Astronomy of the Northern Sky—
... letters we’ll be using in Bayer designation is one of the oldest ways the article: Alpha α of naming stars. It uses a Greek letter plus the conBeta β stellation’s genitive form, e.g. α Ursa Majoris. Gamma γ Thus the brightest one should be Alpha, the second Delta δ brightest Beta, and so on. The sys ...
... letters we’ll be using in Bayer designation is one of the oldest ways the article: Alpha α of naming stars. It uses a Greek letter plus the conBeta β stellation’s genitive form, e.g. α Ursa Majoris. Gamma γ Thus the brightest one should be Alpha, the second Delta δ brightest Beta, and so on. The sys ...
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... Constellations • People have long made up stories about groups of stars that appear close together on the sky. • Such groupings are called constellations. The sky was “officially” divided up into 88 constellations in 1930 so that a star is associated with only one constellation. ...
... Constellations • People have long made up stories about groups of stars that appear close together on the sky. • Such groupings are called constellations. The sky was “officially” divided up into 88 constellations in 1930 so that a star is associated with only one constellation. ...
- Stevenson High School
... stars are circumpolar (perpetually in the sky, even over a 24 hours’ period). Which one of the constellations below besides Little Dipper contains stars that are circumpolar for our mid-northern hemisphere Star Wheel observer? a) Betelgeuse b) Sagittarius c) Cepheus d) Taurus 22. The daily motion of ...
... stars are circumpolar (perpetually in the sky, even over a 24 hours’ period). Which one of the constellations below besides Little Dipper contains stars that are circumpolar for our mid-northern hemisphere Star Wheel observer? a) Betelgeuse b) Sagittarius c) Cepheus d) Taurus 22. The daily motion of ...
observingopenclusters-2-2-1
... to the Sun Slide your scope or binoculars parallel to the dog’s back and then move west of that line. You will pick up a large rich field of stars – Open Cluster M41 Procyon (Canis Minor) Locate next large and (also close) Procyon This points the way to 2 very different open clusters in Monocerous, ...
... to the Sun Slide your scope or binoculars parallel to the dog’s back and then move west of that line. You will pick up a large rich field of stars – Open Cluster M41 Procyon (Canis Minor) Locate next large and (also close) Procyon This points the way to 2 very different open clusters in Monocerous, ...
Astronomy Review (Cope) 64KB Jun 09 2013 08:13:01 PM
... 38. List some pros and cons of space exploration. a) What difficulties could astronauts face when they are in a space vessel such as the ISS? b) What difficulties could astronauts face when they go outside of the space vessel? 39. Recent news relating to the planned mission to Mars (its real!) infor ...
... 38. List some pros and cons of space exploration. a) What difficulties could astronauts face when they are in a space vessel such as the ISS? b) What difficulties could astronauts face when they go outside of the space vessel? 39. Recent news relating to the planned mission to Mars (its real!) infor ...
galaxies and stars - Valhalla High School
... faster it is moving. • It takes 2 million years for light from the Andromeda galaxy to reach earth. • Astronomers have classified most galaxies into three main categories: spiral, elliptical and irregular. ...
... faster it is moving. • It takes 2 million years for light from the Andromeda galaxy to reach earth. • Astronomers have classified most galaxies into three main categories: spiral, elliptical and irregular. ...
Star Finder
... Find the Big Dipper Asterism and note the three stars of the handle (The middle star is shown as a double whose visibility was used by the ancient Egyptians as an “eye” exam for civil service). Image follow the arc of the handle away from the four stars of the cup portion of the Big Dipper. The arc ...
... Find the Big Dipper Asterism and note the three stars of the handle (The middle star is shown as a double whose visibility was used by the ancient Egyptians as an “eye” exam for civil service). Image follow the arc of the handle away from the four stars of the cup portion of the Big Dipper. The arc ...
OUSNMAY06 - The George Abell Observatory
... 12" (30cm) telescope will begin to show the subtle spiral structure and the tenuous bridge between the two galaxies. ...
... 12" (30cm) telescope will begin to show the subtle spiral structure and the tenuous bridge between the two galaxies. ...
molecular clouds
... • Hydrogen and helium are the predominant components of the ISM, but it is enriched with heavier elements from earlier stars (created in stellar fusion and supernova explosions). ...
... • Hydrogen and helium are the predominant components of the ISM, but it is enriched with heavier elements from earlier stars (created in stellar fusion and supernova explosions). ...
PH109 Exploring the Uiverse, Test #4, Spring, 1999
... 33. How long does it takes the Sun to travel around the center of the Galaxy a) one billion years, b) 250 million years, c) one million years, d) 5 billion years 34. Galaxies which show no flat structural feature, but just a smooth apparently three-dimensional luminosity structure, are called a) bor ...
... 33. How long does it takes the Sun to travel around the center of the Galaxy a) one billion years, b) 250 million years, c) one million years, d) 5 billion years 34. Galaxies which show no flat structural feature, but just a smooth apparently three-dimensional luminosity structure, are called a) bor ...
The Life Cycle of Stars Webquest
... The Life Cycle of Stars—Answer the questions on pg. 94 and 95 of your notebook. Task #1: Lights in the Sky Go to the website http://www.seasky.org/cosmic/sky7a01.html and answer the following questions: 1. What are constellations? ...
... The Life Cycle of Stars—Answer the questions on pg. 94 and 95 of your notebook. Task #1: Lights in the Sky Go to the website http://www.seasky.org/cosmic/sky7a01.html and answer the following questions: 1. What are constellations? ...
Chapter 7 Vocabulary212
... 1. Spectroscope- used to study star’s characteristics by spreading light into different wavelengths 2. Nuclear fusion- nuclei of several atoms combine to form on large nucleus 3. astronomical unit- average distance between Earth and Sun (150 million km) 4. light year- distance light travels in 1 yea ...
... 1. Spectroscope- used to study star’s characteristics by spreading light into different wavelengths 2. Nuclear fusion- nuclei of several atoms combine to form on large nucleus 3. astronomical unit- average distance between Earth and Sun (150 million km) 4. light year- distance light travels in 1 yea ...
Descriptions For Posters
... This beautiful galaxy is tilted at an oblique angle on to our line of sight, giving a "birds-eye view" of the spiral structure. The galaxy is similar to our Milky Way, but our favorable view provides a better picture of the typical architecture of spiral galaxies. The spiral arms, which wind all the ...
... This beautiful galaxy is tilted at an oblique angle on to our line of sight, giving a "birds-eye view" of the spiral structure. The galaxy is similar to our Milky Way, but our favorable view provides a better picture of the typical architecture of spiral galaxies. The spiral arms, which wind all the ...
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.