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The Classroom

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Part I

First Principles

Physics built from the equation up — every number computed in the browser.

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Each sketch is drawn to its page's own catalogue, palette and motion 8 shown
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Part II

Maps

Spatial renderings of real catalogues — every point a measured object.

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Each sketch is drawn to its page's own catalogue, palette and motion 9 shown
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Part III

Atlases

What exists, where it is published, and how it was measured.

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Each plate is captured from its page's own catalogue and orbital geometry 17 shown
Sketch · vantage stripesOpen →
III.01The Platforms AtlasVantage points of astronomy from space
Sketch · 121 observatoriesOpen →
III.02Every Working Observatory121 observatories and where their data sits
Sketch · 212 cataloguesOpen →
III.03Catalogues on the Spectrum212 catalogues, each in its band
Sketch · class matrixOpen →
III.04The Atlas of Astronomical ObjectsEvery object class, SIMBAD-backed
Sketch · 89 archivesOpen →
III.05Public Astronomical Archives89 archives, scored by what you can mine
Sketch · 26 archivesOpen →
III.06Chinese Astronomy Archives26 archives across China's facilities
Sketch · hubs & routesOpen →
III.07Where Astronomical Data LivesHow data reaches you — hubs and protocols
Sketch · data-family matrixOpen →
III.08The Observational Data AtlasWhat a telescope actually captures
Sketch · PB per yearOpen →
III.09The Data DelugeObservatory by observatory, in PB per year
Sketch · frame & epochOpen →
III.10The Atlas of 3D Coordinate CataloguesEvery mapping paper, by frame and epoch
Sketch · returned vs in-situOpen →
III.11The Atlas of Sample Provenance60 missions: returned versus in-situ
Sketch · 1540 – 1814Open →
III.12Jesuit AstronomyVolume I · the Society’s observatories, 1540–1814
Sketch · 830 – 1580Open →
III.13Astronomy in the Islamic WorldVolume II · nine centuries, Baghdad to Samarkand
Sketch · -500 – 1750Open →
III.14Astronomy in IndiaVolume III · Vedāṅga to the Jantar Mantar
Sketch · -1200 – 1911Open →
III.15Astronomy in Imperial ChinaVolume IV · the longest continuous sky record
Sketch · 600 – 1520Open →
III.16Astronomy in MesoamericaVolume V · Venus tables, calendars, alignments
Sketch · -1900 – 75Open →
III.17Astronomy in MesopotamiaVolume VI · nineteen centuries of sky written in clay
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Part IV

Worlds

Real topography and imagery — measured surfaces, not artist renderings.

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Each plate is rendered from the mosaic, shape model or catalogue its page loads 24 shown
live SDO full diskOpen →
IV.01The SunInteractive globe of the current SDO full-disk
MESSENGER MDISOpen →
IV.02MercuryMESSENGER MDIS mosaic and global DEM
Magellan SAROpen →
IV.03VenusMagellan synthetic-aperture radar, cloud deck lifted
Blue Marble NGOpen →
IV.04EarthNASA Blue Marble composite with a live cloud shell
mission indexOpen →
IV.05The MoonEvery lander, orbiter and rover, mission by mission
LROC WAC mosaicOpen →
IV.06The Moon — High ResolutionStreamed LROC WAC mosaic
MOLA topographyOpen →
IV.07MarsMGS MOLA topography, optionally displaced into relief
Dawn global mapOpen →
IV.08CeresDawn global map on the NASA shape model
Cassini cloud topsOpen →
IV.09JupiterCassini cloud-top mosaic, Great Red Spot alive
tidal heatingOpen →
IV.10IoThe innermost Galilean: tidal heating and volcanism
USGS controlled mosaicOpen →
IV.11EuropaUSGS controlled mosaic — the icy shell and its lineae
USGS controlled mosaicOpen →
IV.12GanymedeThe dark/grooved dichotomy and Gilgamesh basin
Voyager-Galileo SSIOpen →
IV.13CallistoThe Valhalla and Asgard multi-ring structures
Cassini ISSOpen →
IV.14SaturnCassini ISS imaging, Bjorn Jonsson cylindrical map
Cassini ISS · 110 m/pxOpen →
IV.15EnceladusThe four tiger stripes feeding the south polar plume
haze & methaneOpen →
IV.16TitanNitrogen-methane meteorology under the haze
rings at true radiiOpen →
IV.17UranusZonal-brightness map, rings, and the 97.8° tilt
Voyager 2 mapOpen →
IV.18NeptuneThe Great Dark Spot and the ring arcs of the 1989 flyby
New HorizonsOpen →
IV.19PlutoNew Horizons approved-surface mosaic
LORRI/MVIC · 300 m/pxOpen →
IV.20CharonVulcan Planum, Serenity Chasma and Mordor Macula
PDS LORRI modelOpen →
IV.21ArrokothThe 2024 NASA PDS LORRI reconstruction
OSIRIS-REx modelOpen →
IV.22101955 BennuThe OSIRIS-REx shape model, spinning-top form
49,152-plate modelOpen →
IV.23RyuguJAXA's 49,152-plate Hayabusa2 shape model
Rosetta OSIRIS modelOpen →
IV.2467P/Churyumov-GerasimenkoThe RosettaOSIRIS shape model, two lobes
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Part V

Satellite Location

Kinetic 3D maps of every platform and surface asset, per body.

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Each plate is captured from its page’s own catalogue and orbital geometry 8 shown
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Part VI

Models

Simulations you drive — each one integrated live in the browser from its own physics.

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Each sketch is integrated from the same physics its page runs 13 shown
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Part VII

Astrophysics Fundamentals

The governing equations of each domain, derived and computed in the browser.

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Each plate writes out that page’s own governing equations 19 shown
Written · δS = 0Open →
VII.01The Master MapFrom first principles to the research frontier
Written · δS = 0, S = ∫L dtOpen →
VII.02Foundations of the UniverseLeast action, Noether, and the tuning constants
Written · c = 299 792 458 m s⁻¹Open →
VII.03Genealogy of ConstantsEleven headwaters of the 2019 SI
Written · iħ ∂Ψ/∂t = ĤΨOpen →
VII.04Quantum MechanicsA roadmap from quanta to Pauli exclusion
Written · Gμν + Λgμν = 8πG/c⁴ TμνOpen →
VII.05RelativitySpecial and general, the geometry of spacetime
Written · F = G m₁m₂/r²Open →
VII.06GravityNewton, Einstein, and the serious rivals
Written · t_P = √(ħG/c⁵)Open →
VII.07The Big BangFrom the Planck epoch to first light
Written · H² = 8πGρ/3 − kc²/a² + Λc²/3Open →
VII.08CosmologyThe whole Universe as one physical system
Written · δ̈ + 2Hδ̇ = 4πGρ̄_m δOpen →
VII.09Cosmic StructurePrimordial ripples to the cosmic web
Written · D_C = c ∫₀^z dz′/H(z′)Open →
VII.10The Observable UniverseHorizons and the edges of knowledge
Written · N_vacua ∼ 10⁵⁰⁰Open →
VII.11The MultiverseMapping hypotheses from Level I to Level IV
Written · L ∝ v_rot⁴Open →
VII.12GalaxiesStructure, dynamics, growth and open mysteries
Written · χ² = Σ (d−m)²/σ²Open →
VII.13Galaxy Equation LabFrom telescope signal to physical conclusion
Written · dI_ν/ds = −κ_ν I_ν + j_νOpen →
VII.14The Interstellar MediumPhases, radiation, chemistry, shocks and dust
Written · L = 4πR²σT_eff⁴Open →
VII.15Stellar AstrophysicsStellar structure, evolution and observation
Written · S = L☉/4πd² ≈ 1361 W m⁻²Open →
VII.16Solar PhysicsThe Sun as a working stellar laboratory
Written · v² = GM(2/r − 1/a)Open →
VII.17Planets and ExoplanetsOrbits, tides and the worlds they shape
Written · r_s = 2GM/c²Open →
VII.18Black HolesHorizons, spin and curved spacetime
Written · a* ≡ Jc/GM² ≤ 1Open →
VII.19The Science of InterstellarThe physics behind the film, worked out
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Part VIII

Almagest

The Living Encyclopedia — particles and the interactions between them, every number measured, cited and computed on the page.

Particles · 4
Interactions · 2
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Each sketch is that entry’s own stage, in its own palette 6 shown
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Part IX

Observation Tools

Where a target is, from where you are standing — on Earth, on Mars, on Pluto — and whether tonight is the night to point at it.

Sky vantages · 3
Planners · 1
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Each sketch is that tool’s own page, reduced 4 shown