Richard dibon smith biography

Richard Dibon-Smith, author of these pages, is a Canadian who has lived in Toronto, Ontario, Canada over forty years.
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100-Level Courses

Introductory courses include those for a broad audience (100, 102, 103) and for science/math majors (111, 113). Meeting times and locations for courses for the current semester can be found in the Course Search tab in the online Smith Course Catalog.

100 Survey of the Universe

Discover how the forces of nature shape our understanding of the cosmos. Explore the origin, structure, and evolution of the earth, moons and planets, comets and asteroids, the sun and other stars, star clusters, the Milky Way and other galaxies, clusters of galaxies and the universe as a whole. Designed for non-science majors. 4 credits.

102 Sky I: TIME

Explore the concept of time, with emphasis on the astronomical roots of clocks and calendars. Observe and measure the cyclical motions of the sun, the moon, and the star, and understand phases of the moon, lunar and solar eclipses and seasons.Designed for non-science majors. Enrollment limited to 25 per section. 4 credits.

103 Sky II: Telescopes

View the sky with the telescopes of the McConnell Rooftop Observatory, inc

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ASTR 203 - Stars

Online sources

You can find information about star names, star properties, constellations, and other useful information on the following websites. Make sure to note the website information so you can cite your sources.

Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics
The largest single reference source in astronomy and astrophysics containing more than 2,750 entries. Each main article is signed by its author and is followed by a selected bibliography of further reading. Contains over 3,500 illustrations, charts, tables, figures, and graphs, plus extensive cross-references, and a Name and Subject Index containing over 14,000 entries.

The Constellations and their Stars
From the Washburn Observatory at the University of Wisconsin.

Arabic Star Names
The Muslim Heritage website lists the Arabic names for over 150 stars.

Messier Catalog
The purpose of these web pages is to provide a complete guide to the 110 objects recognized as the standard Messier catalog. It includes nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies.

Star Tales: Myths, Legends and

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Richard Dibon-Smith, author of these web pages, is a Canadian who has lived in Toronto, Ontario, Canada over forty years.

He is a graduate of Stanford University -- where he studied Behavioural Sciences -- and of the University of Toronto, a Bachelor of Education.

Mr Dibon-Smith's interest in astronomy dates from his childhood, when he developed a fascination for the night sky and took it upon himself to identify the constellations and the various stars. This interest was renewed later in life, to the point of compiling a well-received star catalogue, StarList 2000, published in 1992 by John Wiley, NY.

This work became the basis for the present web site, which began in 1996.

Mr Dibon-Smith has made several extended visits to Australia, which were of great assistance while writing the various pages on his web site concerning the Southern Hemisphere stars.

Mr Dibon-Smith is also an accomplished photographer, specialising in foreign travel, and has been represented by PhotoResearchers, New York City, for over thirty years.

Another interest of Mr Dibon-Smith's is archaeol