Decadal Survey Moon Summary
... Further characterization of current or paleo-dynamos in the cores of the terrestrial planets and satellites of the outer solar system may significantly increase our knowledge of magnetic field generation and evolution in planetary cores. Planetary exospheres, those tenuous atmospheres that exist on ...
... Further characterization of current or paleo-dynamos in the cores of the terrestrial planets and satellites of the outer solar system may significantly increase our knowledge of magnetic field generation and evolution in planetary cores. Planetary exospheres, those tenuous atmospheres that exist on ...
Foundation 1 - Discovering Astronomy
... 1: Name the three layers of the solar atmosphere and describe and the relative temperatures and densities in each. 2: Describe flares, spicules, granules, prominences, and sunspots and identify the layer in the solar atmosphere in which is ...
... 1: Name the three layers of the solar atmosphere and describe and the relative temperatures and densities in each. 2: Describe flares, spicules, granules, prominences, and sunspots and identify the layer in the solar atmosphere in which is ...
Space_Explore_Sept_07 (PPTmin)
... (3) All other objects except satellites orbiting the Sun shall be referred to collectively as "Small SolarSystem Bodies". Note: These currently include most of the Solar System asteroids, most Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs), comets, and other small bodies. ...
... (3) All other objects except satellites orbiting the Sun shall be referred to collectively as "Small SolarSystem Bodies". Note: These currently include most of the Solar System asteroids, most Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs), comets, and other small bodies. ...
BLENDED UNIT PLANNING DOCUMENT
... Section 1: Observing the Solar System Describe the difference between the heliocentric and geocentric systems? Put yourself in the place of one of the scientists. How would you convince someone to believe in either the heliocentric or geocentric system? Section 2: The Sun Describe the features of th ...
... Section 1: Observing the Solar System Describe the difference between the heliocentric and geocentric systems? Put yourself in the place of one of the scientists. How would you convince someone to believe in either the heliocentric or geocentric system? Section 2: The Sun Describe the features of th ...
Apophis - OSIRIS
... characters in our solar system, including an asteroid that has its own moon and even one that is shaped like a dog bone! For each letter of the alphabet, we will showcase an asteroid in our solar system and demonstrate its orbit around the Sun. Visit the Galleries page of AsteroidMission.org – home ...
... characters in our solar system, including an asteroid that has its own moon and even one that is shaped like a dog bone! For each letter of the alphabet, we will showcase an asteroid in our solar system and demonstrate its orbit around the Sun. Visit the Galleries page of AsteroidMission.org – home ...
The Sun: Our Extraordinary Ordinary Star
... – They recognized the importance of the sun to life on earth. ...
... – They recognized the importance of the sun to life on earth. ...
powerpoint version
... heating (44 K) - must still be cooling down. Density = 1.64 x water Atmosphere is hydrogen, helium and a little methane giving it a bluish colour. Neptune has four rings similar to Uranus’. Only moons known before Voyager’s fly-by in 1989 were Triton and Nereid. Triton shows volcanic activity - a cr ...
... heating (44 K) - must still be cooling down. Density = 1.64 x water Atmosphere is hydrogen, helium and a little methane giving it a bluish colour. Neptune has four rings similar to Uranus’. Only moons known before Voyager’s fly-by in 1989 were Triton and Nereid. Triton shows volcanic activity - a cr ...
Chapter 1: Solar System
... asteroid beltThe region of the solar system between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids revolve around the sun. Checkpoint: Name the three largest asteroids Ceres, Pallas, Vesta, and Hygiea ...
... asteroid beltThe region of the solar system between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids revolve around the sun. Checkpoint: Name the three largest asteroids Ceres, Pallas, Vesta, and Hygiea ...
May 2016 night sky chart
... For Darwin and similar locations the chart will still apply, but some stars will be lost off the southern edge while extra stars will be visible to the north. Stars down to a brightness or magnitude limit of 4.5 are shown on the star chart. To use this star chart, rotate the chart so that the direct ...
... For Darwin and similar locations the chart will still apply, but some stars will be lost off the southern edge while extra stars will be visible to the north. Stars down to a brightness or magnitude limit of 4.5 are shown on the star chart. To use this star chart, rotate the chart so that the direct ...
Astronomy Merit program @ Huntley Meadows Park
... dehydration, bites and stings, and damage to your eyes that could occur during observation. 1. Explain what light pollution is and how it and air pollution affect astronomy. 2. With the aid of diagrams (or real telescopes if available), do each of the following: A. Explain why binoculars and telesco ...
... dehydration, bites and stings, and damage to your eyes that could occur during observation. 1. Explain what light pollution is and how it and air pollution affect astronomy. 2. With the aid of diagrams (or real telescopes if available), do each of the following: A. Explain why binoculars and telesco ...
Volume 20 Number 4 March 2012 - Forsyth Astronomical Society
... KEPLER FINDS MORE PLANETS The Kepler mission has discovered 11 new planetary systems hosting 26 confirmed planets. These discoveries nearly double the number of verified Kepler planets and triple the number of stars known to have more than one planet that transits (passes in front of) its host star. ...
... KEPLER FINDS MORE PLANETS The Kepler mission has discovered 11 new planetary systems hosting 26 confirmed planets. These discoveries nearly double the number of verified Kepler planets and triple the number of stars known to have more than one planet that transits (passes in front of) its host star. ...
Kuiper belt objects - Rosemary`s ePortfolio
... the early creation of the solar system. It contains short-period comets. ...
... the early creation of the solar system. It contains short-period comets. ...
Basketball Earth
... Discuss with students their orders and reasons. At this stage don’t give them the right answer. Hand out envelopes with the distances in them. Ask the students to match them to their object list. Give them the information that the 24cm diameter Ball represents 12700km. The next exercise is to get a ...
... Discuss with students their orders and reasons. At this stage don’t give them the right answer. Hand out envelopes with the distances in them. Ask the students to match them to their object list. Give them the information that the 24cm diameter Ball represents 12700km. The next exercise is to get a ...
1 UNIT 3 EARTH HISTORY - POSSIBLE TEST QUESTIONS OUR
... 45. Over time, what is the fate of our sun? 46. What might be the fate of our sun if it had more than 4 times its present mass? Nearest Star Other Than the Sun 47. What is its name? Other Planets Not in Our Solar System (Exoplanets) 48. About how many planets (exoplanets) have been discovered beyond ...
... 45. Over time, what is the fate of our sun? 46. What might be the fate of our sun if it had more than 4 times its present mass? Nearest Star Other Than the Sun 47. What is its name? Other Planets Not in Our Solar System (Exoplanets) 48. About how many planets (exoplanets) have been discovered beyond ...
Neptune - SUSD Student Community
... Neptune takes 16 hours, 6 minutes and 36 seconds to rotate once on its axis. That's about 2/3rds of an earth day. Neptune takes 164 Years, 288 Days, 13.0 Hours to orbit the sun. Moons:Neptune has 13 known moons; 7 small named ...
... Neptune takes 16 hours, 6 minutes and 36 seconds to rotate once on its axis. That's about 2/3rds of an earth day. Neptune takes 164 Years, 288 Days, 13.0 Hours to orbit the sun. Moons:Neptune has 13 known moons; 7 small named ...
Giant collision - The Jupiter in the recent past A Paramashivam
... 1. Since Mercury and Saturn's diameter were calculated with less than 1% error, Suryasiddhanta planetary diameter calculations are correct. 2. Since Venus and Jupiter's diameter were approximately 50% wrong, Surya-siddhanta planetary diameter calculations were wrong. 3. Planets diameter were changed ...
... 1. Since Mercury and Saturn's diameter were calculated with less than 1% error, Suryasiddhanta planetary diameter calculations are correct. 2. Since Venus and Jupiter's diameter were approximately 50% wrong, Surya-siddhanta planetary diameter calculations were wrong. 3. Planets diameter were changed ...
The Fathers of the Gods: Jupiter and Saturn
... Does Jupiter’s gravity and magnetism affect its moons? Compare Jupiter and Saturn to each other and to Earth (size, seasons, interior, atmosphere, magnetic field) Compare Jupiter’s Galilean moons and Saturn’s moon Titan. Each has one characteristic that makes it special What are Saturn’s rings made ...
... Does Jupiter’s gravity and magnetism affect its moons? Compare Jupiter and Saturn to each other and to Earth (size, seasons, interior, atmosphere, magnetic field) Compare Jupiter’s Galilean moons and Saturn’s moon Titan. Each has one characteristic that makes it special What are Saturn’s rings made ...
explaining the seasons and locating the north and south celestial
... According to these tables, the sun’s declination today(April 8th, 2013) is DEC=+6.980. The above formula gives the close approximation of DEC=23.8sin(35π/365.5)=6.970 for x=17.5 days after the spring equinox. Notice that if the earth’s tilt angle were zero, then the sun’s declination would remain un ...
... According to these tables, the sun’s declination today(April 8th, 2013) is DEC=+6.980. The above formula gives the close approximation of DEC=23.8sin(35π/365.5)=6.970 for x=17.5 days after the spring equinox. Notice that if the earth’s tilt angle were zero, then the sun’s declination would remain un ...
Physics 2028: Great Ideas in Science: The Exobiology
... would have been audible 120 miles (200 km) away. The lake level would have risen about six inches a day. The shoreline of the New Euxine Lake would have expanded up to a mile each day in some areas. The effect on the multiple cultures who had settled on the lake shore would have been catastrophic. — ...
... would have been audible 120 miles (200 km) away. The lake level would have risen about six inches a day. The shoreline of the New Euxine Lake would have expanded up to a mile each day in some areas. The effect on the multiple cultures who had settled on the lake shore would have been catastrophic. — ...
Earth, Moon & Sun System
... called gravity (pull). Because of the pull of gravity between the sun and the planets, the planets follow a curved path (orbit) around the sun, instead of traveling in a straight line out ...
... called gravity (pull). Because of the pull of gravity between the sun and the planets, the planets follow a curved path (orbit) around the sun, instead of traveling in a straight line out ...
What it takes to make a planet
... with a clear upper size boundary based on where gravity makes bodies round. We suggested that next group should be called “dwarf planets” and even came up with the name “Plutons” for them, to retain something of the special character of Pluto – which turned out to be very unpopular. At the top end, ...
... with a clear upper size boundary based on where gravity makes bodies round. We suggested that next group should be called “dwarf planets” and even came up with the name “Plutons” for them, to retain something of the special character of Pluto – which turned out to be very unpopular. At the top end, ...
MS-ESS1-1 Earth`s Place in the Universe
... 2. The change in season at a given place on Earth is directly related to the orientation of the tilted Earth and the position of Earth in its orbit around the sun because of the change in the directness and intensity of the solar energy at that place over the course of the year. a. Summer occurs in ...
... 2. The change in season at a given place on Earth is directly related to the orientation of the tilted Earth and the position of Earth in its orbit around the sun because of the change in the directness and intensity of the solar energy at that place over the course of the year. a. Summer occurs in ...
Lesson Plan on Kepler`s Laws of Planetary Motion
... 3. Move the pen or pencil around the tacks, keeping the string taut, until you have completed a smooth, closed curve or an ellipse. 4. Repeat Steps 1 though 3 several times. Make note of what happens in each of the following two cases. *****However, change only one of these each time. Note the effec ...
... 3. Move the pen or pencil around the tacks, keeping the string taut, until you have completed a smooth, closed curve or an ellipse. 4. Repeat Steps 1 though 3 several times. Make note of what happens in each of the following two cases. *****However, change only one of these each time. Note the effec ...
Our Place in the Cosmos Elective Course Autumn 2006
... • This distance, the average distance between the Earth and Sun is known as one astronomical unit (AU) • Modern measurements use radar signals bounced off Venus • The AU provides the basis for the astronomical distance scale ...
... • This distance, the average distance between the Earth and Sun is known as one astronomical unit (AU) • Modern measurements use radar signals bounced off Venus • The AU provides the basis for the astronomical distance scale ...
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.