White Dwarfs
- Frequently Asked Questions - answers to your questions about white dwarfs, and more.
- The Fate of the Sun - an animation of the Sun turning into a red giant and then becoming a white dwarf star.
- White Dwarf Pulsation Visualizations - animations of different modes of pulsation, the spherical harmonic functions.
- The Effect of Viewing Angle - interactive demonstration of how the pulsations look from different angles.
- Breeding White Dwarfs - by Travis Metcalfe
Additional Information
- Pictures of White Dwarf Stars (APOD)
- Simulation of a Binary White Dwarf Merger (UK)
- X-ray sources: White Dwarfs (Harvard)
- Introduction to White Dwarfs (Level 1, Level 2) (NASA)
- White Dwarf Stars (Intermediate Level) (UCAR)
General Astronomy
- What Good is Astronomy?
- How much does Astronomy cost the taxpayer?
- Can I Buy a Star Name? (IAU)
- Questions about Being an Astronomer (NOAO)
- A Trip to the Observatory (web video)
- Advice to the Young Astronomer - by Ed Nather
- You and Your Research - by Richard Hamming
