Astronomy Unit Test Review Sheet
... 2. What is the difference between a reflecting and a refracting telescope? What other types of telescopes do scientists use to gather information about space (1-2)? ...
... 2. What is the difference between a reflecting and a refracting telescope? What other types of telescopes do scientists use to gather information about space (1-2)? ...
PPT - UBC
... Because Earth rotating, this torque cannot change inclination of equator to ecliptic, but causes rotation axis to turn in a direction perpendicular to axis and torque, describing a cone (P = 26,000 yr). ...
... Because Earth rotating, this torque cannot change inclination of equator to ecliptic, but causes rotation axis to turn in a direction perpendicular to axis and torque, describing a cone (P = 26,000 yr). ...
Dipper, Sword, Snake and Turtle
... such observations did not arise from academic or scientific interest in a modern sense, but were tightly linked to cosmological and religious concepts extant not only in prehistoric and early historic Mesopotamia and China (Kelley/Malone, 2005; Selin (Ed.), 2001; Hunger/Pingree 1999; Rogers, 1998; K ...
... such observations did not arise from academic or scientific interest in a modern sense, but were tightly linked to cosmological and religious concepts extant not only in prehistoric and early historic Mesopotamia and China (Kelley/Malone, 2005; Selin (Ed.), 2001; Hunger/Pingree 1999; Rogers, 1998; K ...
stars and galaxies – study guide
... 21. Hydrogen is the “fuel” of the sun. 22. By using a tool called a spectroscope astronomers can identify the elements in a star. 23. On an H-R Diagram, stars are classified by temperature and absolute magnitude. 24. What is the next stage of the sun? Red Giant 25. An example of a winter constellat ...
... 21. Hydrogen is the “fuel” of the sun. 22. By using a tool called a spectroscope astronomers can identify the elements in a star. 23. On an H-R Diagram, stars are classified by temperature and absolute magnitude. 24. What is the next stage of the sun? Red Giant 25. An example of a winter constellat ...
Characteristics of Stars
... • Absolute Magnitude: the “Real” brightness of the star. How much light it really gives off.(Need to know the distance to the Star) • Apparent Magnitude: How bright the star appears to be. ...
... • Absolute Magnitude: the “Real” brightness of the star. How much light it really gives off.(Need to know the distance to the Star) • Apparent Magnitude: How bright the star appears to be. ...
Signs of the Zodiac, Cancer
... Akkadian Sun of the South, perhaps from its position at the summer solstice in very remote antiquity, when it was known as the Northern Gate of Sun. This position now occurs in Taurus due to the precession of the equinoxes, around June 21. It is also the time when the sun is directly overhead at 23. ...
... Akkadian Sun of the South, perhaps from its position at the summer solstice in very remote antiquity, when it was known as the Northern Gate of Sun. This position now occurs in Taurus due to the precession of the equinoxes, around June 21. It is also the time when the sun is directly overhead at 23. ...
Star Life Cycle Web Quest
... 10: Our solar system formed from a ____________________________________________________generation nebula. 11. What two pieces of information classify stars? ...
... 10: Our solar system formed from a ____________________________________________________generation nebula. 11. What two pieces of information classify stars? ...
Stars and Galaxies
... Neutron Stars & Black Holes What would happen if an even more massive star would explode into a supernova leaving behind a core that is even more dense than a neutron star? Such gravitational forces would be so great that not even light ...
... Neutron Stars & Black Holes What would happen if an even more massive star would explode into a supernova leaving behind a core that is even more dense than a neutron star? Such gravitational forces would be so great that not even light ...
FSA school wide Science Olympiad 12/8/2007
... Earth, one which is not easily observable- the precession of the equinoxes. Think of the Earth as a spinning top: the axis of rotation of a top is never constant, the axis seems to move in a circular path (comparatively slowly), while the top keeps rotating at the same time. Similar is the case of t ...
... Earth, one which is not easily observable- the precession of the equinoxes. Think of the Earth as a spinning top: the axis of rotation of a top is never constant, the axis seems to move in a circular path (comparatively slowly), while the top keeps rotating at the same time. Similar is the case of t ...
3.2dl Apparent motion of stars
... The rotation of the Earth on its axis in an anticlockwise direction is the reason the stars track across the sky. As the axis passes close to Polaris, the Pole Star, this appears to stay in one place and the other stars move around the Pole Star. During the night, a constellation like Leo will rise ...
... The rotation of the Earth on its axis in an anticlockwise direction is the reason the stars track across the sky. As the axis passes close to Polaris, the Pole Star, this appears to stay in one place and the other stars move around the Pole Star. During the night, a constellation like Leo will rise ...
a. Recognize the physical attributes of stars in the night sky such as
... of how this standard might be assessed. Please use these as an example when you are developing your own formative assessments. Remember formative assessment is to be given throughout the teaching of a standard to help you guide your instruction based on students needs. A good formative assessment sh ...
... of how this standard might be assessed. Please use these as an example when you are developing your own formative assessments. Remember formative assessment is to be given throughout the teaching of a standard to help you guide your instruction based on students needs. A good formative assessment sh ...
Astronomy 1 – Winter 2011
... The angle α must be in arcseconds. The distances can be in any unit, as long as they are the same. Example: What is the linear diameter of the moon if it is half a degree wide, and 400,000 km away? ...
... The angle α must be in arcseconds. The distances can be in any unit, as long as they are the same. Example: What is the linear diameter of the moon if it is half a degree wide, and 400,000 km away? ...
Previously on Astro-1
... The angle α must be in arcseconds. The distances can be in any unit, as long as they are the same. Example: What is the linear diameter of the moon if it is half a degree wide, and 400,000 km away? ...
... The angle α must be in arcseconds. The distances can be in any unit, as long as they are the same. Example: What is the linear diameter of the moon if it is half a degree wide, and 400,000 km away? ...
August 2013 - Joliet Junior College
... overhead at mid-evening during August. Directly above are three bright stars that form the summer triangle. They are Deneb, Altair, and the brightest of the three, Vega. The Milky Way runs between these three stars and down to the horizon at Sagittarius - a constellation that looks like a teapot. At ...
... overhead at mid-evening during August. Directly above are three bright stars that form the summer triangle. They are Deneb, Altair, and the brightest of the three, Vega. The Milky Way runs between these three stars and down to the horizon at Sagittarius - a constellation that looks like a teapot. At ...
Galaxy Powerpoint
... large groups of stars. B. Most contain 100s of billions of stars! C. They are classified by ...
... large groups of stars. B. Most contain 100s of billions of stars! C. They are classified by ...
Not Always the Southern Cross! Which Way`s South?
... Bush Astronomy – A Couple of Pointers on The Southern Cross These two stars are part of the constellation of Centaurus, making up the front 2 legs (or feet) of a half-man, half horse shaped constellation. The Pointer star furthest away from the cross is Alpha Centauri, which is one of the closest s ...
... Bush Astronomy – A Couple of Pointers on The Southern Cross These two stars are part of the constellation of Centaurus, making up the front 2 legs (or feet) of a half-man, half horse shaped constellation. The Pointer star furthest away from the cross is Alpha Centauri, which is one of the closest s ...
Small images
... to the inhabitants of the Euphrates valley, from whom they were handed down through the Greeks and Arabs. Few pictorial records of the ancient constellation figures have survived, but in the Almagest AD 150, Ptolemy catalogued the positions of 1,022 of the brightest stars both in terms of celestial ...
... to the inhabitants of the Euphrates valley, from whom they were handed down through the Greeks and Arabs. Few pictorial records of the ancient constellation figures have survived, but in the Almagest AD 150, Ptolemy catalogued the positions of 1,022 of the brightest stars both in terms of celestial ...
Astronomy Teaching that Focuses on Learning Subtitled
... sky would look like at noon on a given day. The Sun is near the stars of the constellation Gemini. Near which constellation would you expect the Sun to be located at sunset? A) Leo C) Gemini 11% E) Pisces 73% B) Cancer D) Taurus Sun ...
... sky would look like at noon on a given day. The Sun is near the stars of the constellation Gemini. Near which constellation would you expect the Sun to be located at sunset? A) Leo C) Gemini 11% E) Pisces 73% B) Cancer D) Taurus Sun ...
Sydney Observatory night sky map June 2014
... June evenings are great for seeing the brightest part of the Milky Way high overhead. June 21st is the shortest day of the year (winter solstice; 9 hours and 48 minutes of daylight) when the Sun is at its most northerly position in the sky. Saturn is located towards the east in Libra. Mars can be se ...
... June evenings are great for seeing the brightest part of the Milky Way high overhead. June 21st is the shortest day of the year (winter solstice; 9 hours and 48 minutes of daylight) when the Sun is at its most northerly position in the sky. Saturn is located towards the east in Libra. Mars can be se ...
Constellation
In modern astronomy, a constellation is a specific area of the celestial sphere as defined by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). These areas had their origins in Western-traditional asterisms from which the constellations take their names. There are 88 officially recognized constellations, covering the entire sky.Thus, any given point in a celestial coordinate system can unambiguously be assigned to a constellation. It is usual in astronomy to give the constellation in which a given object is found along with its coordinates in order to convey a rough idea in which part of the sky it is located. For example, saying the Horsehead Nebula is near Orion's Belt in the constellation Orion immediately locates it just south of the ecliptic and conveys that it is best observable in winter from the Northern Hemisphere.