Type: Website
Bill Arnett is the author of "The Nine Planets".
The website is designed to give you an overview of "the planets, moons and
Other objects in our solar system." While Bill provides the text
information, most of the Images are provided by NASA.
The 'Home' page gives you a quick overview of what is
available on the website. A menu at the top of the page provides quick access
to six specific area. Drop down menus activate for the 'Planets' and 'Small
Bodies' tabs. Towards the bottom of the page is a list of additional
educational resources. At the bottom is a small menu with utility links.
Each of the pages describing and object have a profile and
history about the object. The pages have paragraphs that are filled with images
and links to more information about specific details. There are additional
links for offsite information when appropriate. An interesting feature is the
'Open Issues' discussion at the end of the planet pages. The 'News' section
appears to be a blog format page of the latest major space events. It is well
written and has appropriate images and videos. When in the News section you
will see a change in the top menu.
The website is full of the basic knowledge appropriate for a
beginning understanding of our solar system. The site is very easy to navigate
and intuitive. The website contains quite a bit of advertising that could slow
delivery of pages on some systems. If
you are new to astronomy or starting you adventure looking up, this is a great
place for you to reference.
