Appendix 1: Using Voyager: SkyGazer 5.0
Voyager: SkyGazer 5.0 combines exceptional planetarium software with informative
tutorials. Here are just a few of the exciting things your students can do with this
powerful tool:
• Use the planetarium features to learn the constellations.
• Use the built-in animations to explore astronomical phenomena such as meteor
showers, eclipses, and more.
• Identify nebulae and galaxies that can be observed through a small telescope
from your campus.
• Study and map how the sky varies with time of day, time of year, and latitude.
• Observe the Earth-Moon system from another planet within our solar system.
In addition, remember that you can find numerous assignable activities for SkyGazer
in the Astronomy Media Workbook, Seventh Edition (available for download using
the access code in the SkyGazer access kit bundled with your book, as well as on
the Instructor Resource Center).
,Appendix 2: Using the Cosmos Series
If you’ve watched the Cosmos series, you won’t be surprised to know that the series and
Carl Sagan were major influences on the authors of this textbook. (In fact, the lead author
changed his graduate study plans from biophysics to astrophysics as a result of watching
the series.) Thus, while the series does not correspond directly to the textbook, it makes an
outstanding resource for reinforcing key ideas. There are at least two basic ways in which
you can use the Cosmos series with this textbook:
1. If you can make the series available for students to watch on reserve at your
department library, you may wish to assign the Cosmos episodes for individual
viewing on students’ own time. For example, you might assign one episode per week
or one episode every 2 weeks. Although this means that the topics in the episodes
might not correspond directly to what you are covering in the book at the same time,
it makes it easy for students to plan their viewing time and still serves as a great way
to reinforce ideas that students cover in the text at some other time.
• For a one-semester course focusing on the solar system, we suggest assigning
Episodes 1–6.
• For a one-semester course focusing on stars, galaxies, and cosmology, we
suggest assigning Episodes 7–10 and 12 (with 11 and 13 optional).
• For a one-semester “everything” course, we suggest assigning Episodes 1, 3–6,
and 9–10 (with 2, 7, and 8 optional).
2. You may wish to assign shorter segments (or show them in class) at times when their
subject matter matches what you are covering in the text.
For reference, the table on the following two pages lists all the Cosmos episodes,
each broken down into 12 “scene” titles that correspond to the scene selections on the DVD
version of the series.
, The Cosmos Series: Episode/Scene Titles
Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3
“The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean” “One Voice in the Cosmic Fugue” “The Harmony of Worlds”
1-1 Druyan Intro 2-1 Opening 3-1 Opening
1-2 Opening 2-2 Spaceship Cosmic Matter 3-2 Astronomers vs.
Astrologers
1-3 The Cosmos 2-3 Haike Crab 3-3 Astrology
1-4 Spaceship Universe 2-4 Artificial Selection 3-4 Laws of Nature
1-5 Spaceship Galaxy 2-5 Natural Selection 3-5 Constellations
1-6 Spaceship Stars 2-6 Watchmaker 3-6 Astronomers
1-7 Spaceship Solar System 2-7 Cosmic Calendar 3-7 Ptolemy/Copernicus
1-8 Planet Earth 2-8 Evolution 3-8 Kepler
1-9 Alexandrian Library 2-9 Kew Gardens—DNA 3-9 Kepler and Tycho
Brahe
1-10 Ages of Science 2-10 Miller-Urey Experiment 3-10 Kepler’s Law
1-11 Cosmic Calendar 2-11 Alien Life 3-11 The Somnium
1-12 End Credits 2-12 Update/End Credits 3-12 End Credits
Episode 4 Episode 5 Episode 6
“Heaven and Hell” “Blues for a Red Planet” “Travelers’ Tales”
4-1 Opening 5-1 Opening 6-1 Opening
4-2 Heaven and Hell 5-2 Martians 6-2 Voyager, JPL
4-3 Tunguska Event 5-3 Lowell 6-3 Traveler’s Routes
4-4 Comets 5-4 Edgar Rice Burroughs 6-4 Dutch Renaissance
4-5 Collisions with Earth 5-5 Goddard 6-5 Huygens
4-6 Planetary Evolution 5-6 Inhabited Planets 6-6 Huygens—Conclusion
4-7 Venus 5-7 Mars 6-7 Traveler’s Tales
4-8 Descent to Venus 5-8 Viking Lander 6-8 Jovian System
, 4-9 Change 5-9 Life on Mars? 6-9 Europa and Io
4-10 Death of Worlds 5-10 Mars Rover 6-10 Voyager Ship’s Log
4-11 Conclusion 5-11 Terraforming Mars 6-11 Saturn and Titan
4-12 Update/End Credits 5-12 Update/End Credits 6-12 Update/End Credits
Episode 7 Episode 8 Episode 9
“The Backbone of Night” “Travels in Space and Time” “The Lives of Stars”
7-1 Opening 8-1 Opening 9-1 Opening
7-2 What Are the Stars? 8-2 Constellations 9-2 Apple Pie
7-3 Brooklyn Schoolroom 8-3 Time and Space 9-3 The Very Large
7-4 Mythology of Stars 8-4 Relativity 9-4 Atoms
7-5 Ancient Greek Scientists 8-5 Leonardo da Vinci 9-5 Chemical Elements
7-6 Science Blossoms 8-6 Interstellar Travel 9-6 Nuclear Forces
7-7 Democritus 8-7 Time Travel 9-7 The Stars and Our Sun
7-8 Pythagoras 8-8 Solar Systems 9-8 Death of Stars
7-9 Plato and Others 8-9 Cosmic Time Frame 9-9 Star Stuff
7-10 Distance to Stars 8-10 Dinosaurs 9-10 Gravity in
Wonderland
7-11 Evidence of Other Planets 8-11 Immensity of Space 9-11 Children of the Stars
7-12 End Credits 8-12 Update/End Credits 9-12 Update/End Credits
Voyager: SkyGazer 5.0 combines exceptional planetarium software with informative
tutorials. Here are just a few of the exciting things your students can do with this
powerful tool:
• Use the planetarium features to learn the constellations.
• Use the built-in animations to explore astronomical phenomena such as meteor
showers, eclipses, and more.
• Identify nebulae and galaxies that can be observed through a small telescope
from your campus.
• Study and map how the sky varies with time of day, time of year, and latitude.
• Observe the Earth-Moon system from another planet within our solar system.
In addition, remember that you can find numerous assignable activities for SkyGazer
in the Astronomy Media Workbook, Seventh Edition (available for download using
the access code in the SkyGazer access kit bundled with your book, as well as on
the Instructor Resource Center).
,Appendix 2: Using the Cosmos Series
If you’ve watched the Cosmos series, you won’t be surprised to know that the series and
Carl Sagan were major influences on the authors of this textbook. (In fact, the lead author
changed his graduate study plans from biophysics to astrophysics as a result of watching
the series.) Thus, while the series does not correspond directly to the textbook, it makes an
outstanding resource for reinforcing key ideas. There are at least two basic ways in which
you can use the Cosmos series with this textbook:
1. If you can make the series available for students to watch on reserve at your
department library, you may wish to assign the Cosmos episodes for individual
viewing on students’ own time. For example, you might assign one episode per week
or one episode every 2 weeks. Although this means that the topics in the episodes
might not correspond directly to what you are covering in the book at the same time,
it makes it easy for students to plan their viewing time and still serves as a great way
to reinforce ideas that students cover in the text at some other time.
• For a one-semester course focusing on the solar system, we suggest assigning
Episodes 1–6.
• For a one-semester course focusing on stars, galaxies, and cosmology, we
suggest assigning Episodes 7–10 and 12 (with 11 and 13 optional).
• For a one-semester “everything” course, we suggest assigning Episodes 1, 3–6,
and 9–10 (with 2, 7, and 8 optional).
2. You may wish to assign shorter segments (or show them in class) at times when their
subject matter matches what you are covering in the text.
For reference, the table on the following two pages lists all the Cosmos episodes,
each broken down into 12 “scene” titles that correspond to the scene selections on the DVD
version of the series.
, The Cosmos Series: Episode/Scene Titles
Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3
“The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean” “One Voice in the Cosmic Fugue” “The Harmony of Worlds”
1-1 Druyan Intro 2-1 Opening 3-1 Opening
1-2 Opening 2-2 Spaceship Cosmic Matter 3-2 Astronomers vs.
Astrologers
1-3 The Cosmos 2-3 Haike Crab 3-3 Astrology
1-4 Spaceship Universe 2-4 Artificial Selection 3-4 Laws of Nature
1-5 Spaceship Galaxy 2-5 Natural Selection 3-5 Constellations
1-6 Spaceship Stars 2-6 Watchmaker 3-6 Astronomers
1-7 Spaceship Solar System 2-7 Cosmic Calendar 3-7 Ptolemy/Copernicus
1-8 Planet Earth 2-8 Evolution 3-8 Kepler
1-9 Alexandrian Library 2-9 Kew Gardens—DNA 3-9 Kepler and Tycho
Brahe
1-10 Ages of Science 2-10 Miller-Urey Experiment 3-10 Kepler’s Law
1-11 Cosmic Calendar 2-11 Alien Life 3-11 The Somnium
1-12 End Credits 2-12 Update/End Credits 3-12 End Credits
Episode 4 Episode 5 Episode 6
“Heaven and Hell” “Blues for a Red Planet” “Travelers’ Tales”
4-1 Opening 5-1 Opening 6-1 Opening
4-2 Heaven and Hell 5-2 Martians 6-2 Voyager, JPL
4-3 Tunguska Event 5-3 Lowell 6-3 Traveler’s Routes
4-4 Comets 5-4 Edgar Rice Burroughs 6-4 Dutch Renaissance
4-5 Collisions with Earth 5-5 Goddard 6-5 Huygens
4-6 Planetary Evolution 5-6 Inhabited Planets 6-6 Huygens—Conclusion
4-7 Venus 5-7 Mars 6-7 Traveler’s Tales
4-8 Descent to Venus 5-8 Viking Lander 6-8 Jovian System
, 4-9 Change 5-9 Life on Mars? 6-9 Europa and Io
4-10 Death of Worlds 5-10 Mars Rover 6-10 Voyager Ship’s Log
4-11 Conclusion 5-11 Terraforming Mars 6-11 Saturn and Titan
4-12 Update/End Credits 5-12 Update/End Credits 6-12 Update/End Credits
Episode 7 Episode 8 Episode 9
“The Backbone of Night” “Travels in Space and Time” “The Lives of Stars”
7-1 Opening 8-1 Opening 9-1 Opening
7-2 What Are the Stars? 8-2 Constellations 9-2 Apple Pie
7-3 Brooklyn Schoolroom 8-3 Time and Space 9-3 The Very Large
7-4 Mythology of Stars 8-4 Relativity 9-4 Atoms
7-5 Ancient Greek Scientists 8-5 Leonardo da Vinci 9-5 Chemical Elements
7-6 Science Blossoms 8-6 Interstellar Travel 9-6 Nuclear Forces
7-7 Democritus 8-7 Time Travel 9-7 The Stars and Our Sun
7-8 Pythagoras 8-8 Solar Systems 9-8 Death of Stars
7-9 Plato and Others 8-9 Cosmic Time Frame 9-9 Star Stuff
7-10 Distance to Stars 8-10 Dinosaurs 9-10 Gravity in
Wonderland
7-11 Evidence of Other Planets 8-11 Immensity of Space 9-11 Children of the Stars
7-12 End Credits 8-12 Update/End Credits 9-12 Update/End Credits
