Department of Physics and Astronomy at Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois. Preparing students for a career in scientific research or engineering within the context of a liberal arts foundation. One of the 1998 Nobel Prize winners in physics was Daniel C. Tsui, a 1961 graduate of Augustana College.

Planetary Alignment - Graphics During the next two weeks the planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn and Jupiter will be visible in the western sky. This rare configuration will allow viewers to see all of the planets visible to the naked eye at one time and in one part of the sky. Photo on May 3. The photo on the left is of the first quarter moon taken by Mel Peterson on Mar. 21, 2002. He used a ...