File - Mrs. Andrews` CBA classes
... The meteors are generally brighter and more plentiful after midnight. The observer is on the leading side of the earth as it races along its orbit, logically causing more collisions on the “front” side of the earth. If the earth were stationary there wouldn’t be an explanation that could satis ...
... The meteors are generally brighter and more plentiful after midnight. The observer is on the leading side of the earth as it races along its orbit, logically causing more collisions on the “front” side of the earth. If the earth were stationary there wouldn’t be an explanation that could satis ...
SkyMatters Jan-2017 - CIT Blackrock Castle Observatory
... and is usually reliable in terms of activity. Typically 40 meteors per hour can be seen, but this can rise to over 120. The early hours of the 4th will be the best time for viewing because the first-quarter Moon will have set and the skies should be dark. Don’t be discouraged if you live in a city o ...
... and is usually reliable in terms of activity. Typically 40 meteors per hour can be seen, but this can rise to over 120. The early hours of the 4th will be the best time for viewing because the first-quarter Moon will have set and the skies should be dark. Don’t be discouraged if you live in a city o ...
Study Guide for Astronomy
... Ptolemy – developed the Earth-centered theory of universe (called Geocentric) Copernicus – developed the Sun-centered theory of universe (called Heliocentric) Day – length of time it takes Earth to rotate once on its axis, approximately 24 hours Month – length of time it takes the moon to orbit once ...
... Ptolemy – developed the Earth-centered theory of universe (called Geocentric) Copernicus – developed the Sun-centered theory of universe (called Heliocentric) Day – length of time it takes Earth to rotate once on its axis, approximately 24 hours Month – length of time it takes the moon to orbit once ...
Astronomy Final Study Guide - With Answers!!– Name: **This will be
... through its fuel. Big stars burn through all of their fuel quickly, which causes them to have a short life. 27. Why won’t the Sun end in a huge explosion like a supernova? The sun does not have enough mass to end as a supernova. It will end as a white dwarf and then a black dwarf. Only very massive ...
... through its fuel. Big stars burn through all of their fuel quickly, which causes them to have a short life. 27. Why won’t the Sun end in a huge explosion like a supernova? The sun does not have enough mass to end as a supernova. It will end as a white dwarf and then a black dwarf. Only very massive ...
SNP Quick Tour
... XVI. On-line features Note: You can download the full Starry Night Pro Users guide at www.StarryNight.com/tech_swupdates.html ...
... XVI. On-line features Note: You can download the full Starry Night Pro Users guide at www.StarryNight.com/tech_swupdates.html ...
The Sun: center of the Solar System
... Because the Sun is the type of star it is… • It produces the “right luminosity” for us (3.85E26 Watts) • This luminosity is believed to have been stable for the last several billion years ...
... Because the Sun is the type of star it is… • It produces the “right luminosity” for us (3.85E26 Watts) • This luminosity is believed to have been stable for the last several billion years ...
Distance Lab: The Astronomical Unit
... 1. Define Astronomical Unit, Parallax, and light year in your notebook. Use page 104 in the textbook to help you out. 2. Parallax: Look up at the balloon globe hanging above the teachers’ desk. Behind the globe are some pictures of mountains and glaciers that are numbered 1-10. Which number do you s ...
... 1. Define Astronomical Unit, Parallax, and light year in your notebook. Use page 104 in the textbook to help you out. 2. Parallax: Look up at the balloon globe hanging above the teachers’ desk. Behind the globe are some pictures of mountains and glaciers that are numbered 1-10. Which number do you s ...
Unit 2 : Astronomy A. Earth`s motion 1. rotation – turning or spinning
... over equal areas in equal time interval (a planet must travel more rapidly when it is near the sun and more slowly when it is farther away from the sun) 3. T2 = d3, where T is time it takes to orbit the sun, and d is distance to the sun ...
... over equal areas in equal time interval (a planet must travel more rapidly when it is near the sun and more slowly when it is farther away from the sun) 3. T2 = d3, where T is time it takes to orbit the sun, and d is distance to the sun ...
Earth - jennydebellis
... 3. Main-sequence stage – main part of a star’s life – the sun is in this stage – lifespan of sun is about 10 billion yers – it’s about ½ way through life, so as about 5 billion more years to go 4. Red Giant stage – all of the hydrogen is gone in the core, so the star expands, the surface cools, and ...
... 3. Main-sequence stage – main part of a star’s life – the sun is in this stage – lifespan of sun is about 10 billion yers – it’s about ½ way through life, so as about 5 billion more years to go 4. Red Giant stage – all of the hydrogen is gone in the core, so the star expands, the surface cools, and ...
Revolution: Earth`s orbit around the Sun
... o Moon’s orbit is elliptical 5 degree difference in planes of the Moon and Earth’s orbit causes eclipses, also why we don’t get the eclipses every lunar month Sun and Moon look equal in size in the sky because the Sun is 400 times larger but 400 times farther away The Moon will rise 50 minutes ...
... o Moon’s orbit is elliptical 5 degree difference in planes of the Moon and Earth’s orbit causes eclipses, also why we don’t get the eclipses every lunar month Sun and Moon look equal in size in the sky because the Sun is 400 times larger but 400 times farther away The Moon will rise 50 minutes ...
sunmoon - University of Glasgow
... The two end stars are the ‘Pointers’, and point towards the Pole Star, (which is in the Little Bear). ...
... The two end stars are the ‘Pointers’, and point towards the Pole Star, (which is in the Little Bear). ...
Astronomy - Learn Earth Science
... In order to have a solar eclipse, what phase must the moon be in? In order to have a lunar eclipse, what phase must the moon be in? Why don’t we have solar and lunar eclipses every month? ...
... In order to have a solar eclipse, what phase must the moon be in? In order to have a lunar eclipse, what phase must the moon be in? Why don’t we have solar and lunar eclipses every month? ...
The Celestial Sphere
... be the North Star • A sidereal year is not quite a Julian year. • Orion won’t always be a winter constellation • Horoscopes are all wrong (since those tables don’t include precession.) ...
... be the North Star • A sidereal year is not quite a Julian year. • Orion won’t always be a winter constellation • Horoscopes are all wrong (since those tables don’t include precession.) ...
The Sun
... are stars that smaller and larger than our sun. The sun is just the right size and distance from Earth so that there can be life on our planet. There are stars that are much larger than our sun. A star in the Orion constellation called Betelgeuse is 400 times larger than our sun. If our sun was th ...
... are stars that smaller and larger than our sun. The sun is just the right size and distance from Earth so that there can be life on our planet. There are stars that are much larger than our sun. A star in the Orion constellation called Betelgeuse is 400 times larger than our sun. If our sun was th ...
supplemental educational materials PDF
... Seasonal changes may occur during a planet’s trip around the Sun if the planet’s axis tilts enough to allow some areas of the surface to heat more than other areas. ...
... Seasonal changes may occur during a planet’s trip around the Sun if the planet’s axis tilts enough to allow some areas of the surface to heat more than other areas. ...
Space Study Guide 4.7
... Our moon is a small rocky satellite, having about one-quarter the diameter of the Earth and one-eightieth its mass. It has extremes of temperature, virtually no atmosphere, no water, and no life. The Earth is one of nine planets that revolve around the sun and comprise the solar system. The Earth, t ...
... Our moon is a small rocky satellite, having about one-quarter the diameter of the Earth and one-eightieth its mass. It has extremes of temperature, virtually no atmosphere, no water, and no life. The Earth is one of nine planets that revolve around the sun and comprise the solar system. The Earth, t ...
chapter2 - Empyrean Quest Publishers
... EIGHTY-EIGHT CONSTELLATIONS COVER THE ENTIRE SKY; ASTERISM IS ANY OTHERS SHAPE OF STARS IN SKY Ancient peoples looked at the stars and imagined groupings made pictures in the sky We still refer to many of these groupings Astronomers call them constellations (from the Latin for “group of stars”), d ...
... EIGHTY-EIGHT CONSTELLATIONS COVER THE ENTIRE SKY; ASTERISM IS ANY OTHERS SHAPE OF STARS IN SKY Ancient peoples looked at the stars and imagined groupings made pictures in the sky We still refer to many of these groupings Astronomers call them constellations (from the Latin for “group of stars”), d ...
Lecture - Faculty
... • Vernal Equinox - first day of spring; the Sun lies exactly over the equator and is passing into the N. hemisphere • Autumnal Equinox - first day of autumn; the Sun lies exactly over the equator and is passing into the S. hemisphere • Summer Solstice - first day of summer; the Sun is highest in the ...
... • Vernal Equinox - first day of spring; the Sun lies exactly over the equator and is passing into the N. hemisphere • Autumnal Equinox - first day of autumn; the Sun lies exactly over the equator and is passing into the S. hemisphere • Summer Solstice - first day of summer; the Sun is highest in the ...
Aug14Guide - East-View
... Jupiter gradually moves away from the Sun during the month and appears to approach Venus, being only 0.2 degrees south of Venus on the 18th of August. This will be an interesting sight in the morning sky before sunrise. Saturn, in Libra, appears to close on Mars during the month and will be about th ...
... Jupiter gradually moves away from the Sun during the month and appears to approach Venus, being only 0.2 degrees south of Venus on the 18th of August. This will be an interesting sight in the morning sky before sunrise. Saturn, in Libra, appears to close on Mars during the month and will be about th ...
Definitions
... rotation. The notation adopted for right ascension is in terms of hours and minutes with 24 hours representing the full circle. ...
... rotation. The notation adopted for right ascension is in terms of hours and minutes with 24 hours representing the full circle. ...
Planets in the sky
... Planets don’t always appear to move the same direction over the course of a year – Different from stars, Sun, and Moon – People have recognized this for a long time and knew that the planets were somehow different! The “backing up” of the planets is known as retrograde motion – Outer planets show re ...
... Planets don’t always appear to move the same direction over the course of a year – Different from stars, Sun, and Moon – People have recognized this for a long time and knew that the planets were somehow different! The “backing up” of the planets is known as retrograde motion – Outer planets show re ...
SCI 103
... 18) Kepler’s first two Laws of Planetary Motion contradicted the Aristotelian/Ptolemaic Model of the Universe in two fundamental ways. What are Kepler’s first two Laws of Planetary Motion and how were they anti-Aristotelian? Kepler’s 1ST law states that planets orbit, not on circles, but on ellipse ...
... 18) Kepler’s first two Laws of Planetary Motion contradicted the Aristotelian/Ptolemaic Model of the Universe in two fundamental ways. What are Kepler’s first two Laws of Planetary Motion and how were they anti-Aristotelian? Kepler’s 1ST law states that planets orbit, not on circles, but on ellipse ...
Interactive Tutorial Activities in ASTR 310
... B) a is younger than b: its planet formed more recently A) b has a larger diameter, takes longer than a to orbit discovered using one of three methods: measuring Doppler shifts B) b has a smaller diameter, takes the same amount of of the star, observing dips in the lightcurve of the star or seeing C ...
... B) a is younger than b: its planet formed more recently A) b has a larger diameter, takes longer than a to orbit discovered using one of three methods: measuring Doppler shifts B) b has a smaller diameter, takes the same amount of of the star, observing dips in the lightcurve of the star or seeing C ...
Quiz # 1
... A) relative distances of the Earth and the Moon from the Sun are irrelevant because this phase can occur at any time. B) Moon is farther from the Sun than the Earth is. C) Moon is closer to the Sun than the Earth is. D) Earth and the Moon are at almost the same distance from the Sun. 10. The reason ...
... A) relative distances of the Earth and the Moon from the Sun are irrelevant because this phase can occur at any time. B) Moon is farther from the Sun than the Earth is. C) Moon is closer to the Sun than the Earth is. D) Earth and the Moon are at almost the same distance from the Sun. 10. The reason ...