http://seetheglory.podword.com/ Richard Hammar teaches a 3 credit-hour introductory course on Astronomy each Spring semester at Evangel University in Springfield, Missouri USA. Both the video (showing Powerpoint slides) and audio formats are available below. Also available are public lectures Richard Hammar has presented on the intersection of astronomy and religion. Audios are downloadable; videos are viewable on-line only. Podcast Generator 0.95 - podcastgen.sourceforge.net Sat, 04 Jun 2011 23:53:20 -0400 EN Copyright 2007-2011 by Richard Hammar Richard Hammar teaches a 3 credit-hour introductory course on Astronomy each Spring semester at Evangel University in Springfield, Missouri USA. Both the video (showing Powerpoint slides) and audio formats are available below. Also available are public lectures Richard Hammar has presented on the intersection of astronomy and religion. Audios are downloadable; videos are viewable on-line only. Richard Hammar Richard Hammar rhammar@seetheglory.com no Richard Hammar speaking to the Springfield (Missouri) Astronomy Club on May 24, 2011, on the subject of Near Earth Objects. Richard Hammar speaking to the Springfield (Missouri) Astronomy Club on May 24, 2011, on the subject of Near Earth Objects. Richard Hammar speaking to the Springfield (Missouri) Astronomy Club on May 24, 2011, on the subject of Near Earth Objects. http://seetheglory.podword.com/p.php?file=astroclub2011final.mp3 http://seetheglory.podword.com/p.php?file=astroclub2011final.mp3 rhammar@seetheglory.com Richard Hammar no Sat, 04 Jun 2011 23:53:07 -0400 Richard Hammar was joined by physicist Dr. Greg Ojakangas and Cessna Citation pilot Erin Buskirk for a discussion of UFOs at a meeting of the Springfield (Missouri) Astronomy Club on June 22, 2010. Richard Hammar was joined by physicist Dr. Greg Ojakangas and Cessna Citation pilot Erin Buskirk for a discussion of UFOs at a meeting of the Springfield (Missouri) Astronomy Club on June 22, 2010. Erin began the presentation by describing a UFO that he saw while flying at 45,000' over Kansas on the evening of April 28, 2010. A recording made by Denver Air Traffic Control, obtained as a result of an FOIA request, was played. Several possible explanations of this, and other, UFO sightings were explored. Richard Hammar was joined by physicist Dr. Greg Ojakangas and Cessna Citation pilot Erin Buskirk for a discussion of UFOs at a meeting of the Springfield (Missouri) Astronomy Club on June 22, 2010. http://seetheglory.podword.com/p.php?file=UFOs3.mp3 http://seetheglory.podword.com/p.php?file=UFOs3.mp3 rhammar@seetheglory.com Richard Hammar no Sat, 09 Apr 2011 05:38:33 -0400 Recent findings in astronomy and their relationship to the Bible. Rich Hammar is presenting his latest findings in astronomy and their relationship to the Bible. Presented to the Couples Fellowship, Central Assembly of God, on January 10 and February 14. Recent findings in astronomy and their relationship to the Bible. http://seetheglory.podword.com/p.php?file=SS2010afinal.mp3 http://seetheglory.podword.com/p.php?file=SS2010afinal.mp3 rhammar@seetheglory.com Richard Hammar no Sat, 09 Apr 2011 05:20:56 -0400 Richard Hammar speaking to the Springfield (Missouri) Astronomy Club in December 2007, on the subject of possible sources of the Star. Richard Hammar speaking to the Springfield (Missouri) Astronomy Club in December 2007, on the subject of possible sources of the Star. Richard Hammar speaking to the Springfield (Missouri) Astronomy Club in December 2007, on the subject of possible sources of the Star. http://seetheglory.podword.com/p.php?file=STAROFBETHLEHEM-48.mp3 http://seetheglory.podword.com/p.php?file=STAROFBETHLEHEM-48.mp3 rhammar@seetheglory.com Richard Hammar no Sat, 09 Apr 2011 05:19:48 -0400 Richard Hammar speaking to the Springfield (Missouri) Astronomy Club in June 2007, on the subject of astrophotography Richard Hammar speaking to the Springfield (Missouri) Astronomy Club in June 2007, on the subject of astrophotography Richard Hammar speaking to the Springfield (Missouri) Astronomy Club in June 2007, on the subject of astrophotography http://seetheglory.podword.com/p.php?file=astrophotography.mp3 http://seetheglory.podword.com/p.php?file=astrophotography.mp3 rhammar@seetheglory.com Richard Hammar no Sat, 09 Apr 2011 04:57:43 -0400 Richard Hammar is interviewed about his views on religion and science by a magazine editor Richard Hammar is interviewed about his views on religion and science by a magazine editor Richard Hammar is interviewed about his views on religion and science by a magazine editor http://seetheglory.podword.com/p.php?file=Religion_and_Astronomy.mp3 http://seetheglory.podword.com/p.php?file=Religion_and_Astronomy.mp3 rhammar@seetheglory.com Richard Hammar no Sat, 09 Apr 2011 04:54:41 -0400 Lecture 1: Introduction and a Grand Tour of the Heavens Lecture 1: Introduction and a Grand Tour of the Heavens Lecture 1: Introduction and a Grand Tour of the Heavens http://seetheglory.podword.com/p.php?file=Astronomy_Class_01.mp3 http://seetheglory.podword.com/p.php?file=Astronomy_Class_01.mp3 rhammar@seetheglory.com Richard Hammar no Sat, 09 Apr 2011 04:41:54 -0400 Lecture 2: Light, Matter, and Energy Astronomy Class - Lecture 2 - Evangel University Lecture 2: Light, Matter, and Energy http://seetheglory.podword.com/p.php?file=Astronomy_Class_02.mp3 http://seetheglory.podword.com/p.php?file=Astronomy_Class_02.mp3 rhammar@seetheglory.com Richard Hammar no Sat, 09 Apr 2011 04:40:33 -0400 Pluto, comets, and space debris Pluto, comets, and space debris Pluto, comets, and space debris http://seetheglory.podword.com/p.php?file=Astronomy_Lecture_8.mp3 http://seetheglory.podword.com/p.php?file=Astronomy_Lecture_8.mp3 rhammar@seetheglory.com Richard Hammar no Sat, 09 Apr 2011 02:58:18 -0400 Our Star: The Sun Our Star: The Sunthe Sun's basic structure; sunspots and other solar activity; the Sun and the General Theory of Relativity; relativistic time dilation based on gravity and velocity under the Special Theory of Relativity. Our Star: The Sun http://seetheglory.podword.com/p.php?file=Astronomy_Lecture_9.mp3 http://seetheglory.podword.com/p.php?file=Astronomy_Lecture_9.mp3 rhammar@seetheglory.com Richard Hammar no Sat, 09 Apr 2011 02:38:21 -0400 The Jovian Planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune) and their moons. The Jovian Planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune) and Their Moons.Physical characteristics of the Jovian planets and their moons; NASA missions to the Jovian planets; Jupiter's Great Red Spot; the four "Galilean satellites"; Saturn's rings; Titan; the discovery of Uranus and Neptune. The Jovian Planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune) and their moons. http://seetheglory.podword.com/p.php?file=Astronomy_Lecture_7.mp3 http://seetheglory.podword.com/p.php?file=Astronomy_Lecture_7.mp3 rhammar@seetheglory.com Richard Hammar no Sat, 09 Apr 2011 02:07:54 -0400 The terrestrial planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars) and their moons and physical characteristics; the origin and types of craters; the formation of the solar system; tides; the Van Allen Belt; aurora borealis; the greenhouse effect. Tycho Brahe, Johannes Kepler, Kepler's 3 Laws of Planetary Motion, Isaac Newton, the inverse square law, conservation of angular momentum. The terrestrial planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars) and their moons and physical characteristics; the origin and types of craters; the formation of the solar system; tides; the Van Allen Belt; aurora borealis; the greenhouse effect. http://seetheglory.podword.com/p.php?file=Astronomy_Lecture_6.mp3 http://seetheglory.podword.com/p.php?file=Astronomy_Lecture_6.mp3 rhammar@seetheglory.com Richard Hammar no Sat, 09 Apr 2011 02:07:13 -0400 The Death of Stars The Death of StarsThe fate of stars of low, medium, and high mass stars; proton-proton fusion; triple alpha fusion; white dwarf stars; Chandrasekhar's Limit; electron degeneracy; the Pauli exclusionary principle; planetary nebulae; neutron stars; neutron degeneracy; supernovae; pulsars The Death of Stars http://seetheglory.podword.com/p.php?file=Astronomy_Lecture_12.mp3 http://seetheglory.podword.com/p.php?file=Astronomy_Lecture_12.mp3 rhammar@seetheglory.com Richard Hammar no Sat, 09 Apr 2011 01:36:01 -0400 The Milky Way The Milky WayThe "Milky Way" defined; Hershel's stellar census; the "Great Debate"; characteristic of the Milky Way; Shapley's measurement of the distance to globular clusters; the spiral density wave theory; Keplerian rotational curves in spiral galaxies and the discovery of dark matter; the mass of the Milky Way; center of the galaxy. The Milky Way http://seetheglory.podword.com/p.php?file=Astronomy_Lecture_13.mp3 http://seetheglory.podword.com/p.php?file=Astronomy_Lecture_13.mp3 rhammar@seetheglory.com Richard Hammar no Sat, 09 Apr 2011 01:19:25 -0400 Lecture 3 - Light and Telescopes Lecture 3 Light and Telescopes Lecture 3 - Light and Telescopes http://seetheglory.podword.com/p.php?file=Astronomy_Class_03.mp3 http://seetheglory.podword.com/p.php?file=Astronomy_Class_03.mp3 rhammar@seetheglory.com Richard Hammar no Sat, 09 Apr 2011 00:52:12 -0400 How Stars Shine How Stars ShineStar formation; the amount of energy stars produce; the source of a star's energy; Einstein's principle of mass-energy equivalence; proton-proton nuclear fusion; abundance of the elements; solar neutrinos How Stars Shine http://seetheglory.podword.com/p.php?file=Astronomy_Lecture_11.mp3 http://seetheglory.podword.com/p.php?file=Astronomy_Lecture_11.mp3 rhammar@seetheglory.com Richard Hammar no Sat, 09 Apr 2011 00:48:03 -0400 Stars: Distant Suns Stars: Distant Sunscolors, temperature, and spectra of stars; measuring the distance to the stars; the Stefan-Boltzmann law; the Hertzsprung-Russell (HR) diagram; proper motion, binary and multiple stars; variable stars; the mass-luminosity relationship; star clusters. Stars: Distant Suns http://seetheglory.podword.com/p.php?file=Astronomy_Lecture_10.mp3 http://seetheglory.podword.com/p.php?file=Astronomy_Lecture_10.mp3 rhammar@seetheglory.com Richard Hammar no Sat, 09 Apr 2011 00:12:03 -0400 Lecture 4 - Observing Stars and Planets: The Clockwork Universe Lecture 4 - Observing Stars and Planets: The Clockwork Universe Lecture 4 - Observing Stars and Planets: The Clockwork Universe http://seetheglory.podword.com/p.php?file=Astronomy_Class_04.mp3 http://seetheglory.podword.com/p.php?file=Astronomy_Class_04.mp3 rhammar@seetheglory.com Richard Hammar no Fri, 08 Apr 2011 23:32:56 -0400 Tycho Brahe; Johannes Kepler; Kepler's 3 Laws of Planetary Motion; Isaac Newton; the inverse square law; conservation of angular momentum. Tycho Brahe, Johannes Kepler, Kepler's 3 Laws of Planetary Motion, Isaac Newton, the inverse square law, conservation of angular momentum. Tycho Brahe; Johannes Kepler; Kepler's 3 Laws of Planetary Motion; Isaac Newton; the inverse square law; conservation of angular momentum. http://seetheglory.podword.com/p.php?file=Astro-Chapter5.mp3 http://seetheglory.podword.com/p.php?file=Astro-Chapter5.mp3 rhammar@seetheglory.com Richard Hammar no Fri, 08 Apr 2011 18:55:33 -0400 Richard Hammar spoke at Dr. Nunnally's Faith Builders class at Central Assembly of God in Springfield, Missouri about finding a possible asteroid and the meaning of Romans 8:22 (the whole creation groaning) from an astronomical perspective. Richard Hammar spoke at Dr. Nunnally's Faith Builders class at Central Assembly of God in Springfield, Missouri about finding a possible asteroid and the meaning of Romans 8:22 (the whole creation groaning) from an astronomical perspective. Presented on March 27, 2011. Richard Hammar spoke at Dr. Nunnally's Faith Builders class at Central Assembly of God in Springfield, Missouri about finding a possible asteroid and the meaning of Romans 8:22 (the whole creation groaning) from an astronomical perspective. http://seetheglory.podword.com/p.php?file=2011SSa.mp3 http://seetheglory.podword.com/p.php?file=2011SSa.mp3 rhammar@seetheglory.com Richard Hammar no Fri, 08 Apr 2011 18:49:41 -0400