The Elements
Carbon (Diamonds) (10x) Copper (5x) Gold(10x) Silver (15x) Sulphur (15x) Mercury (25x) Platinum (20x) Lead (15x)
Rocks and Rock Forming Minerals
Sedimentary- red sandstone (50x) Sedimentary- shell limestone (50x) Igneous- basalt (50x) Igneous- granite (50x & 50x) Igneous- Pyroxenite (50x) Metamorphic- dolomitic marble (50x)
Minerals and Crystal Systems
Cubic-halite (10x) Hexagonal-vanadinite (10x)/quartz (15x) Rhombohedral-calcite on calcite (25x) Tetragonal-chalcopyrite (15x) Monoclinic-muscovite (5x) Orthorhombic-arsenopyrite (15x)/aurichalcite (15x) Triclinic-inesite (35x) Twin diamond (20x)
Natural Resources
Aluminium- cryolite (15x) Carbon- diamond (10x)/fossil leaf on coal (5x) Chromium- crocoite (10x) Fluorine- fluorite (10x) Iron- magnetite (5x) Gypsum (10x) Manganese- nodule (2x) Uranium- carnotite and weeksite (25x)
Earth History
Fossil algae (5x) Trilobite (1/5x)/Coral (3x) Crinoid (1x) Echinoid (1/3x) Fossil Leaf on Shale (1/5x) Ammonite (1/5x) Fossil fish (10x) Insect in Amber (15x)
Mineral Characteristics and Identification
Colour (Azurite vs Malachite) Streak (Pyrite vs Gold) Hardness (Quartz vs Fluorite) Lustre (Turquoise, Sphalerite, Asbestos) Form and crystal structure (Malachite vs Proustite) Cleavage and fracture (Galena vs Obsidian) Chemical properties (acid on calcite) Special properties (luminescence)
Plate Tectonics
Gabbro (60x) Dolomite (60x) Goethite crystals in Quartz crystal (50x) Layering in sedimentary rock (50x) Volcanic rock "Bomb" (6x) Seed fern (1x) Prehistoric aquatic animal (1/8x) Fossilized animal (1.5x)
Minerals and Life
Essential elements - Graphite, Calcite & Aragonite Chlorides - Halite & Cerargyrite Oxides - Hematite & Cuprite Phosphates & Sulphates - Pyromorphite, Bone & Barites Oxygen Salts - Crocoite & Atacamite Sulphides- Chalcopyrite & Realgar Silicates & Borates - Quartz & Elbaite Trace elements - Fluorite & Zincite
Properties of Telescopes
Low magnifying power (Jupiter) High magnifying power (Jupiter) Low light-gathering power (Pleiades) High light-gathering power (Pleiades) Low resolving power (Andromeda galaxy) High resolving power (Andromeda galaxy) X-ray telescope view (Sun) Spectrographs (Pleiades)
Measurements in Space
Star field with Barnard's star Proper motion & parallax (Barnard's star) Distance to cluster (variable stars) Distance to cluster (variable stars) Star temperature (star field) Spectral classification (5 stars) Doppler shift (Arcturus) The big bang (Hubble red shift)
The Planets
Mercury (mariner) Venus (mariner) Mars (viking) Jupiter (voyager) Saturn (voyager) Uranus (voyager) Neptune with moon Pluto (pair at 24 hrs)
Probing the Sun's Secrets
Photosphere (normal and UV light) Sun spot group Chromosphere with prominence Large prominence Solar spectrum with comparison lines Aurora Borealis Total solar eclipse Coronal holes (x-ray photo)
Spectroscopy in Space
Rotation of Jupiter (Doppler shift) Stellar Spectral Radial Velocity (Doppler shift) Distance to star by spectroscopic parallax Spectroscopic binaries Changes in Novas Red shifts in Quasars Recessional velocities of galaxies
Measuring the Big Bang
A cluster of Galaxies Radial velocity of a star Measuring the Hubble red shift Measuring the Hubble red shift Measuring the Hubble red shift Red shifts of Quasars Bubble chamber (nuclear particles) Black holes (artist rendition)
The Birth and Death of Stars
A stellar nursery (const. sagittarius) Young stars (const. taurus) Our middle-aged star (Sun) Senior citizens (const. hercules) A star blows it's top (const. cygnus) A supernova remnant (const. taurus) Death throes (Pulsar) Black hole
Galaxies and Nebulae
Andromeda galaxy (const. andromeda) An old spiral (const. canes venatic) A barred spiral (const. eridanus) An irregular galaxy (const. ursa major) Star clouds (Pleiades- const. taurus) A star explodes (const. vulpecula) A celestial veil (const. cygnus) A glowing nebula (const. sagittarius)
Mapping the Stars
North Circumpolar stars Equatorial stars The summer triangle A celestial teapot The Milky Way The hunter and his dogs Celestial bullfight The Southern Cross
The Moon
The (almost) full moon Craters and more craters Lunar rock and roll Mountains and plains Crater Copernicus Lunar sightseeing The tides (The Bay of Fundy) A lunar eclipse