RTF - Digitalis Education
... What was important to each culture is reflected in the pictures they imagined in the sky. For example, the Inuit imagined a blubber container and lamp stand near each other in the northern sky; the blubber was the fuel for the lamp. Would the students expect the ancient Egyptians to have visualized ...
... What was important to each culture is reflected in the pictures they imagined in the sky. For example, the Inuit imagined a blubber container and lamp stand near each other in the northern sky; the blubber was the fuel for the lamp. Would the students expect the ancient Egyptians to have visualized ...
November 2015 Eyepiece - Amateur Astronomers Association of
... Mercury – Nearest the Sun, it rises in the east around 6 AM with 0.9 magnitude in the first week of November. On the 17th, it will reach superior solar conjunction, coming its closest to the Sun to be lost in its glare for several weeks. Mercury is named for the messenger god in Roman mythology (the ...
... Mercury – Nearest the Sun, it rises in the east around 6 AM with 0.9 magnitude in the first week of November. On the 17th, it will reach superior solar conjunction, coming its closest to the Sun to be lost in its glare for several weeks. Mercury is named for the messenger god in Roman mythology (the ...
newsletter - Thanet Astronomy Group
... of Cygnus and some of the brighter stars that make this constellation easy to to find. We also looked at many of the other interesting objects that can be found in Cygnus. The presentation was very well received with many members commenting on how useful it was. The next constellation we will tackle ...
... of Cygnus and some of the brighter stars that make this constellation easy to to find. We also looked at many of the other interesting objects that can be found in Cygnus. The presentation was very well received with many members commenting on how useful it was. The next constellation we will tackle ...
Gravitational Forces
... (c) (i) Calculate the gravitational field strength at the surface of a planet that has the same density as the Earth but with a radius that is 3.5 times less than the Earth’s . ___________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________ ...
... (c) (i) Calculate the gravitational field strength at the surface of a planet that has the same density as the Earth but with a radius that is 3.5 times less than the Earth’s . ___________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________ ...
Lab Activity on the Causes of the Seasons
... • Everywhere other than the equator, days are longer in summer than in winter. The longest day for us in the northern hemisphere is on the summer solstice (around June 21); the longest day for the southern hemisphere is on the winter solstice (around December 21). For example, in Chico the days are ...
... • Everywhere other than the equator, days are longer in summer than in winter. The longest day for us in the northern hemisphere is on the summer solstice (around June 21); the longest day for the southern hemisphere is on the winter solstice (around December 21). For example, in Chico the days are ...
Mission 1 - NC State University
... America, we have daytime when our continent is facing the Sun. North America has nighttime when our continent is on the side of Earth facing away from the Sun. So, when it is nighttime in North America, it is daytime in places on the other side of the Earth. If we stood in the same spot outside for ...
... America, we have daytime when our continent is facing the Sun. North America has nighttime when our continent is on the side of Earth facing away from the Sun. So, when it is nighttime in North America, it is daytime in places on the other side of the Earth. If we stood in the same spot outside for ...
Seasons Challenge
... •The main influence is the length of atmosphere in which the Sun's rays must travel through to get to the atmosphere • During the equinox at noon, on the Equator, the Sun is directly overhead and the its rays hit the Earth at a sharper angle and does not have to travel as far through the atmosphere ...
... •The main influence is the length of atmosphere in which the Sun's rays must travel through to get to the atmosphere • During the equinox at noon, on the Equator, the Sun is directly overhead and the its rays hit the Earth at a sharper angle and does not have to travel as far through the atmosphere ...
28 The solar system object in the photograph below is 56 kilometers
... 52 Describe the change that takes place in the gravitational attraction between Earth and the Sun as Earth moves from perihelion to aphelion and back to perihelion during one year. [1] 53 Describe how the shape of Earth’s orbit would differ if the Sun and focus B were ...
... 52 Describe the change that takes place in the gravitational attraction between Earth and the Sun as Earth moves from perihelion to aphelion and back to perihelion during one year. [1] 53 Describe how the shape of Earth’s orbit would differ if the Sun and focus B were ...
sc engl 3 mini The Sun test
... while Pluto has the longest because it is farthest from the sun. Mercury and Pluto take different amounts of time to orbit the sun because they are different sizes. Mercury has the shortest orbit around the sun because it is closer to the sun than Pluto, which is about the same distance from the sun ...
... while Pluto has the longest because it is farthest from the sun. Mercury and Pluto take different amounts of time to orbit the sun because they are different sizes. Mercury has the shortest orbit around the sun because it is closer to the sun than Pluto, which is about the same distance from the sun ...
Mission 1: What`s In Our Sky
... has 365 days in a year. That means the Earth moves completely around the Sun one time each year. So why does the Earth orbit the Sun? Think of it like this: The Earth is spinning around the Sun just like you would twirl a ball on a string. If the string breaks, the ball flies off. Why doesn't the Ea ...
... has 365 days in a year. That means the Earth moves completely around the Sun one time each year. So why does the Earth orbit the Sun? Think of it like this: The Earth is spinning around the Sun just like you would twirl a ball on a string. If the string breaks, the ball flies off. Why doesn't the Ea ...
Planets in the Sky
... side as the Sun as seen from the Earth. Never in the opposite side to the sun. – Angular separation between Sun and Venus (elongation) has a maximum o value of about 48 . ...
... side as the Sun as seen from the Earth. Never in the opposite side to the sun. – Angular separation between Sun and Venus (elongation) has a maximum o value of about 48 . ...
a geocentric orrery
... couple of black lights. That was most effective at night when all that could be seen were the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, and stars. Against the backdrop, which acted as stars placed at infinite distance, the audience had no trouble seeing the retrograde motion of Mars (an outer planet). A col ...
... couple of black lights. That was most effective at night when all that could be seen were the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, and stars. Against the backdrop, which acted as stars placed at infinite distance, the audience had no trouble seeing the retrograde motion of Mars (an outer planet). A col ...
Directions: your answers to the questions below. Check your answers... and then go ...
... 19. The gravitational force between two objects depends on the masses of the objects and the distance between them. The planet and the asteroid are both about the same distance from the star, so this does not explain the difference in the gravitational forces. The difference in the gravitational for ...
... 19. The gravitational force between two objects depends on the masses of the objects and the distance between them. The planet and the asteroid are both about the same distance from the star, so this does not explain the difference in the gravitational forces. The difference in the gravitational for ...
Lecture 1
... Google is a play on the word googol, which was coined by Milton Sirotta, nephew of American mathematician Edward Kasner, and was popularized in the book, Mathematics and the Imagination by Kasner and James Newman. It refers to the number represented by the numeral 1 followed by 100 zeros. Google's ...
... Google is a play on the word googol, which was coined by Milton Sirotta, nephew of American mathematician Edward Kasner, and was popularized in the book, Mathematics and the Imagination by Kasner and James Newman. It refers to the number represented by the numeral 1 followed by 100 zeros. Google's ...
NEXT MEETING 7:30 p.m., Monday, November 3, 2014
... The orbit of Mimas is very slightly stretched out, forming an ellipse rather than a perfect circle. This slight deviation causes the point on Mimas' surface that faces Saturn tovary a bit over the course of an orbit -an observer on Saturn would see Mimas wobble slightly during its orbit, causing sm ...
... The orbit of Mimas is very slightly stretched out, forming an ellipse rather than a perfect circle. This slight deviation causes the point on Mimas' surface that faces Saturn tovary a bit over the course of an orbit -an observer on Saturn would see Mimas wobble slightly during its orbit, causing sm ...
THE REASON FOR THE SEASONS OVERVIEW Program
... Use a globe and gesture to introduce the vocabulary terms tilt and axis, the imaginary line between the North and South Poles. Then explain the following to students: The Earth rotates on an axis that is tilted. In other words, our planet never stands upright—it is always leaning to the side. The di ...
... Use a globe and gesture to introduce the vocabulary terms tilt and axis, the imaginary line between the North and South Poles. Then explain the following to students: The Earth rotates on an axis that is tilted. In other words, our planet never stands upright—it is always leaning to the side. The di ...
SPACE - Greensburg
... Outer Event Horizon. At this point you could still escape, but you had better hurry, because as soon as you pass the Inner Event Horizon it will be too late ...
... Outer Event Horizon. At this point you could still escape, but you had better hurry, because as soon as you pass the Inner Event Horizon it will be too late ...
Our Universe SPA-4101
... Extrasolar planets The first extrasolar planet orbi5ng a Sun-‐like star was discovered in 1995. Since this 5me more than 1800 exoplanets have been confirmed, and NASA’s Kepler space-‐craY has detecte ...
... Extrasolar planets The first extrasolar planet orbi5ng a Sun-‐like star was discovered in 1995. Since this 5me more than 1800 exoplanets have been confirmed, and NASA’s Kepler space-‐craY has detecte ...
Performance Benchmark E
... Correspondingly, daytime hours decrease from around June 21 to December 21. Midway between each solstice, daytime and nighttime hours are equal (about 12 hours each). These days are called equinoxes, with the vernal (spring) equinox occurring around March 21 and the autumnal equinox occurring around ...
... Correspondingly, daytime hours decrease from around June 21 to December 21. Midway between each solstice, daytime and nighttime hours are equal (about 12 hours each). These days are called equinoxes, with the vernal (spring) equinox occurring around March 21 and the autumnal equinox occurring around ...
4-eclipses-and-tides
... the starlight when it is between Ogle-Tr-3 and Earth. This observation allowed scientists to find not only the planet, but also to determine the planet’s mass and density The mass has been calculated to be approximately 159 times the mass of Earth. The planet is only 20% as dense as Jupiter. Scienti ...
... the starlight when it is between Ogle-Tr-3 and Earth. This observation allowed scientists to find not only the planet, but also to determine the planet’s mass and density The mass has been calculated to be approximately 159 times the mass of Earth. The planet is only 20% as dense as Jupiter. Scienti ...
4-eclipses-and-tides
... the starlight when it is between Ogle-Tr-3 and Earth. This observation allowed scientists to find not only the planet, but also to determine the planet’s mass and density The mass has been calculated to be approximately 159 times the mass of Earth. The planet is only 20% as dense as Jupiter. Scienti ...
... the starlight when it is between Ogle-Tr-3 and Earth. This observation allowed scientists to find not only the planet, but also to determine the planet’s mass and density The mass has been calculated to be approximately 159 times the mass of Earth. The planet is only 20% as dense as Jupiter. Scienti ...
grade 7 natural sciences term 4 planet earth and beyond
... Tides are the predictable, repeated rise and fall of the sea and ocean levels. You can see the effect of the tides in the waves on the sea. During high tide, the sea level rises and the waves bring the seawater further up the beach, or raise the sea level in the harbour. During low tide, the water l ...
... Tides are the predictable, repeated rise and fall of the sea and ocean levels. You can see the effect of the tides in the waves on the sea. During high tide, the sea level rises and the waves bring the seawater further up the beach, or raise the sea level in the harbour. During low tide, the water l ...
PHYS-633: Problem set #0 Solutions
... c. At the distance you calculated in (a), what would the Sun’s flux here on Earth be (i.e. what would the solar constant be)? The actual solar constant is F = L /4πau2= 1.4 × 106 erg/s/cm2 . If we now move the Sun 1800 times further away, then by the inverse-square law, the flux (which is what we ...
... c. At the distance you calculated in (a), what would the Sun’s flux here on Earth be (i.e. what would the solar constant be)? The actual solar constant is F = L /4πau2= 1.4 × 106 erg/s/cm2 . If we now move the Sun 1800 times further away, then by the inverse-square law, the flux (which is what we ...
Astronomy Assignment #1
... Solve the problem d 1.89 10 22 m t 1.89 1017 s 6.0 10 9 yr m v ...
... Solve the problem d 1.89 10 22 m t 1.89 1017 s 6.0 10 9 yr m v ...
Astronomy on Mars
In many cases astronomical phenomena viewed from the planet Mars are the same or similar to those seen from Earth but sometimes (as with the view of Earth as an evening/morning star) they can be quite different. For example, because the atmosphere of Mars does not contain an ozone layer, it is also possible to make UV observations from the surface of Mars.