Astronomy Merit program @ Huntley Meadows Park
... Badges are in general not designed to be completed in an afternoon therefore in order to complete the badge there is some work the scouts need to do outside of the workshop. We call this prework. We suggest this is done prior to the badge program date but we realize this is not always practical or p ...
... Badges are in general not designed to be completed in an afternoon therefore in order to complete the badge there is some work the scouts need to do outside of the workshop. We call this prework. We suggest this is done prior to the badge program date but we realize this is not always practical or p ...
Solar System 2010 - Science Olympiad
... Gaps, which are certain orbital radii within the asteroid belt for which there are few asteroids. These gaps are associated with orbital radii that lead to orbital periods that are ratios of integer multiples of Jupiter's orbital radius. They result from resonance interactions with Jupiter that tend ...
... Gaps, which are certain orbital radii within the asteroid belt for which there are few asteroids. These gaps are associated with orbital radii that lead to orbital periods that are ratios of integer multiples of Jupiter's orbital radius. They result from resonance interactions with Jupiter that tend ...
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... If aliens living in each of these galaxies were looking at earth through telescopes at the same time, which aliens would be last to receive current information? A W ...
... If aliens living in each of these galaxies were looking at earth through telescopes at the same time, which aliens would be last to receive current information? A W ...
Solar System 2010 - Science Olympiad
... object in interplanetary space that is too small to be called an asteroid or a comet. Unofficially the size limit for an asteroid has been set at 50 meters; anything smaller than that is simply called a ...
... object in interplanetary space that is too small to be called an asteroid or a comet. Unofficially the size limit for an asteroid has been set at 50 meters; anything smaller than that is simply called a ...
Date - Penn Physics
... The tutorials in boldface should be completed and submitted prior to class. The movies are strongly recommend. The other online materials and materials from the SkyGazer CD Rom are optional. (The recommended SkyGazer items are listed in the expanded syllabus available on the Blackboard course websit ...
... The tutorials in boldface should be completed and submitted prior to class. The movies are strongly recommend. The other online materials and materials from the SkyGazer CD Rom are optional. (The recommended SkyGazer items are listed in the expanded syllabus available on the Blackboard course websit ...
What causes eclipses?
... parallax could mean one of two things: 1. Stars are so far away that stellar parallax is too small to notice with the naked eye. 2. Earth does not orbit the Sun; it is the center of the universe. With rare exceptions such as Aristarchus, the Greeks rejected the correct explanation (1) because they ...
... parallax could mean one of two things: 1. Stars are so far away that stellar parallax is too small to notice with the naked eye. 2. Earth does not orbit the Sun; it is the center of the universe. With rare exceptions such as Aristarchus, the Greeks rejected the correct explanation (1) because they ...
Supplemental Resources - Morehead Planetarium and Science
... 7c. Identify at least one red star, one blue star, and one yellow star (other than the Sun). Explain the meaning of these colors. Look up into the sky and you’ll see the stars twinkling in different colors. Some are dull and red, while others are white and others look bright blue. So how do you get ...
... 7c. Identify at least one red star, one blue star, and one yellow star (other than the Sun). Explain the meaning of these colors. Look up into the sky and you’ll see the stars twinkling in different colors. Some are dull and red, while others are white and others look bright blue. So how do you get ...
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David`s Mapping the Heavens[1]
... • What is the relationship between their luminosity and their period? • The more luminous the star the longer the period is. • How can this be used to measure the distance to a Cepheid variable star? • Measure the period of the star and calculate the luminosity based on this. • Measure the observed ...
... • What is the relationship between their luminosity and their period? • The more luminous the star the longer the period is. • How can this be used to measure the distance to a Cepheid variable star? • Measure the period of the star and calculate the luminosity based on this. • Measure the observed ...
Question paper
... (Total for Question 1 = 1 mark) 2 Which of the following statements is correct? A Electrostatic forces have a much longer range than gravitational forces. B Gravitational forces have a much longer range than electrostatic forces. C Gravitational and electrostatic forces both obey an inverse square l ...
... (Total for Question 1 = 1 mark) 2 Which of the following statements is correct? A Electrostatic forces have a much longer range than gravitational forces. B Gravitational forces have a much longer range than electrostatic forces. C Gravitational and electrostatic forces both obey an inverse square l ...
Quiz Maker - Geneva 304
... A Sense of Scale 7. From the Powers of 10 video, about how many powers of 10 would we have to zoom out from this classroom to see: the Solar System? the nearest star(s) next to ours? the Milky Way Galaxy? 8. How old is the Universe thought to be? 9. How old is our Solar System thought to be? A Sense ...
... A Sense of Scale 7. From the Powers of 10 video, about how many powers of 10 would we have to zoom out from this classroom to see: the Solar System? the nearest star(s) next to ours? the Milky Way Galaxy? 8. How old is the Universe thought to be? 9. How old is our Solar System thought to be? A Sense ...
Foundation 1 - Discovering Astronomy
... 3. Define two solstices and two equinoxes; explain the orientation of the ecliptic on the celestial sphere and how it produces seasons on the Earth. ...
... 3. Define two solstices and two equinoxes; explain the orientation of the ecliptic on the celestial sphere and how it produces seasons on the Earth. ...
Are constellations just mythic figures in the sky?
... 3. Define two solstices and two equinoxes; explain the orientation of the ecliptic on the celestial sphere and how it produces seasons on the Earth. ...
... 3. Define two solstices and two equinoxes; explain the orientation of the ecliptic on the celestial sphere and how it produces seasons on the Earth. ...
The script - University of Sheffield
... Jupiter]. So you see it’s not the biggest, by a long way. Does anyone know the names of these planets? [Work your way through: the answers are Jupiter, top left; Saturn, with rings; Uranus, top centre; Neptune, top right; Pluto, below Neptune. The extra little dot is Pluto’s moon Charon.] [When some ...
... Jupiter]. So you see it’s not the biggest, by a long way. Does anyone know the names of these planets? [Work your way through: the answers are Jupiter, top left; Saturn, with rings; Uranus, top centre; Neptune, top right; Pluto, below Neptune. The extra little dot is Pluto’s moon Charon.] [When some ...
Renaissance Astronomy
... The accuracy of Tycho's best positional measurements was +/- 1 arc minute. This was an improvement of a factor of 10 over previous observations. If the stars were closer than 3438 Astronomical Units, Tycho should have been able to measure their trigonometric parallaxes. But he found no parallax for ...
... The accuracy of Tycho's best positional measurements was +/- 1 arc minute. This was an improvement of a factor of 10 over previous observations. If the stars were closer than 3438 Astronomical Units, Tycho should have been able to measure their trigonometric parallaxes. But he found no parallax for ...
Planet Matchup - Digital Task Card 1
... 6. An average star that makes up about 99 percent of the solar system's weight. 7. The largest plant in the solar system and the gas giant that is closest to the sun. 8. This "Blue Planet” spins on a horizontal axis and has 11 rings. 9. This is another gas giant, and the 8th planet from the sun. 10. ...
... 6. An average star that makes up about 99 percent of the solar system's weight. 7. The largest plant in the solar system and the gas giant that is closest to the sun. 8. This "Blue Planet” spins on a horizontal axis and has 11 rings. 9. This is another gas giant, and the 8th planet from the sun. 10. ...
Today`s Powerpoint
... If a large moon, held together by gravity, gets too close to Saturn, the tidal force breaks it apart into small pieces. The radius where this happens is called the Roche Limit. Total mass of ring particles equivalent to 250 km moon. Perhaps a collision between moons sent one inwards this way, or a c ...
... If a large moon, held together by gravity, gets too close to Saturn, the tidal force breaks it apart into small pieces. The radius where this happens is called the Roche Limit. Total mass of ring particles equivalent to 250 km moon. Perhaps a collision between moons sent one inwards this way, or a c ...
Episode 14: Planetary paths-2
... the year, he found they had lots of errors. Tycho’s observed positions of Jupiter and Saturn did not match with the positions given in the almanacs; they were off by several days. This was a turning point in Tycho’s life; he decided to take upon himself the task of making accurate observations of t ...
... the year, he found they had lots of errors. Tycho’s observed positions of Jupiter and Saturn did not match with the positions given in the almanacs; they were off by several days. This was a turning point in Tycho’s life; he decided to take upon himself the task of making accurate observations of t ...
Earth Science Chap.2 Sect. 2
... Precession: a circular motion of the earth’s axis which causes the change relative to distant stars. Caused by forces acting on a spinning body. In the earth’s case, it is the gravitational pull exerted by the moon, sun, and other planets. Causes the earth’s axis to move slowly in a circle. This cir ...
... Precession: a circular motion of the earth’s axis which causes the change relative to distant stars. Caused by forces acting on a spinning body. In the earth’s case, it is the gravitational pull exerted by the moon, sun, and other planets. Causes the earth’s axis to move slowly in a circle. This cir ...
Astronomical Ideas Fall 2012 Homework 4 Solutions 1. Two stars
... ii. temperature: Distance doesnʼt need to be known. Temperature can be estimated directly from a starʼs color, or its spectrum. iii. color: Distance doesnʼt need to be known. The color can be directly observed for a star from images. iv. chemical composition: Distance doesnʼt need to be known to inf ...
... ii. temperature: Distance doesnʼt need to be known. Temperature can be estimated directly from a starʼs color, or its spectrum. iii. color: Distance doesnʼt need to be known. The color can be directly observed for a star from images. iv. chemical composition: Distance doesnʼt need to be known to inf ...
Bill Nye – Outer Space Worksheet
... 1. We have learned about the universe the same way people have always learned about the universe – by people looking up and saying … c. whoa! 2. By looking at the stars, we have learned about… c. outer space. 3. Things in space are very far apart. a. True 4. If the Earth were the size Bill Nye shows ...
... 1. We have learned about the universe the same way people have always learned about the universe – by people looking up and saying … c. whoa! 2. By looking at the stars, we have learned about… c. outer space. 3. Things in space are very far apart. a. True 4. If the Earth were the size Bill Nye shows ...
astro 001.101 summer 2002 exam 2
... As Earth (the blue disk) circles the Sun, we might expect to see a nearby star shift its position relative to more distant stars (an example of the “parallax effect”) This effect is not observed (using only the naked eye); consequently the Greeks concluded that Earth does not orbit the Sun. However, ...
... As Earth (the blue disk) circles the Sun, we might expect to see a nearby star shift its position relative to more distant stars (an example of the “parallax effect”) This effect is not observed (using only the naked eye); consequently the Greeks concluded that Earth does not orbit the Sun. However, ...
Chapter 29 Our Solar System
... scientists: Nicolaus Copernicus, Kepler, Isaac Newton, Tycho Brahe, Galileo. 2. Examine the modern heliocentric model of our solar system. This means I can: a. Explain Kepler’s 1st Lae and its relationship to the following terms astronomical unit, perihelion, aphelion, focus, major axis, semi-major ...
... scientists: Nicolaus Copernicus, Kepler, Isaac Newton, Tycho Brahe, Galileo. 2. Examine the modern heliocentric model of our solar system. This means I can: a. Explain Kepler’s 1st Lae and its relationship to the following terms astronomical unit, perihelion, aphelion, focus, major axis, semi-major ...
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... In the 1960’s Irwin A. Shapiro realised that there was another, and potentially far more accurate, way of testing Einstein’s theory. Shapiro was a pioneer of radar astronomy and realised that the time that a radar pulse would take to travel to and from a planet would be affected if the pulse passed ...
... In the 1960’s Irwin A. Shapiro realised that there was another, and potentially far more accurate, way of testing Einstein’s theory. Shapiro was a pioneer of radar astronomy and realised that the time that a radar pulse would take to travel to and from a planet would be affected if the pulse passed ...