Table of Contents

I.  The Tools of Astronomy

1.  The Celestial Sphere

2.  Celestial Mechanics

3.  The Continuous Spectrum of Light

4.  The Theory of Special Relativity

5.  The Interaction of Light and Matter

6.  Telescopes

7. Binary Systems and Stellar Parameters

8. The Classification of Stellar Spectra

9. Stellar Atmospheres

10. The Interiors of Stars

11. The Sun

12. The Process of Star Formation

13. PostMainSequence Stellar Evolution

14. Stellar Pulsation

15. Supernovae

16. The Degenerate Remnants of Stars

17. Black Holes

18. Close Binary Star Systems

A. Astronomical and Physical Constants

B. Unit Conversions Between SI and cgs

C. The Constellations

D. Stellar Data

E. The Messier Catalog
F. Galaxy, A Tidal Interaction Code

G. WMAP Data