January
... EQUATION OF TIME - On January 15 the sum is "running slow" 9 minutes. Solar noon will be nine minutes later than the clock on the wall. SPECIAL STARS AND CONSTELLATIONS - Orion, the Hunter, is the most known of the wintertime constellations. The hour-glass shaped hunter is easily observed in the Sou ...
... EQUATION OF TIME - On January 15 the sum is "running slow" 9 minutes. Solar noon will be nine minutes later than the clock on the wall. SPECIAL STARS AND CONSTELLATIONS - Orion, the Hunter, is the most known of the wintertime constellations. The hour-glass shaped hunter is easily observed in the Sou ...
Three hundred sextillion stars
... before midnight. By April it’s rising at 9 pm, and by the end of the month its rising time is 7:30 pm. Saturn recently spent about three years in Virgo. It’s now in Libra, where it will stay throughout 2014. Venus rises in the dawn two hours before the sun. She holds her morning-star position thro ...
... before midnight. By April it’s rising at 9 pm, and by the end of the month its rising time is 7:30 pm. Saturn recently spent about three years in Virgo. It’s now in Libra, where it will stay throughout 2014. Venus rises in the dawn two hours before the sun. She holds her morning-star position thro ...
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... Jupiter rises at 4:55 a.m. and then is obscured by the rising Sun. It sets at 4:30 p.m. Saturn is next to the Moon and is visible all night long. 10. Starry Night project 2-64 . (A) Over a period of a year the sun moves along the ecliptic from West to East along the ecliptic and through the constel ...
... Jupiter rises at 4:55 a.m. and then is obscured by the rising Sun. It sets at 4:30 p.m. Saturn is next to the Moon and is visible all night long. 10. Starry Night project 2-64 . (A) Over a period of a year the sun moves along the ecliptic from West to East along the ecliptic and through the constel ...
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... celestial object—what fraction of the sky that object seems to cover • The angular diameter (or angular size) of the Moon is ½° or the Moon subtends an angle of ½°. ...
... celestial object—what fraction of the sky that object seems to cover • The angular diameter (or angular size) of the Moon is ½° or the Moon subtends an angle of ½°. ...
- Stevenson High School
... 3. Constellations are made up by the apparent arrangement of stars. Are those stars in a constellations physically connected/bound to one another? Tell me about those stars. 4. Are there any stars that are not part of a constellation? Explain. 5. How is astrology and astronomy different? 6. How is a ...
... 3. Constellations are made up by the apparent arrangement of stars. Are those stars in a constellations physically connected/bound to one another? Tell me about those stars. 4. Are there any stars that are not part of a constellation? Explain. 5. How is astrology and astronomy different? 6. How is a ...
Intro to Astronomy
... model where the sun is the center of solar system. This model was not well received, but it did explain the retrograde motion better then Ptolemy’s model. • Johannes Kepler added to Copernicus’s by changing the orbital paths to elliptical instead of circular. This explained the speed changes they ob ...
... model where the sun is the center of solar system. This model was not well received, but it did explain the retrograde motion better then Ptolemy’s model. • Johannes Kepler added to Copernicus’s by changing the orbital paths to elliptical instead of circular. This explained the speed changes they ob ...
6/24/11 You in Outer Space Curriculum Map Clever Crazes for Kids
... Describe astronomical units and that decreases with distance reaches Earth through radiation, light years as distances between above Earth's surface and that at mostly in the form of visible light. Earth, Sun and other stars. any point it exerts this pressure equally in all directions. ...
... Describe astronomical units and that decreases with distance reaches Earth through radiation, light years as distances between above Earth's surface and that at mostly in the form of visible light. Earth, Sun and other stars. any point it exerts this pressure equally in all directions. ...
Word - UW-Madison Astronomy
... a) What phase is the moon at a solar eclipse? A lunar eclipse? b) Briefly explain why solar and lunar eclipses do not occur every month. A sketch is worth a thousand words! c) Occasionally there are no solar eclipses in a year. Briefly explain how this could be. ...
... a) What phase is the moon at a solar eclipse? A lunar eclipse? b) Briefly explain why solar and lunar eclipses do not occur every month. A sketch is worth a thousand words! c) Occasionally there are no solar eclipses in a year. Briefly explain how this could be. ...
Rex Space
... the Red Spot which is a huge storm that has lasted for hundreds of years. *For example a huge storm has lasted for hundreds of years on Jupiter. Next, smaller than some moons in our solar system Mercury is the planet closest to the sun. It looks very similar to our moon. *For example Mercury is the ...
... the Red Spot which is a huge storm that has lasted for hundreds of years. *For example a huge storm has lasted for hundreds of years on Jupiter. Next, smaller than some moons in our solar system Mercury is the planet closest to the sun. It looks very similar to our moon. *For example Mercury is the ...
Models of the sky—11 Sept Changes in the Sky
... The constellations change over the months. The sun (and moon and stars) rises & sets. The sun is higher in the sky in summer than winter. • Planets move with respect to the stars. • Comets appear irregularly. ...
... The constellations change over the months. The sun (and moon and stars) rises & sets. The sun is higher in the sky in summer than winter. • Planets move with respect to the stars. • Comets appear irregularly. ...
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... We do not expect you to understand everything that we describe on the first pass – your job is to ask questions if you don’t understand so we can try again with a different approach. You have to participate in the learning process! Come see the faculty in this course with your questions – this is an ...
... We do not expect you to understand everything that we describe on the first pass – your job is to ask questions if you don’t understand so we can try again with a different approach. You have to participate in the learning process! Come see the faculty in this course with your questions – this is an ...
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... 5 Alpha Centauri is the next nearest star, after our Sun, but it looks no bigger than the other stars we can see. Explain why it does not look as large as the Sun. 6 The Earth gets enough light from the Sun to keep the planet warm and for plants to photosynthesise. Can plants photosynthesise on Plut ...
... 5 Alpha Centauri is the next nearest star, after our Sun, but it looks no bigger than the other stars we can see. Explain why it does not look as large as the Sun. 6 The Earth gets enough light from the Sun to keep the planet warm and for plants to photosynthesise. Can plants photosynthesise on Plut ...
Shape of the Earth
... rotating cloud of gas and dust consolidated into solid lumps of material. Through violent collisions with one another, these planetisimals formed larger bodies, proto-planets. These consolidated further through gravitational encounters and more collisions. Finally, after no more than 100 million yea ...
... rotating cloud of gas and dust consolidated into solid lumps of material. Through violent collisions with one another, these planetisimals formed larger bodies, proto-planets. These consolidated further through gravitational encounters and more collisions. Finally, after no more than 100 million yea ...
Chapter 2 Knowing the Heavens
... 1. What role did astronomy play in ancient civilizations? 2. Are the stars that make up a constellation actually close to one other? 3. Are the same stars visible every night of the year? What is so special about the North Star? 4. Are the same stars visible from any location on Earth? 5. What cause ...
... 1. What role did astronomy play in ancient civilizations? 2. Are the stars that make up a constellation actually close to one other? 3. Are the same stars visible every night of the year? What is so special about the North Star? 4. Are the same stars visible from any location on Earth? 5. What cause ...
Physical Attributes of Stars
... • It takes 24 hours! That’s why we have day and night • It also revolves or orbits around the sun • A complete revolution takes about 1 year! ...
... • It takes 24 hours! That’s why we have day and night • It also revolves or orbits around the sun • A complete revolution takes about 1 year! ...
Activity 3: Tilted Earth
... REVOLVE around the Sun: _____________________________ 5. If the Northern Hemisphere (Hershey, PA) is tilting towards the Sun what season would we be in? _______________________ What season would Southern Hemisphere locations be in? __________________ 6. What is the date and name of the day when the ...
... REVOLVE around the Sun: _____________________________ 5. If the Northern Hemisphere (Hershey, PA) is tilting towards the Sun what season would we be in? _______________________ What season would Southern Hemisphere locations be in? __________________ 6. What is the date and name of the day when the ...
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... Therefore, the geocentric model could not explain Galileo’s observation but the heliocentric model could. ...
... Therefore, the geocentric model could not explain Galileo’s observation but the heliocentric model could. ...
Sun, Moon, and Earth Review Sheet
... The Earth revolves around the sun every 365 ¼ days, causing us to have four seasons. Earth is tilted and spins on its axis, which is an invisible line that runs through Earth’s North and South poles. Moon The moon does not produce any light of its own. The sunlit part of the moon is a reflec ...
... The Earth revolves around the sun every 365 ¼ days, causing us to have four seasons. Earth is tilted and spins on its axis, which is an invisible line that runs through Earth’s North and South poles. Moon The moon does not produce any light of its own. The sunlit part of the moon is a reflec ...
Mon Jul 29, 2013 SUN IN LEO? NO, CANCER!
... were at the center of our galaxy, for when you looked along the milky band of light that defines the galactic disc, you saw roughly the same number of stars throughout. Other astronomers suggested that interstellar dust clouds kept us from seeing the great wealth of stars that lay at the galaxy's he ...
... were at the center of our galaxy, for when you looked along the milky band of light that defines the galactic disc, you saw roughly the same number of stars throughout. Other astronomers suggested that interstellar dust clouds kept us from seeing the great wealth of stars that lay at the galaxy's he ...
SNC 1D Astonomy
... Patterns in the Night Sky • Many groups of stars seem to form patterns called constellations. • They appear to lie very close to each other at exactly the same distance from Earth. • They look close together because they lie on the same line of sight. • They may actually be many light years apart! ...
... Patterns in the Night Sky • Many groups of stars seem to form patterns called constellations. • They appear to lie very close to each other at exactly the same distance from Earth. • They look close together because they lie on the same line of sight. • They may actually be many light years apart! ...
Chapter 24.2 The Sun and the Seasons
... toward the sun, and the lengths of the days/nights are equal The vernal equinox which occurs about March 21st in the northern hemisphere marks the start of spring The autumnal equinox which occurs about September 22nd in the northern hemisphere marks the star of autumn (Noon sun is directly over ...
... toward the sun, and the lengths of the days/nights are equal The vernal equinox which occurs about March 21st in the northern hemisphere marks the start of spring The autumnal equinox which occurs about September 22nd in the northern hemisphere marks the star of autumn (Noon sun is directly over ...
Exploring Our Solar System
... Why do we see only one side of the moon? Click below for activity to find out! ...
... Why do we see only one side of the moon? Click below for activity to find out! ...
Glossary Annual Motion – the Earth`s orbital motion around the sun
... Meteors are what enter Earth’s atmosphere and burn up – aka ‘shooting star’ Meteorites are larger meteors that make it to the surface Meteroids are rocks which are in space as small as sand but smaller than asteroids and sometimes enter Earth’s atmosphere ...
... Meteors are what enter Earth’s atmosphere and burn up – aka ‘shooting star’ Meteorites are larger meteors that make it to the surface Meteroids are rocks which are in space as small as sand but smaller than asteroids and sometimes enter Earth’s atmosphere ...