Astronomy Club of Asheville June 2016 Sky Events
... Although these 2 celestial objects appear close in our 2-dimensional view, Jupiter is some 484 million miles behind the Moon! ...
... Although these 2 celestial objects appear close in our 2-dimensional view, Jupiter is some 484 million miles behind the Moon! ...
The Temperatures of Stars
... began improving on the system that Fleming had developed while also recording more stellar spectra and classifying them by eye. Cannon discovered a new sequence that simplified the lettering to O B A F G K M. This is the system ...
... began improving on the system that Fleming had developed while also recording more stellar spectra and classifying them by eye. Cannon discovered a new sequence that simplified the lettering to O B A F G K M. This is the system ...
Asteroseismology and the Solar
... • Measurements of latitudinal differential rotation and convection zone depths will provide new constraints for solar/stellar dynamo models. ...
... • Measurements of latitudinal differential rotation and convection zone depths will provide new constraints for solar/stellar dynamo models. ...
answer key
... Compare the following: asteroid belt, Oort cloud, Kuiper belt. Asteroid belt and Kuiper belt are VERY similar. The two “belts” generally have predominantly rocky objects, The Oort Comet Cloud (as it is sometimes called, to reduce confusion) has icy objects. The Asteroid Belt is between the orbits of ...
... Compare the following: asteroid belt, Oort cloud, Kuiper belt. Asteroid belt and Kuiper belt are VERY similar. The two “belts” generally have predominantly rocky objects, The Oort Comet Cloud (as it is sometimes called, to reduce confusion) has icy objects. The Asteroid Belt is between the orbits of ...
Students Find Jupiter-sized Oddball Planet
... planets and with such extreme variations in heating it presents a fascinating object for further study. Astronomers world-wide are now planning to follow up future transits of this intriguing world using spaceand ground-based telescopes to take a closer look at the planet's characteristics, to try t ...
... planets and with such extreme variations in heating it presents a fascinating object for further study. Astronomers world-wide are now planning to follow up future transits of this intriguing world using spaceand ground-based telescopes to take a closer look at the planet's characteristics, to try t ...
Our Earth and Other Planets Lessons
... By Gary Mechler. (1999, Scholastic Reference) Designed to help novices look at the night sky the way an astronomer does. The book is divided into four parts: What is Astronomy?, How to Look at the Sky, field guide, and reference. Includes descriptions of objects in our solar system as well as numero ...
... By Gary Mechler. (1999, Scholastic Reference) Designed to help novices look at the night sky the way an astronomer does. The book is divided into four parts: What is Astronomy?, How to Look at the Sky, field guide, and reference. Includes descriptions of objects in our solar system as well as numero ...
constellation wars
... • Primitive calendars predicting/planning harvest and planting seasons. Ancient cultures knew when certain stars appeared on the horizon before daybreak, it would be the beginning of spring ...
... • Primitive calendars predicting/planning harvest and planting seasons. Ancient cultures knew when certain stars appeared on the horizon before daybreak, it would be the beginning of spring ...
File history of astronomy
... Kepler’s 3 Laws of Planetary Motion • Law 2 – Each planet revolves around the sun so that it sweeps over equal areas in equal time intervalstherefore planets travel faster as they near the sun ...
... Kepler’s 3 Laws of Planetary Motion • Law 2 – Each planet revolves around the sun so that it sweeps over equal areas in equal time intervalstherefore planets travel faster as they near the sun ...
Objection (Parallax)
... fact that different planets retrograde differently, and was very complex. Ptolemy's system was far simpler and worked even better for explaining planets' motion ...
... fact that different planets retrograde differently, and was very complex. Ptolemy's system was far simpler and worked even better for explaining planets' motion ...
Standard
... Point-source of light and sun/earth/moon models: reasons for the seasons and lunar phases ...
... Point-source of light and sun/earth/moon models: reasons for the seasons and lunar phases ...
The Evolutionary Cycle of Stars
... NEBULA(e) that contains gas & dust from the beginnings of a star. Cosmic cloud of gas & dust, basic building blocks of the universe, & the largest objects in the universe. Temperatures rise, driven by gravitational collapse, and a PROTOSTAR forms. It is the early stage in star formation. The star ev ...
... NEBULA(e) that contains gas & dust from the beginnings of a star. Cosmic cloud of gas & dust, basic building blocks of the universe, & the largest objects in the universe. Temperatures rise, driven by gravitational collapse, and a PROTOSTAR forms. It is the early stage in star formation. The star ev ...
Astronomy
... • Spectra (absorption and emission) • Basic properties of stars – Diameter, mass, brightness, energy output, surface temperature and composition ...
... • Spectra (absorption and emission) • Basic properties of stars – Diameter, mass, brightness, energy output, surface temperature and composition ...
The Stars
... The Stars Stars vary greatly in size, brightness, temperature, and colour. Here are some of the things we have learned about the properties of stars. Measuring distance Just as with the kilometre, the AU is not very useful when we start to study stuff outside of our Solar System. A much larger unit ...
... The Stars Stars vary greatly in size, brightness, temperature, and colour. Here are some of the things we have learned about the properties of stars. Measuring distance Just as with the kilometre, the AU is not very useful when we start to study stuff outside of our Solar System. A much larger unit ...
Lecture 8 Ptolemy
... Since it is always at the center, it can’t be moving as a whole. or by rotating once/day The earth’s surface would be moving about 1000 miles/hour. The result would be that all objects not actually standing on the earth would appear to have the same motion, opposite to that of the earth; neither clo ...
... Since it is always at the center, it can’t be moving as a whole. or by rotating once/day The earth’s surface would be moving about 1000 miles/hour. The result would be that all objects not actually standing on the earth would appear to have the same motion, opposite to that of the earth; neither clo ...
History of Astronomy
... History of Astronomy - Part I • Astronomy is a science that has truly taken shape only in the last couple centuries – Many advances have been made in your lifetime ...
... History of Astronomy - Part I • Astronomy is a science that has truly taken shape only in the last couple centuries – Many advances have been made in your lifetime ...
29:52 Characteristics and Origins of the Solar System January 25
... 29:52 Characteristics and Origins of the Solar System January 25, 2004 Addendum to Lecture 2 ...
... 29:52 Characteristics and Origins of the Solar System January 25, 2004 Addendum to Lecture 2 ...
Stars & Galaxies
... Edwin Hubble – made discovery that distant stars and galaxies are receding from the Earth in all directions. This implies that the universe is still expanding. Planetsimals are aggregations of gas and dust which may be several hundred kilometers in diameter. Earth is believed to have been formed by ...
... Edwin Hubble – made discovery that distant stars and galaxies are receding from the Earth in all directions. This implies that the universe is still expanding. Planetsimals are aggregations of gas and dust which may be several hundred kilometers in diameter. Earth is believed to have been formed by ...
- mrzimmerman.org
... 1.1a Earth’s Sun is an average-sized star. The Sun is more than a million times greater in volume than Earth. 1.1b Other stars are like the Sun but are so far away that they look like points of light. Distances between stars are vast compared to distances within our solar system. 1.1c The Sun and th ...
... 1.1a Earth’s Sun is an average-sized star. The Sun is more than a million times greater in volume than Earth. 1.1b Other stars are like the Sun but are so far away that they look like points of light. Distances between stars are vast compared to distances within our solar system. 1.1c The Sun and th ...
Timescales of stellar evolution 1. Dynamical time scale Measure of
... Timescales of stellar evolution 1. Dynamical time scale Measure of the time scale on which a star would expand or contract if the balance between pressure gradients and gravity was suddenly disrupted (same as free-fall time scale): characteristic radius R t dyn≡ ...
... Timescales of stellar evolution 1. Dynamical time scale Measure of the time scale on which a star would expand or contract if the balance between pressure gradients and gravity was suddenly disrupted (same as free-fall time scale): characteristic radius R t dyn≡ ...
Today in Astronomy 142
... Depending upon how they are formed and what their mass is, such objects are called brown dwarfs or giant planets. ! Because they cannot replace the energy that leaks away in the form of light, they simply remain at the size determined by degeneracy pressure, and cool off forever. ! Thus if they are ...
... Depending upon how they are formed and what their mass is, such objects are called brown dwarfs or giant planets. ! Because they cannot replace the energy that leaks away in the form of light, they simply remain at the size determined by degeneracy pressure, and cool off forever. ! Thus if they are ...
Fall 2014 -- Astronomy 1010: Planetary Astronomy Exam 1
... 2. If an event were to take place on the Sun, how long would it take for the light it generates to reach us? a. 8 minutes b. 11 hours c. 1 second d. 1 day e. It would reach us instantaneously. ...
... 2. If an event were to take place on the Sun, how long would it take for the light it generates to reach us? a. 8 minutes b. 11 hours c. 1 second d. 1 day e. It would reach us instantaneously. ...
history of life
... (This helps resolve the "chicken and egg" paradox of which came first, genes or enzymes.) According to this hypothesis, the molecular biology of today was preceded by an "RNA world." ...
... (This helps resolve the "chicken and egg" paradox of which came first, genes or enzymes.) According to this hypothesis, the molecular biology of today was preceded by an "RNA world." ...
Lecture07-ASTA01 - University of Toronto
... Alexander the Great. Aristotle was not very interested in extrasolar planetary systems or their formation, or other unobservable things. But (unfortunately) he was extremely influential after 1.5*103 yrs. His world was geocentric, unchanging and unique. The four elements moved each to their 'natural ...
... Alexander the Great. Aristotle was not very interested in extrasolar planetary systems or their formation, or other unobservable things. But (unfortunately) he was extremely influential after 1.5*103 yrs. His world was geocentric, unchanging and unique. The four elements moved each to their 'natural ...
Geocentric System
... Earth is due to the Earth’s rotation. 6. The apparent movement of the Sun around the Earth is due to the Earth’s rotation. 7. Retrograde motion of planets is due to Earth’s motion around the Sun. ...
... Earth is due to the Earth’s rotation. 6. The apparent movement of the Sun around the Earth is due to the Earth’s rotation. 7. Retrograde motion of planets is due to Earth’s motion around the Sun. ...