Lecture 3
... In 1610, he published observations from his telescope: many more stars than one could see with the unaided eye. The Milky Way contained numerous individual stars. Mountains, craters and dark lunar "seas” on the Moon 4 small bodies that orbit Jupiter (this proved that not all the bodies revolve aroun ...
... In 1610, he published observations from his telescope: many more stars than one could see with the unaided eye. The Milky Way contained numerous individual stars. Mountains, craters and dark lunar "seas” on the Moon 4 small bodies that orbit Jupiter (this proved that not all the bodies revolve aroun ...
Cooneyclass914HC_JC
... Universal Law of Gravitation Between every two objects there is an attractive force, the magnitude of which is directly proportional to the mass of each object and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between the centers of the objects. ...
... Universal Law of Gravitation Between every two objects there is an attractive force, the magnitude of which is directly proportional to the mass of each object and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between the centers of the objects. ...
Life Cycle of Star EDpuzzle worksheet
... b. The star collapses 7. Once the Sun expands out as far as Earth, it will become what kind of star? a. Red Giant b. White Dwarf 8. What happens to the outer layer of the Red Giant as it expands? a. It will drift off into space and become a Solar Nebula b. It will explode and become a Solar Nebula 9 ...
... b. The star collapses 7. Once the Sun expands out as far as Earth, it will become what kind of star? a. Red Giant b. White Dwarf 8. What happens to the outer layer of the Red Giant as it expands? a. It will drift off into space and become a Solar Nebula b. It will explode and become a Solar Nebula 9 ...
New Earthlike Planet Discovered
... orbits. Udry figures the red dwarf star would hang in the sky at a size 20 times larger than our moon. And it's likely, but still not known, that the planet doesn't rotate, so one side would always be sunlit and the other dark. Distance is another problem. "We don't know how to get to those places i ...
... orbits. Udry figures the red dwarf star would hang in the sky at a size 20 times larger than our moon. And it's likely, but still not known, that the planet doesn't rotate, so one side would always be sunlit and the other dark. Distance is another problem. "We don't know how to get to those places i ...
Our Place in the Universe (Chapter 1) The Structure and Size of the
... fast they are moving All the galaxies in the Universe, including our Milky Way, are spreading apart and moving away from each other. Galaxies that are close together are moving apart slowly, but galaxies that are far apart are moving apart more quickly. How can this happen? The entire Universe is, f ...
... fast they are moving All the galaxies in the Universe, including our Milky Way, are spreading apart and moving away from each other. Galaxies that are close together are moving apart slowly, but galaxies that are far apart are moving apart more quickly. How can this happen? The entire Universe is, f ...
Powerpoint
... fast they are moving All the galaxies in the Universe, including our Milky Way, are spreading apart and moving away from each other. Galaxies that are close together are moving apart slowly, but galaxies that are far apart are moving apart more quickly. How can this happen? The entire Universe is, f ...
... fast they are moving All the galaxies in the Universe, including our Milky Way, are spreading apart and moving away from each other. Galaxies that are close together are moving apart slowly, but galaxies that are far apart are moving apart more quickly. How can this happen? The entire Universe is, f ...
The Great Archaean Bombardment (and the Late Heavy
... The LHB was an intense cratering of the terrestrial planets and the Moon that occurred between 3.8 and 4.1 Gyr ago. The most likely trigger for the onset of the LHB was a dynamical instability in the outer solar system which made the giant planets scatter each other. The eccentric giant planets and ...
... The LHB was an intense cratering of the terrestrial planets and the Moon that occurred between 3.8 and 4.1 Gyr ago. The most likely trigger for the onset of the LHB was a dynamical instability in the outer solar system which made the giant planets scatter each other. The eccentric giant planets and ...
Neptune - ClassZone
... Uranus is usually one smooth color, but light and dark areas often appear on Neptune. Clouds of methane ice crystals can form high enough in the atmosphere of Neptune to look white. Storm systems can appear in darker shades of blue than the rest of the planet. One storm, seen during the flyby of the ...
... Uranus is usually one smooth color, but light and dark areas often appear on Neptune. Clouds of methane ice crystals can form high enough in the atmosphere of Neptune to look white. Storm systems can appear in darker shades of blue than the rest of the planet. One storm, seen during the flyby of the ...
Orbits and Applications
... B: The net force on it is zero. C: It is beyond the main pull of Earth’s gravity. D: It is being pulled by the Sun and planets as well as by Earth. E: none of the above The moon falls to earth all the time! There is a large force, F = GM(earth)M(moon)/R(earth to moon)^2 which pulls it towards us. Ac ...
... B: The net force on it is zero. C: It is beyond the main pull of Earth’s gravity. D: It is being pulled by the Sun and planets as well as by Earth. E: none of the above The moon falls to earth all the time! There is a large force, F = GM(earth)M(moon)/R(earth to moon)^2 which pulls it towards us. Ac ...
Space Review Questions answers
... beams, that were once one, out of sync. When light gets out of sync like that, the waves "interfere" with one another: when crests overlap with crests, they make super crests, and when crests overlap with troughs, they cancel out, making an "interference pattern". Different colors of light have diff ...
... beams, that were once one, out of sync. When light gets out of sync like that, the waves "interfere" with one another: when crests overlap with crests, they make super crests, and when crests overlap with troughs, they cancel out, making an "interference pattern". Different colors of light have diff ...
Venus is a rocky planet very similar in size and surface gravity to
... Venus is a rocky planet very similar in size and surface gravity to Earth. Nothing can live on Venus because of a runaway greenhouse effect in its eternally cloud-covered atmosphere. The temperature on Venus reaches 470 C - hot enough to melt lead - and the atmospheric pressure is like that a kilome ...
... Venus is a rocky planet very similar in size and surface gravity to Earth. Nothing can live on Venus because of a runaway greenhouse effect in its eternally cloud-covered atmosphere. The temperature on Venus reaches 470 C - hot enough to melt lead - and the atmospheric pressure is like that a kilome ...
PowerPoint
... Exploring (Earth-like) Exoplanets • RV search for new low-mass planets • Transit follow-up studies • Gravitational microlensing follow-up studies • Direct imaging studies ...
... Exploring (Earth-like) Exoplanets • RV search for new low-mass planets • Transit follow-up studies • Gravitational microlensing follow-up studies • Direct imaging studies ...
The Inverse Square Law and Surface Area
... There are several techniques used to measure distances to stars. The distance to the very closest stars can be measured by trigonometric parallax ...
... There are several techniques used to measure distances to stars. The distance to the very closest stars can be measured by trigonometric parallax ...
Astronomy 350 Fall 2011 Homework #1
... Now consider a objects which have part of their orbit inside 1 AU and part outside of 1 AU. Can any such object have a period > 1 year? If so, give an example of such an orbit. If not, explain why not. Same thing for a period < 1 yr. The most massive solar system object beyond Neptune is not Pluto, ...
... Now consider a objects which have part of their orbit inside 1 AU and part outside of 1 AU. Can any such object have a period > 1 year? If so, give an example of such an orbit. If not, explain why not. Same thing for a period < 1 yr. The most massive solar system object beyond Neptune is not Pluto, ...
Transits of extrasolar moons around luminous giant planets
... giant exoplanets are found in extremely short-period orbits (the “hot Jupiters”); and stellar radial velocity (RV) measurements suggest that giant planets around Sun-like stars can migrate to 1 AU, where we observe them today. Moreover, at least one large moon, Triton, has probably been formed throu ...
... giant exoplanets are found in extremely short-period orbits (the “hot Jupiters”); and stellar radial velocity (RV) measurements suggest that giant planets around Sun-like stars can migrate to 1 AU, where we observe them today. Moreover, at least one large moon, Triton, has probably been formed throu ...
“Planet-sized” Moons sized” Moons
... What have we learned? • Orderly view of 9 planets in empty space is just plain wrong. • Small objects outnumber large objects by millions to one. • The outer solar system is crowded with a new class of objects - KBOs • Most impacts happened early in solar system history; but many are still happening ...
... What have we learned? • Orderly view of 9 planets in empty space is just plain wrong. • Small objects outnumber large objects by millions to one. • The outer solar system is crowded with a new class of objects - KBOs • Most impacts happened early in solar system history; but many are still happening ...
Universal Gravitation
... How does the gravitational force on the surface of Uranus compare to that on Earth? ...
... How does the gravitational force on the surface of Uranus compare to that on Earth? ...
final template instructions
... 4. Using a diagram or a model of the solar system, look at and discuss the rotation and orbits of the planets including the speed and size of each. Clear a large space and place a student or object in the center, representing the sun. Choose a student to “play” Mercury and “orbit” very quickly aroun ...
... 4. Using a diagram or a model of the solar system, look at and discuss the rotation and orbits of the planets including the speed and size of each. Clear a large space and place a student or object in the center, representing the sun. Choose a student to “play” Mercury and “orbit” very quickly aroun ...
Sorting the Solar System
... years ago in what is now Namibia. Hoba weighs over 60 tons and is the most massive piece of naturally-occurring iron on Earth's surface. Iapetus is the third largest moon of Saturn. It has an equatorial ridge that makes it look a bit like a walnut, as well as a light and a dark side. Astronomers thi ...
... years ago in what is now Namibia. Hoba weighs over 60 tons and is the most massive piece of naturally-occurring iron on Earth's surface. Iapetus is the third largest moon of Saturn. It has an equatorial ridge that makes it look a bit like a walnut, as well as a light and a dark side. Astronomers thi ...
Tick Bait`s Universe Scavenger Hunt – “Going UP”
... 5. The inner planets are all made up of rock, while the outer planets are mostly just ________________________________________ . 6. True or False: The edge of our solar system stops at the orbits of Neptune and Pluto. True ...
... 5. The inner planets are all made up of rock, while the outer planets are mostly just ________________________________________ . 6. True or False: The edge of our solar system stops at the orbits of Neptune and Pluto. True ...
Voyage Grade 5-8 Education Unit
... The core objective for the Voyage K-12 Curriculum is to place a visit to a Voyage exhibition within a multiweek classroom unit on the Solar System. The Voyage K-12 Curriculum includes an Education Unit at four grade levels: lower elementary (K-2); upper elementary (3-4); middle (5-8); and high schoo ...
... The core objective for the Voyage K-12 Curriculum is to place a visit to a Voyage exhibition within a multiweek classroom unit on the Solar System. The Voyage K-12 Curriculum includes an Education Unit at four grade levels: lower elementary (K-2); upper elementary (3-4); middle (5-8); and high schoo ...
Orrery
An orrery is a mechanical model of the solar system that illustrates or predicts the relative positions and motions of the planets and moons, usually according to the heliocentric model. It may also represent the relative sizes of these bodies; but since accurate scaling is often not practical due to the actual large ratio differences, a subdued approximation may be used instead. Though the Greeks had working planetaria, the first orrery that was a planetarium of the modern era was produced in 1704, and one was presented to Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery — whence came the name. They are typically driven by a clockwork mechanism with a globe representing the Sun at the centre, and with a planet at the end of each of the arms.