Test #4
... 4. Which of the following is not found in the Galaxy’s spiral arms? a) young star clusters, b) O and B stars, c) globular clusters, d) emission nebulae 5. The object located at the center of the Galaxy is believed to be a ________. a) a large cluster of stars, b) an enormous emission nebula c) a bla ...
... 4. Which of the following is not found in the Galaxy’s spiral arms? a) young star clusters, b) O and B stars, c) globular clusters, d) emission nebulae 5. The object located at the center of the Galaxy is believed to be a ________. a) a large cluster of stars, b) an enormous emission nebula c) a bla ...
Summer - Dark Sky Discovery
... The plough is perhaps the most easily recognised group of stars in the northern sky and it is a very useful ‘skymark’. The plough is always above the horizon and allows us to find Polaris, or the Pole Star. If you imagine the plough as a saucepan, then you can follow the two stars furthest from the ...
... The plough is perhaps the most easily recognised group of stars in the northern sky and it is a very useful ‘skymark’. The plough is always above the horizon and allows us to find Polaris, or the Pole Star. If you imagine the plough as a saucepan, then you can follow the two stars furthest from the ...
Objects in the Sky
... • GLE 0107.6.1 Compare and describe features of the day and night sky. • GLE 0107.6.2 Realize that the sun can only be seen during the day, while the moon can be seen at night and sometimes during the day. • 0107.6.2 Identify objects in the sky and describe their observable similarities and differen ...
... • GLE 0107.6.1 Compare and describe features of the day and night sky. • GLE 0107.6.2 Realize that the sun can only be seen during the day, while the moon can be seen at night and sometimes during the day. • 0107.6.2 Identify objects in the sky and describe their observable similarities and differen ...
Events: - Temecula Valley Astronomers
... Neptune experienced conjunction with the Sun on February 26. It’s too close to the Sun for viewing. A very determined early riser might be able to find Pluto just before the dawn sky starts to brighten. The dwarf planet is in Sagittarius. Let’s look up. February and March evenings are particularly g ...
... Neptune experienced conjunction with the Sun on February 26. It’s too close to the Sun for viewing. A very determined early riser might be able to find Pluto just before the dawn sky starts to brighten. The dwarf planet is in Sagittarius. Let’s look up. February and March evenings are particularly g ...
ISP 205 Review Questions, Week 13
... This is not required homework. It will not be graded. Answers will be supplied next week. ...
... This is not required homework. It will not be graded. Answers will be supplied next week. ...
Introduction to the Celestial Sphere
... some of the motions of objects in the sky. For instance, the first time exposure above and to the left shows the sky over the course of several hours. The stars appear to move with a circular motion around a point in the northern sky (the North Celestial Pole). The second time exposure above and to ...
... some of the motions of objects in the sky. For instance, the first time exposure above and to the left shows the sky over the course of several hours. The stars appear to move with a circular motion around a point in the northern sky (the North Celestial Pole). The second time exposure above and to ...
Test 3 Version 3 1. Milky Way halo stars follow: (a) differential
... A have been proven to exist by direct observation, i.e. we can see the black hole itself B probably do not exist C may be inferred to exist from observations in the last few decades D can be produced in the laboratory ...
... A have been proven to exist by direct observation, i.e. we can see the black hole itself B probably do not exist C may be inferred to exist from observations in the last few decades D can be produced in the laboratory ...
Universe Notes - Solon City Schools
... a. Red shift showed that nearly all galaxies are getting farther away from Earth 3. Blue shift: an apparent shift toward shorter wavelengths of light caused when a luminous object moves towards the observer ...
... a. Red shift showed that nearly all galaxies are getting farther away from Earth 3. Blue shift: an apparent shift toward shorter wavelengths of light caused when a luminous object moves towards the observer ...
Astro 1 & 100 Levine Homework Stars Name:____________________________
... Brightest ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ Dimmest Or, all have the same luminosity ______________ 2. Rank these stars in order of apparent brightness, from brightest to dimmest: Brightest ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ Dimmest Or, all have the same apparent brightness __________ ...
... Brightest ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ Dimmest Or, all have the same luminosity ______________ 2. Rank these stars in order of apparent brightness, from brightest to dimmest: Brightest ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ Dimmest Or, all have the same apparent brightness __________ ...
Earth in the Universe Answer each in your binder or notebook. Date
... around the Sun. The orbit of Jupiter is farther from the Sun than the orbit of Earth. How does this orbit affect the motion of Jupiter compared to Earth? A. Jupiter rotates more slowly on its axis. B. Jupiter revolves more slowly in its orbit. C. The plane of the orbit of Jupiter varies more over ...
... around the Sun. The orbit of Jupiter is farther from the Sun than the orbit of Earth. How does this orbit affect the motion of Jupiter compared to Earth? A. Jupiter rotates more slowly on its axis. B. Jupiter revolves more slowly in its orbit. C. The plane of the orbit of Jupiter varies more over ...
Document
... attached to the celestial sphere. Hence their name: the FIXED STARS. Various patterns or groups of stars were identified and given names by all cultures. Today we call these constellations, but they have no scientific meaning. In some cases elaborate stories were developed about large groups of cons ...
... attached to the celestial sphere. Hence their name: the FIXED STARS. Various patterns or groups of stars were identified and given names by all cultures. Today we call these constellations, but they have no scientific meaning. In some cases elaborate stories were developed about large groups of cons ...
Environmental Science
... alternate as the North Star every 13,000 years. Polaris: The Current North Star Today the Earth's axis points within one degree of Polaris, the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor (also called the Little Bear or the Little Dipper). Polaris appears to be in a fixed position in the sky thro ...
... alternate as the North Star every 13,000 years. Polaris: The Current North Star Today the Earth's axis points within one degree of Polaris, the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor (also called the Little Bear or the Little Dipper). Polaris appears to be in a fixed position in the sky thro ...
Precession of Earth
... alternate as the North Star every 13,000 years. Polaris: The Current North Star Today the Earth's axis points within one degree of Polaris, the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor (also called the Little Bear or the Little Dipper). Polaris appears to be in a fixed position in the sky thro ...
... alternate as the North Star every 13,000 years. Polaris: The Current North Star Today the Earth's axis points within one degree of Polaris, the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor (also called the Little Bear or the Little Dipper). Polaris appears to be in a fixed position in the sky thro ...
Space Flight to the Stars - Laureate International College
... the last time in 1972. With their Apollo spacecraft travelling about 30 times the speed of a jet airplane, the astronauts’ trip to the Moon took four days. It has no atmosphere and little or no ...
... the last time in 1972. With their Apollo spacecraft travelling about 30 times the speed of a jet airplane, the astronauts’ trip to the Moon took four days. It has no atmosphere and little or no ...
astronomy - sfox4science
... Dwarf planets such as ______________, and other celestial objects such as __________, _________________, ________________________, and _____________________. The universe, all of space and everything in it, contains billions and billions of stars and galaxies. A galaxy is a giant structure that cont ...
... Dwarf planets such as ______________, and other celestial objects such as __________, _________________, ________________________, and _____________________. The universe, all of space and everything in it, contains billions and billions of stars and galaxies. A galaxy is a giant structure that cont ...
Images from the Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope
... cluster about 577 LY distant - one of the nearest and most populated open clusters to the solar system. It has an apparent mag. of 3.7, is visible to the naked eye and its estimated age is 600 M years. M44 contains at least 1000 stars: 63% are red dwarfs and 30% are Sun-like, classified as F, G and ...
... cluster about 577 LY distant - one of the nearest and most populated open clusters to the solar system. It has an apparent mag. of 3.7, is visible to the naked eye and its estimated age is 600 M years. M44 contains at least 1000 stars: 63% are red dwarfs and 30% are Sun-like, classified as F, G and ...
Ursa Major
Ursa Major /ˈɜrsə ˈmeɪdʒər/ (also known as the Great Bear and Charles' Wain) is a constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere. One of the 48 constellations listed by Ptolemy (second century AD), it remains one of the 88 modern constellations. It can be visible throughout the year in most of the northern hemisphere. Its name, Latin for ""the greater (or larger) she-bear"", stands as a reference to and in direct contrast with Ursa Minor, ""the smaller she-bear"", with which it is frequently associated in mythology and amateur astronomy. The constellation's most recognizable asterism, a group of seven relatively bright stars commonly known as the ""Big Dipper"", ""the Wagon"" or ""the Plough"" (among others), both mimicks the shape of the lesser bear (the ""Little Dipper"") and is commonly used as a navigational pointer towards the current northern pole star, Polaris in Ursa Minor. The Big Dipper and the constellation as a whole have mythological significance in numerous world cultures, usually as a symbol of the north.The third largest constellation in the sky, Ursa Major is home to many deep-sky objects including seven Messier objects, four other NGC objects and I Zwicky 18, the youngest known galaxy in the visible universe.