Parallax“
• “Nuclear Fusion: What Fuels Stars”: “Stars,” “Proton-Proton Chain,” “CNO Cycle,” “Nuclear Fusion vs. Nuclear Fission“
• “More About the Sun”: ”The Sun“
• “Evolution/ Death of Low-Mass Stars”: “Evolution of Low Mass Stars,” “Red Giant,” “Planetary Nebula,” “White Dwarf,” “Low-Mass Stars: H-R Diagram“
• “Evolution/ Death of High-Mass Stars”: “Evolution of High-Mass Stars,” “Neutron Star,” ”Supernova“
• “What are White Dwarfs?”: “White Dwarf“
• “What are Neutron Stars?”: “Neutron Star,” “Pulsar,” “X-Ray Binaries“
• “What are Brown Dwarfs?”: “Brown Dwarf“
• “Star Clusters: An Overview”: “Star Cluster,” “Open Cluster,” “Globular Cluster,” “Variable Star“
• “Light and Telescopes”: “Frequency,” “Wavelength,” “Spherical Aberration,” “Chromatic Aberration,” “Hubble Telescope“
• “What are Quasars?”:  ”Quasar“
• “The Solar System: The Basics”: ”The Solar System“
• “Stellar Properties”: ”Stars“
• “Interstellar Medium: The Material Between Stars”: “Interstellar Medium“
• “Nebulae and Star Formation”: “Trapezium,” “Orion Nebula“
• In Remembrance: Sally Ride (1951-2012): “Sally Ride“
• “Albert Einstein’s Legacy”: “Albert Einstein,” “General and Special Relativity,” “Time Dilation and Length Contraction“
• “August 5: Curiosity to Land on the Red Planet”: “Landing Sequence“
• “Black Holes – Formation”: “Black Hole“
• “The Milky Way – Structure and Origin”: “Milky Way,” “Milky Way Structure“
• “The Milky Way – Timeline”: “Milky Way,” ”Shapely and Curtis“
• “Messier: The “M” in M31″: “Charles Messier,” “Orion Nebula“
• “Touchdown on Mars!” “Curiosity,” “Mars by Curiosity,” “JPL“
• “Expansion of the Universe”: “Expansion of the Universe“
• “The Big Bang Theory”: “The Big Bang,” “The Big Bang: Timeline“
• “Dark Matter”: “Dark Matter“
• “Meteors, Meteorites, and Meteoroids”: “Meteors“
• “Curiosity: Update 1 – Zap! Poof!”: “Curiosity,” “ChemCam,” “Curiosity from Space,” “Curiosity on Mars,” “Martian Rock Zapped“
• “A Curiosity Companion?!”: “Mars,” “InSight“
• “Pyramids, Planets: Alignment!”: “Planets and Pyramids,” “Orion Correlation Theory“
• “JPL/ NASA: Chronicles of Discovery: Timeline (1950s-1989)”: “Voyager 1“
• “JPL/ NASA: Chronicles of Discovery: Timeline (1990-2011)”: “Mars Rovers“
• “JPL/ NASA: Chronicles of Discovery: Innovations IN SPACE, ON EARTH”: “GPS“
• “In Remembrance: Neil Armstrong (1930-2012)”: “Neil Armstrong“
• “Meteorite Dating”: “Meteorite Dating“
• “Curiosity: Update 2 – Images and Voices”: “Mount Sharp,” “Will.i.am“
• “Age of Earth and Age of the Universe”: “Earth,” “Expansion of the Universe,” “Expansion Graph“
• “The 8 Planets: A Series”: “The Solar System“
• “The 8 Planets – Part 1: Mercury”: “Mercury“
• “The 8 Planets – Part 2: Venus”: “Venus“
• “The 8 Planets – Part 3: Earth”: “Earth,” ”Moon“
• “The 8 Planets – Part 4: Mars”: “Mars,” ”Phobos and Deimos“
• “Curiosity: Update 3 – H2O Traces on Mars”: “Mars Bedrock“
• “Curiosity: Update 4 – Pyramid Rock”: “Pyramid Rock,” “Curiosity’s Robotic Arm“
• “Curiosity: Update 5 – First Scoop, ‘Rocknest’”: “Rocknest“
• “Temperature of the Universe”: “Black Body Curve“
• “Curiosity: Update 6 – Jake Matijevic, the Martian Rock”: “Jake“
• “Orionid Meteor Shower This Weekend”: “Orionids,” “Orionids and Orion Constellation“
• “The 8 Planets – Part 5: Jupiter”: “Jupiter,” ”Galilean Moons“
• “The ‘Zombie’ Planet”: Fomalhaut b
• “Curiosity: Update 7 – “Fingerprinting Martian Soil”: “X-Ray Martian Soil“
• “Curiosity: Update 8 – “Methane-less Mars”: “Shooting Laser“
• “What a Partial Solar Eclipse Looks Like on Mars”: “Solar Eclipse on Mars“
• “The 8 Planets – Part 6: Saturn”: ”Saturn,” ”Titan,” “Saturn’s Moons“
• “The 8 Planets – Part 7: Uranus”: “Uranus,” “Uranus’ Moons“
• “The 8 Planets – Part 8: Neptune”: “Neptune,” ”Triton and Nereid“
• “Supernovae: Dying Stars”:  ”Supernova“
• “Anti-Matter vs. Dark Matter”: “Collision between Anti-Matter Dark Matter“
• “Asteroid Capture!”: “Russia Meteorite 2013“

• “The Sun”: ”The Sun’s Anatomy,” ”The Sun“
• “The Planets”: ”The Solar System,” ”Mercury,” ”Venus,” ”Earth,” ”Moon,” ”Mars,” ”Phobos and Deimos,” ”Jupiter,” ”Galilean Moons,” ”Saturn,” ”Titan,” ”Uranus,” ”Neptune,” ”Triton and Nereid“
• “Planetesimals”: ”Asteroid, Ida,” “Meteoroid,” ”Haley’s Comet,” ”Pluto and Its Moons“
• “Prehistory”: ”Prehistoric Astronomers“
• “Early History”:  ”Stonehenge,” “Early Astronomers“
• “Modern History”: ”Nicolaus Copernicus,” ”Heliocentric Theory,” ”Tycho Brahe,” ”Quadrant,” ”Johannes Kepler,” ”Kepler’s 1st Law,” ”Kepler’s 2nd Law,” ”Galileo Galilei,” ”Isaac Newton,” ”Newton’s 3rd Law“
• “Seasons”: ”The Seasons“
• “Eclipses”: ”Solar Eclipse,” ”Lunar Eclipse,” ”Eclipse,” ”Solar Eclipse Diagram,” ”Lunar Eclipse Diagram“
• “Light and Black Body Radiation”: ”Electromagnetic Spectrum,” ”Black-Body,” ”Atom,” ”Photon: Absorption/ Emission,” ”Emission Line Spectrum,” ”Absorption Spectrum“
• “The Celestial Sphere”: “The Celestial Sphere,” ”12 Constellations“
• “Stars”: “H-R Diagram,” “Stellar Spectra,” “Parallax“
• “Nuclear Fusion”: ”Proton-Proton Chain,” “CNO Cycle,” “Nuclear Fusion vs. Nuclear Fission“
• “Evolution of Low-Mass Stars”: “Evolution of Low Mass Stars,” “Red Giant,” “Planetary Nebula,” “White Dwarf,” ”Low-Mass Stars: H-R Diagram“
• “Evolution of High-Mass Stars”: “Evolution of High-Mass Stars,” “Neutron Star,” “Supernova“
• “White Dwarfs”: “White Dwarf“
• “Neutron Stars”: “Neutron Star,” “Pulsar,” “X-Ray Binaries“
• “Brown Dwarfs”: “Brown Dwarf“
• “Star Clusters”: “Star Cluster,” “Open Cluster,” “Globular Cluster,” “Variable Star“
• “Light”: “Frequency,” “Wavelength,” “Spherical Aberration,” “Chromatic Aberration,” “Hubble Telescope“
• “Quasar”: “Quasar“
• “Stellar Properties”: ”Stars“
• “Interstellar Medium”: “Interstellar Medium,” “Trapezium,” “Orion Nebula“
• “Post-Modern History”: “Albert Einstein,” “General and Special Relativity,” “Time Dilation and Length Contraction“
• “Black Holes”: “Black Hole“
• “The Milky Way Galaxy”: “Milky Way,” “Milky Way Structure,” “Shapely and Curtis“
• “Galaxies”: ”Charles Messier,” “Orion Nebula“
• “Expansion of the Universe”: “Expansion of the Universe“
• “The Big Bang”: “The Big Bang,” “The Big Bang: Timeline“
• “Dark Matter”: “Dark Matter“
• “Temperature of the Universe”: “Black Body Curve“