Welcome to the Wayne G. Basler Library at Northeast State Community College
Welcome to the Wayne G. Basler Library at Northeast State Community College
Type in keywords, titles, or authors to find what the library has to offer on your topic.
If you have a DOI or a PubMed ID (PMID), enter it here to begin your request. This will point you to immediate full-text access through our subscriptions or Open Access (if available).
If you want to browse the collection, these are some call numbers where you can find books about Astronomy.
This is a list of suggested terms to use in a search for Astronomy resources in the Library Catalog:
The following titles are available on the main (2nd) floor in the Audio/Visual Room:
Experiencing Hubble : understanding the greatest images of the universe
Twelve lectures of thirty minutes each, by David M. Meyer, professor of physics and astronomy at Northwestern University. (A GreatCourses Course)
Call #: Great QB981 .E974 2011 DVD (Great Courses)
My favorite universe
Clear introductions to essential principles of physics support these lectures, including density, quantum theory, gravity, and the General Theory of Relativity. Also includes forays into disciplines such as chemistry and biology as needed to explain events in astronomy. (A GreatCourses Course)
Call # Great QB44.3 .O93 2010 DVD (Great Courses)
Our Night Sky
Disc 1. The constellations and their stars ; Seeing and navigating the sky ; Using binoculars and backyard telescopes ; Observing the moon and the sun ; Observing the planets with a telescope ; Meteor showers, comets, eclipses, and more -- Disc 2. The northern sky and the north celestial pole ; The fall sky ; The winter sky ; The spring sky ; The summer sky ; The southern sky and the milky way.
Presents 12 lectures (ca. 30 min. each) by Edward M. Murphy on astronomy. (A GreatCourses Course)
Call # Great QB461.3 .T9 2003 DVD (Great Courses)
Cosmos
Host Carl Sagan takes viewers to the edge of the universe aboard the spaceship of the imagination in this 13-part series. Through beautiful special effects, viewers witness quasars, exploding galaxies, star clusters, supernovas, and pulsars. Returning to the solar system, viewers enter an astonishing recreation of the Alexandrian Library, seat of learning on Earth 2000 years ago.
Call #: Popular QB44.2 .C834 2000 DVD Parts 1-5, Parts 6-13
These books are in the circulating collection. You may check them out for three weeks at a time. When you click on the book, it will take you to the catalog, where you can check whether the book is currently available, or when it is due back, as well as where it is located.
From Here to Infinity: a beginner's guide to astronomy by 
The Astronomy Bible: the definitive guide to the night sky and the universe by 
Alpha and Omega: the search for the beginning and end of the universe by 
American Eclipse : a nation's epic race to catch the shadow of the moon and win the glory of the world by 
Exoplanets : diamonds worlds, super-Earths, pulsar planets, and the new search for life beyond our solar system by 
The Glass Universe: how the ladies of the Harvard Observatory took the measure of the stars by 
Welcome to the Universe : an astrophysical tour by 
Out There: a scientific guide to alien life, antimatter, and human space travel (for the cosmically curious) by 
Einstein's Monsters : the life and times of black holes by 
Fire in the Sky : cosmic collisions, killer asteroids, and the race to defend Earth by 
Chasing New Horizons : inside the epic first mission to Pluto by 
The Sirens of Mars: searching for life on another world by 
Impact : how rocks from space led to life, culture, and Donkey Kong by These are available on the third floor in the Reference Room. They are for in-library use only, but you can make copies of pages as needed.
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