Stars and galaxies /
Michael A. Seeds (Joseph R. Grundy Observatory, Franklin and Marshall College), Dana E. Backman (SETI Institute & NASA Airborne Astronomy Ambassadors, SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy).
- Tenth edition.
- 1 volume, xi, 427 pages (various pagings) : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Includes star charts. Includes index.
Here and now -- A user's guide to the sky -- Moon phases and eclipses -- The origin of modern astronomy -- Gravity -- Light and telescopes -- Atoms and spectra -- The sun -- The family of stars -- The interstellar medium -- The formation and structure of stars -- Stellar evolution -- The deaths of stars -- Neutron stars and black holes -- The milky way galaxy -- Galaxies -- Active galaxies and supermassive black holes -- Modern cosmology -- Astrobiology: life on other worlds.
College of Education Bachelor of Secondary Education major in Science