17 - Department of Physics and Astronomy
... The Oort cloud (continued) Such bodies would be small, cold, and far apart, and so very difficult to detect individually or collectively. Nevertheless the Oort cloud explains the long-period comets so well that it was immediately and generally accepted, and still is today. A massive trans-Neptu ...
... The Oort cloud (continued) Such bodies would be small, cold, and far apart, and so very difficult to detect individually or collectively. Nevertheless the Oort cloud explains the long-period comets so well that it was immediately and generally accepted, and still is today. A massive trans-Neptu ...
Today in Astronomy 102: electron degeneracy pressure and white
... Fowler applied his theory of degeneracy pressure, soon after he invented it (1926), to white dwarf stars. His result: q Stars supported by degeneracy pressure instead of gas pressure would have sizes close to that determined from astronomical observations of Sirius B. Soon thereafter, Edmund Stoner ...
... Fowler applied his theory of degeneracy pressure, soon after he invented it (1926), to white dwarf stars. His result: q Stars supported by degeneracy pressure instead of gas pressure would have sizes close to that determined from astronomical observations of Sirius B. Soon thereafter, Edmund Stoner ...
December, 2012 Vol.23 No.12 The Newsletter of the Cape Cod Astronomical Society
... We are sorry to inform you that former President of CCAS and Astronomy Teacher Extraordinaire Jon Greenberg passed away Thursday, November 15th. Our condolences to his wife, family, and friends. We understand Jon had been hospitalized for pneumonia. We hope to have more information on Jon and his co ...
... We are sorry to inform you that former President of CCAS and Astronomy Teacher Extraordinaire Jon Greenberg passed away Thursday, November 15th. Our condolences to his wife, family, and friends. We understand Jon had been hospitalized for pneumonia. We hope to have more information on Jon and his co ...
Earth flies between sun and Jupiter on June 5
... more than 300 years (its discovery is usually attributed to Cassini, or Robert Hooke in the 17th century). The GRS is an oval about 12,000 by 25,000 km, big enough to hold two Earths. Other smaller but similar spots have been known for decades. Infrared observations and the direction of its rotation ...
... more than 300 years (its discovery is usually attributed to Cassini, or Robert Hooke in the 17th century). The GRS is an oval about 12,000 by 25,000 km, big enough to hold two Earths. Other smaller but similar spots have been known for decades. Infrared observations and the direction of its rotation ...
Summer 2014 Mercury - Astronomical Society of the Pacific
... that the five new moons were just background stars. While his discovery skills may have been wanting, Rheita was a pioneer in optics, as he improved Kepler’s two-lens inverting eyepiece by making it much sharper. He proposed a three-lens form, which later evolved into the four-lens form that is stil ...
... that the five new moons were just background stars. While his discovery skills may have been wanting, Rheita was a pioneer in optics, as he improved Kepler’s two-lens inverting eyepiece by making it much sharper. He proposed a three-lens form, which later evolved into the four-lens form that is stil ...
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... of the ASP. Because most of these stars seemed to be in globular star clusters, he referred to them as cluster-type variables; this terminology lasted for quite some time. But, Kiess wrote, “More surprising than the fact that variable stars are present in clusters, was the fact that in the great maj ...
... of the ASP. Because most of these stars seemed to be in globular star clusters, he referred to them as cluster-type variables; this terminology lasted for quite some time. But, Kiess wrote, “More surprising than the fact that variable stars are present in clusters, was the fact that in the great maj ...
Founders of Modern Astronomy
... The progress of science has been uneven in the sense that there are periods when it has progressed at a very high pace and there are periods when there was hardly any progress or it progressed slowly. This is true for every discipline of science. The different branches of science are not mutually ex ...
... The progress of science has been uneven in the sense that there are periods when it has progressed at a very high pace and there are periods when there was hardly any progress or it progressed slowly. This is true for every discipline of science. The different branches of science are not mutually ex ...
francesco ingoli`s essay to galileo: tycho brahe
... the work of Ingoli and Tycho Brahe) strove to produce a faithful rendering of Ingoli's work, there were places where we felt the need to break the essay into additional paragraphs, or to paraphrase somewhat, or to omit technical details that distract from the flow of the essay (especially if they ma ...
... the work of Ingoli and Tycho Brahe) strove to produce a faithful rendering of Ingoli's work, there were places where we felt the need to break the essay into additional paragraphs, or to paraphrase somewhat, or to omit technical details that distract from the flow of the essay (especially if they ma ...
PowerPoint
... Interior is solid to a significant depth Density comparable to Earth’s, but weak magnetic field - Iron core, few silicates in crust - Cataclysmic impact early in ...
... Interior is solid to a significant depth Density comparable to Earth’s, but weak magnetic field - Iron core, few silicates in crust - Cataclysmic impact early in ...
PowerPoint
... • The analogies are just to help us visualize, don’t get stuck in the specifics. • The Universe has no center • The Universe has no edge • Concept of time and space began with the Universe, can not apply the concepts so easily. • The Doppler Effect is not the real reason that galaxies are redshifted ...
... • The analogies are just to help us visualize, don’t get stuck in the specifics. • The Universe has no center • The Universe has no edge • Concept of time and space began with the Universe, can not apply the concepts so easily. • The Doppler Effect is not the real reason that galaxies are redshifted ...
Table of Contents March General Meeting March is Membership
... members participated in events for Woodward Mill Elementary, for Pucketts Mill in Dacula, a great school that loves us to take part with two sessions in their Science Night (photos left top & middle), and the AnachroCon visitors were also able to learn more and take a look at the sun as Marie repres ...
... members participated in events for Woodward Mill Elementary, for Pucketts Mill in Dacula, a great school that loves us to take part with two sessions in their Science Night (photos left top & middle), and the AnachroCon visitors were also able to learn more and take a look at the sun as Marie repres ...
Astronomy, Astrophysics, and Cosmology
... Surface temperature is much lower + O(few thousand K) Tremendous release of energy in these fusion reactions produces outward pressure to halt inward gravitational contraction protostar (now really a young star) stabilizes in main sequence Stellar structure on main sequence + described by sphericall ...
... Surface temperature is much lower + O(few thousand K) Tremendous release of energy in these fusion reactions produces outward pressure to halt inward gravitational contraction protostar (now really a young star) stabilizes in main sequence Stellar structure on main sequence + described by sphericall ...
Gravity: The Law of Attraction
... 2. A car coming to a stop. 3. A bus speeding up. 4. An elevator moving up at constant speed. 5. A bicycle going around a curve. 6. A moon orbiting Jupiter. ...
... 2. A car coming to a stop. 3. A bus speeding up. 4. An elevator moving up at constant speed. 5. A bicycle going around a curve. 6. A moon orbiting Jupiter. ...
Schwarzschild solution
... dilation, remember) predicted by his solution was infinite! (See next slide.) ...
... dilation, remember) predicted by his solution was infinite! (See next slide.) ...
200 THE COPERNICAN REVOLUTION the opposition to
... That is the real importance of the Tychonic system. It was an almost perfect 'compromise, and in retrospect the system seems to owe its existence to the felt need for such a compromise. The Tychonic system, to which almost all the more erudite seventeenth-century Ptolemaic astronomers retreated, app ...
... That is the real importance of the Tychonic system. It was an almost perfect 'compromise, and in retrospect the system seems to owe its existence to the felt need for such a compromise. The Tychonic system, to which almost all the more erudite seventeenth-century Ptolemaic astronomers retreated, app ...
Mar 2016 - Bays Mountain Park
... used. Early scientific instruments were fancy sticks, such as the astrolabe and armillary. The Best Man: America’s Pioneering Astrophysicist, J.E. Keeler Tom English, professor of astronomy at Guilford Technical Community College, gave an in-depth biography of American astrophysicist James Edward Ke ...
... used. Early scientific instruments were fancy sticks, such as the astrolabe and armillary. The Best Man: America’s Pioneering Astrophysicist, J.E. Keeler Tom English, professor of astronomy at Guilford Technical Community College, gave an in-depth biography of American astrophysicist James Edward Ke ...
Document
... Men and women have looked up at the sky and wondered about the things they see up there for as long as humans have lived on our Earth. Long ago, the Sun and Moon were mysterious objects that could be seen in the day and night. But the planets and stars were even more mysterious probably because they ...
... Men and women have looked up at the sky and wondered about the things they see up there for as long as humans have lived on our Earth. Long ago, the Sun and Moon were mysterious objects that could be seen in the day and night. But the planets and stars were even more mysterious probably because they ...
The universe is composed mostly of
... Your chances of learning specific concepts are diminished, and I get a false sense of accomplishment, neither of which is good. Your participation is genuinely encouraged, and it will be rewarded in your grade. It becomes boring if information is flowing from only one direction. STUDENTS ALSO HAVE A ...
... Your chances of learning specific concepts are diminished, and I get a false sense of accomplishment, neither of which is good. Your participation is genuinely encouraged, and it will be rewarded in your grade. It becomes boring if information is flowing from only one direction. STUDENTS ALSO HAVE A ...
L2-January 10/08
... • in order for an eclipse to happen, the Earth, Sun, and Moon must all line up. • but, while the Sun follows the ecliptic, the Moon follows a different path around the sky; because the Earth/Moon orbital plane is inclined ~5o to the ecliptic • these planes cross only twice each year => two eclipse s ...
... • in order for an eclipse to happen, the Earth, Sun, and Moon must all line up. • but, while the Sun follows the ecliptic, the Moon follows a different path around the sky; because the Earth/Moon orbital plane is inclined ~5o to the ecliptic • these planes cross only twice each year => two eclipse s ...
Astronomy 114 - Department of Astronomy
... Interstellar gas and dust are common in the disk of the Galaxy Interstellar medium (ISM) Diffuse gas (atomic H and molecular hydrogen H2 ) Dust (formed in the envelopes of stars) ...
... Interstellar gas and dust are common in the disk of the Galaxy Interstellar medium (ISM) Diffuse gas (atomic H and molecular hydrogen H2 ) Dust (formed in the envelopes of stars) ...
A Global Citizen of the Skies
... Visual learners respond better to visual stimuli, while audio learners always retain information better when they have heard it, and others prefer to read information. Kinaesthetic individuals learn by carrying out activities. Some individuals fall between categories and these 4 main examples are no ...
... Visual learners respond better to visual stimuli, while audio learners always retain information better when they have heard it, and others prefer to read information. Kinaesthetic individuals learn by carrying out activities. Some individuals fall between categories and these 4 main examples are no ...
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... events, have been a staple of our Western culture for a very long time. The latest widely discussed date of December 21, 2012, based on a wholly discredited analysis of the ancient Mayan calendar, is just the latest such prediction. The most important of these doom-laden prophesies was made 827 year ...
... events, have been a staple of our Western culture for a very long time. The latest widely discussed date of December 21, 2012, based on a wholly discredited analysis of the ancient Mayan calendar, is just the latest such prediction. The most important of these doom-laden prophesies was made 827 year ...
3. History of Astronomy and Science
... Measurements at ages 11, 16 and 23 had provided test scores for IQ, reading and arithmetic; teacher and parent ratings of behavior such as anxiety, aggressiveness and sociability self-ratings of ability such as art, music and sports; and various others such as occupation, accident proneness and mari ...
... Measurements at ages 11, 16 and 23 had provided test scores for IQ, reading and arithmetic; teacher and parent ratings of behavior such as anxiety, aggressiveness and sociability self-ratings of ability such as art, music and sports; and various others such as occupation, accident proneness and mari ...
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... filling Leonardo, one of the three Italian-made Multi-Purpose Logistics Modules, with supplies and goodies for the next shuttle resupply trip. (Raffaello and Donatello, the other two MPLMs, lounged empty nearby — their names supporting my theory that these “moving vans” are named for the Teenage Mut ...
... filling Leonardo, one of the three Italian-made Multi-Purpose Logistics Modules, with supplies and goodies for the next shuttle resupply trip. (Raffaello and Donatello, the other two MPLMs, lounged empty nearby — their names supporting my theory that these “moving vans” are named for the Teenage Mut ...
Patronage in astronomy
Patronage in astronomy is an approach which one can use to examine the history of astronomy from a cultural standpoint. Rather than simply focusing on the findings and discoveries of individual astronomers, this approach emphasizes the importance of patronage in shaping the field of astronomy.