Stars
... Beginning of a Star • Stars begin as a large cloud of gas and dust called a nebula. • Gravity pulls the particles of gas and dust causing the nebula to shrink. • A contracting cloud of gas and dust with enough mass to form a star is called a protostar. (Proto means “earliest” in ...
... Beginning of a Star • Stars begin as a large cloud of gas and dust called a nebula. • Gravity pulls the particles of gas and dust causing the nebula to shrink. • A contracting cloud of gas and dust with enough mass to form a star is called a protostar. (Proto means “earliest” in ...
Daynightseasonsstars-1
... 1. What is changing at the same (annual) timescale that we are observing the changing zodiac? 2. Do the constellations appear to change positions in the night sky as Earth travels around our Sun throughout the year? 3. Are the constellations themselves moving? 4. What causes this apparent change in ...
... 1. What is changing at the same (annual) timescale that we are observing the changing zodiac? 2. Do the constellations appear to change positions in the night sky as Earth travels around our Sun throughout the year? 3. Are the constellations themselves moving? 4. What causes this apparent change in ...
Astronomy - Shelbyville Central Schools
... Neutron star – only neutrons can exist in the dense core Black hole – gravity is so strong that nothing can escape, not even light ...
... Neutron star – only neutrons can exist in the dense core Black hole – gravity is so strong that nothing can escape, not even light ...
s*t*a*r chart - Ontario Science Centre
... The star groups linked by lines are the constellations created by our ancestors thousands of years ago as a way of mapping the night sky. Modern astronomers still use the traditional names, which give today’s stargazers a permanent link to the sky myths and legends of the past. This season's evening ...
... The star groups linked by lines are the constellations created by our ancestors thousands of years ago as a way of mapping the night sky. Modern astronomers still use the traditional names, which give today’s stargazers a permanent link to the sky myths and legends of the past. This season's evening ...
Friday, August 28 - Otterbein University
... • Their positions are related because – the direction of Polaris defines the rotation axis of the celestial sphere – The sun is somewhere on the sphere – From a “skewed” perspective everything on the sphere culminates on the meridian ...
... • Their positions are related because – the direction of Polaris defines the rotation axis of the celestial sphere – The sun is somewhere on the sphere – From a “skewed” perspective everything on the sphere culminates on the meridian ...
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 ...
August Skies
... a clear miss of the eagle but appears headed towards the belly of Vulpecula the fox (a very faint constellation within the “summer triangle”). There are other stories that associate Sagitta as the arrow of Cupid. The Perseid Meteor Shower – I have great memories from my childhood of lying in a field ...
... a clear miss of the eagle but appears headed towards the belly of Vulpecula the fox (a very faint constellation within the “summer triangle”). There are other stories that associate Sagitta as the arrow of Cupid. The Perseid Meteor Shower – I have great memories from my childhood of lying in a field ...
Stars
... The sun is a star. With the exception of the sun, stars appear to be fixed, maintaining the same pattern in the skies year after year. However, stars are actually in rapid motion, but their distances are so great that their relative changes in position become apparent only over the centuries. The nu ...
... The sun is a star. With the exception of the sun, stars appear to be fixed, maintaining the same pattern in the skies year after year. However, stars are actually in rapid motion, but their distances are so great that their relative changes in position become apparent only over the centuries. The nu ...
Astronomy Galaxies & The Universe
... Average to small stars collapse again after C fuel is used up → white dwarf (Earth size) Large stars (at least 7 times our sun) when fusion (of carbon) stops, a central iron core is left, intense gravitational energy causes further collapse, creates heavier elements → explosion causes loss of ½ the ...
... Average to small stars collapse again after C fuel is used up → white dwarf (Earth size) Large stars (at least 7 times our sun) when fusion (of carbon) stops, a central iron core is left, intense gravitational energy causes further collapse, creates heavier elements → explosion causes loss of ½ the ...
Chapter 1 Daily Note Sheets Completed Power Point
... • Bayer Name: Name given to star going from the brightest to the dimmest. Use the Greek alphabet α alpha is the brightest, β Beta is next brightest, γ gamma is next etc….. Then use the Latin Possessive. • Example alpha Ursa Minoris ( brightest star in Ursa Major) Polaris, alpha Canis Majoris ( brigh ...
... • Bayer Name: Name given to star going from the brightest to the dimmest. Use the Greek alphabet α alpha is the brightest, β Beta is next brightest, γ gamma is next etc….. Then use the Latin Possessive. • Example alpha Ursa Minoris ( brightest star in Ursa Major) Polaris, alpha Canis Majoris ( brigh ...
Name
... C. Use the menu to Display, Constellations, Zodiacal Constellations. Click on the grid button to see the grid lines come and go. Drag the scroll bars to locate the two places where the zodiac crosses the celestial equator (Dec = 0°, middle horizontal grid line). This is at constellations ___________ ...
... C. Use the menu to Display, Constellations, Zodiacal Constellations. Click on the grid button to see the grid lines come and go. Drag the scroll bars to locate the two places where the zodiac crosses the celestial equator (Dec = 0°, middle horizontal grid line). This is at constellations ___________ ...
File
... Meridian – imaginary line running north & south through the zenith Horizon – where the sky appears to intersect the ground. Altitude – height of a star above horizon (degrees). ...
... Meridian – imaginary line running north & south through the zenith Horizon – where the sky appears to intersect the ground. Altitude – height of a star above horizon (degrees). ...
THE CONSTELLATION LUPUS, THE WOLF
... serious students of astrology. Opening page of Tetrabiblos, published in 1484. ...
... serious students of astrology. Opening page of Tetrabiblos, published in 1484. ...
Star Maps and Constellations
... •However, in some cases (n.b. Ursa Major), Bayer named the stars not in order of brightness, but in order of location. ...
... •However, in some cases (n.b. Ursa Major), Bayer named the stars not in order of brightness, but in order of location. ...
Planetarium Activity 1 Learning to measure brightness and Limiting
... 1. You will be shown five popular constellations (Ursa Major, Cassiopeia, Leo, Ursa Minor and Orion) fix their position in the sky when the lights are off so that its approximated location can be found as the lights brighten. Use dots to Sketch the constellations on your worksheet and connect the st ...
... 1. You will be shown five popular constellations (Ursa Major, Cassiopeia, Leo, Ursa Minor and Orion) fix their position in the sky when the lights are off so that its approximated location can be found as the lights brighten. Use dots to Sketch the constellations on your worksheet and connect the st ...
Class 1: From Astrology to Astronomy
... • Another group of objects moved across the sky in the same path as the sun and moon. • These did not always move in a consistent direction but wandered forward and back. • We call this objects planets after the ancient Greek word for wanderer. ...
... • Another group of objects moved across the sky in the same path as the sun and moon. • These did not always move in a consistent direction but wandered forward and back. • We call this objects planets after the ancient Greek word for wanderer. ...
Astronomy Quiz Units 1 to 3
... NCP, SCP and Celestial Equator are aligned with the Earth’s north pole, south pole and equator respectively. Is divided into regions using Right Ascension and Declination. 8. What are special about the apparent motion of the celestial poles on the celestial sphere? The celestial poles are the on ...
... NCP, SCP and Celestial Equator are aligned with the Earth’s north pole, south pole and equator respectively. Is divided into regions using Right Ascension and Declination. 8. What are special about the apparent motion of the celestial poles on the celestial sphere? The celestial poles are the on ...
Life in the Universe
... side of the Earth gradually turns toward different parts of the sky. Hence, the particular stars that you see in the night sky are different at different times of the year. Winter constellation = Orion Spring constellation = ? Summer constellation = Autumn constellation = ? ...
... side of the Earth gradually turns toward different parts of the sky. Hence, the particular stars that you see in the night sky are different at different times of the year. Winter constellation = Orion Spring constellation = ? Summer constellation = Autumn constellation = ? ...
F C P A
... Festival from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday evening, January 29, 2016. This is an opportunity for scouts to use a telescope, learn to use a star chart, identify and draw constellations, identify important stars, learn about moon phases, and hear ancient stories about constellations. The moon, which will be ...
... Festival from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday evening, January 29, 2016. This is an opportunity for scouts to use a telescope, learn to use a star chart, identify and draw constellations, identify important stars, learn about moon phases, and hear ancient stories about constellations. The moon, which will be ...
File
... Meridian – imaginary line running north & south through the zenith Horizon – where the sky appears to intersect the ground. Altitude – height of a star above horizon (degrees). ...
... Meridian – imaginary line running north & south through the zenith Horizon – where the sky appears to intersect the ground. Altitude – height of a star above horizon (degrees). ...
“The Southern Cross”
... well as calendars for use in religious as well as more general contexts. The ancient Indians used a sidereal system for their astronomical calculations. This uses the stars as a fixed background and times how long it takes an object to make a full orbit relative to them. A year consisted of 360 days ...
... well as calendars for use in religious as well as more general contexts. The ancient Indians used a sidereal system for their astronomical calculations. This uses the stars as a fixed background and times how long it takes an object to make a full orbit relative to them. A year consisted of 360 days ...
“The Southern Cross”
... In the Hellenistic world, astronomy was a branch of mathematics, something which fostered the use of geometric models to describe the cosmos and the appearance of celestial motion. In the 4th century BCE, Plato proposed that the seemingly chaotic movement of the planets could be explained by combin ...
... In the Hellenistic world, astronomy was a branch of mathematics, something which fostered the use of geometric models to describe the cosmos and the appearance of celestial motion. In the 4th century BCE, Plato proposed that the seemingly chaotic movement of the planets could be explained by combin ...
constellations are not real!
... river and 29 inanimate objects are represented in the night sky (the total comes to more than 88 because some constellations include more than one creature. ...
... river and 29 inanimate objects are represented in the night sky (the total comes to more than 88 because some constellations include more than one creature. ...
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.