Nearby Constellations
... Stars/Constellations This several-hour-long time exposure, taken from tropical northern Australia, shows the clockwise motion of the southern stars around the South Celestial Pole. (Photo by David Miller/DMI.) ...
... Stars/Constellations This several-hour-long time exposure, taken from tropical northern Australia, shows the clockwise motion of the southern stars around the South Celestial Pole. (Photo by David Miller/DMI.) ...
Printable version: Pluto demoted -- from 9th planet to just a dwarf
... "But there are many more Plutos just waiting to be discovered." For schoolchildren and new textbooks, the new mnemonic for quick learning in elementary astronomy will have to go something like this: "My Very Earnest Mother Just Served Us Nothing" -- instead of the old way that used to end in "Nine P ...
... "But there are many more Plutos just waiting to be discovered." For schoolchildren and new textbooks, the new mnemonic for quick learning in elementary astronomy will have to go something like this: "My Very Earnest Mother Just Served Us Nothing" -- instead of the old way that used to end in "Nine P ...
Intro to Astronomy
... Hundreds of robotic spacecraft have been launched for many missions around our solar system. Most of these do not return to the Earth. Typically, spacecraft will use the gravity of the Earth or other planets to send them farther out into space. The method is called “gravity assist” or “sling-shot”. ...
... Hundreds of robotic spacecraft have been launched for many missions around our solar system. Most of these do not return to the Earth. Typically, spacecraft will use the gravity of the Earth or other planets to send them farther out into space. The method is called “gravity assist” or “sling-shot”. ...
6th GradeSpace Systems NGSS
... 2. Students will turn to page 235 in their Sciencesaurus. They will read whole-group through this section, as this material will be a review for them from prior units and grade levels. 3. The section on page 236 deals only with solar and lunar eclipses. Read and discuss whole-group. 4. Have students ...
... 2. Students will turn to page 235 in their Sciencesaurus. They will read whole-group through this section, as this material will be a review for them from prior units and grade levels. 3. The section on page 236 deals only with solar and lunar eclipses. Read and discuss whole-group. 4. Have students ...
1. The Solar System
... 4. The winners are the first group to get three in a row, horizontally, vertically or diagonally. Game 2 In a different class you could play the same game as above but the numbers relate to the size of the planet not the order from the Sun. Game 3 As above but the numbers relate to questions. ...
... 4. The winners are the first group to get three in a row, horizontally, vertically or diagonally. Game 2 In a different class you could play the same game as above but the numbers relate to the size of the planet not the order from the Sun. Game 3 As above but the numbers relate to questions. ...
3.2dl Apparent motion of stars
... The rotation of the Earth on its axis in an anticlockwise direction is the reason the stars track across the sky. As the axis passes close to Polaris, the Pole Star, this appears to stay in one place and the other stars move around the Pole Star. During the night, a constellation like Leo will rise ...
... The rotation of the Earth on its axis in an anticlockwise direction is the reason the stars track across the sky. As the axis passes close to Polaris, the Pole Star, this appears to stay in one place and the other stars move around the Pole Star. During the night, a constellation like Leo will rise ...
Section 23.3 The Outer Planets
... Jupiter’s satellite system, including the 28 moons discovered so far, resembles a miniature solar system. ...
... Jupiter’s satellite system, including the 28 moons discovered so far, resembles a miniature solar system. ...
Extra-Solar Planets
... forces so that it assumes a hydrostatic equilibrium (nearly round) shape, and (c) has cleared the neighborhood around its orbit. (1)A "dwarf planet" is a celestial body that: (a) is in orbit around the Sun, (b) has sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes ...
... forces so that it assumes a hydrostatic equilibrium (nearly round) shape, and (c) has cleared the neighborhood around its orbit. (1)A "dwarf planet" is a celestial body that: (a) is in orbit around the Sun, (b) has sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes ...
Prelab 2: The “Planet Walk” Lab
... This lab was developed from Dr. Stanley Owocki’s “Planet Walk” homework assignment. Picture Credits: Prelab: Burnett, Liam, and Duncan Lloyd. “The Solar System.” Callander Primary School. Schools.ik.org: Internet Kid Ltd., n.d. Web. 14 Sept. 2015.
... This lab was developed from Dr. Stanley Owocki’s “Planet Walk” homework assignment. Picture Credits: Prelab: Burnett, Liam, and Duncan Lloyd. “The Solar System.” Callander Primary School. Schools.ik.org: Internet Kid Ltd., n.d. Web. 14 Sept. 2015.
Actual Earth Motions
... is known as the Coriolis Effect. Objects tend to veer to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern ...
... is known as the Coriolis Effect. Objects tend to veer to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern ...
1. Star A has a distance of 3 parsecs. What is its parallax angle? 1a
... Star I is of spectral type O2 and star II is of spectral type O3. Which star is hotter? Star I. Which of the following stars is the most massive: a) G2V b) K8V c) O1V? c) because its the hottest and hence brightest and hence most luminous. What do all the stars in question 13) have in common? They a ...
... Star I is of spectral type O2 and star II is of spectral type O3. Which star is hotter? Star I. Which of the following stars is the most massive: a) G2V b) K8V c) O1V? c) because its the hottest and hence brightest and hence most luminous. What do all the stars in question 13) have in common? They a ...
A Third grade Module The
... " This rocky planet rotates in the opposite direction". Give the students time to figure the answer. Remind the rest of the class to listen to the question and answers because if the answer is incorrect it will be placed back on the board and may be picked until the correct answer is given. The grou ...
... " This rocky planet rotates in the opposite direction". Give the students time to figure the answer. Remind the rest of the class to listen to the question and answers because if the answer is incorrect it will be placed back on the board and may be picked until the correct answer is given. The grou ...
1.2.3 full astronomy ppt.ppt
... planets are ellipses, with the Sun at one focus of the ellipse. ✓ 2nd law: The line joining the planet to the Sun sweeps out equal areas in equal times as the planet travels around the ellipse. ✓ 3rd law: The ratio of the squares of the revolutionary periods for two planets is equal to the ratio of ...
... planets are ellipses, with the Sun at one focus of the ellipse. ✓ 2nd law: The line joining the planet to the Sun sweeps out equal areas in equal times as the planet travels around the ellipse. ✓ 3rd law: The ratio of the squares of the revolutionary periods for two planets is equal to the ratio of ...
Unit 2 : Astronomy A. Earth`s motion 1. rotation – turning or spinning
... G. Nutation 1. Nutation – wobbling around the precessional axis 2. This is a change in the angle – ½ degree one way or the other 3. This occurs over an 18 year period 4. Nutation is caused by the moon 5. This would cause slight changes in the seasons ...
... G. Nutation 1. Nutation – wobbling around the precessional axis 2. This is a change in the angle – ½ degree one way or the other 3. This occurs over an 18 year period 4. Nutation is caused by the moon 5. This would cause slight changes in the seasons ...
dwarf planets
... • A minor planet is an astronomical object in direct orbit around the Sun that is neither a dominant planet nor originally classified as a comet. • Minor planets can be dwarf planets, asteroids, trojans, centaurs, Kuiper belt objects, and other trans-Neptunian objects.[1] • The first minor planet di ...
... • A minor planet is an astronomical object in direct orbit around the Sun that is neither a dominant planet nor originally classified as a comet. • Minor planets can be dwarf planets, asteroids, trojans, centaurs, Kuiper belt objects, and other trans-Neptunian objects.[1] • The first minor planet di ...
ASTR 101 Deming EXAM II November 18 OFFICE HRS in CSS
... BRING A #2 PENCIL, A PEN AND YOUR STUDENT ID. to the Exam Exam will be same format: 25 multiple choice (50 pts.) and multipart short answer (50 pts.) Suggestions for study: Use the practice exam wisely! Mars—results from spacecraft observations Asteroids—what are they? Where are they? Composition? J ...
... BRING A #2 PENCIL, A PEN AND YOUR STUDENT ID. to the Exam Exam will be same format: 25 multiple choice (50 pts.) and multipart short answer (50 pts.) Suggestions for study: Use the practice exam wisely! Mars—results from spacecraft observations Asteroids—what are they? Where are they? Composition? J ...
Grades 3-4 Lessons - Starry Night Education
... • The animation shows the relative distances and speed of the inner planets. • You may wish to stop the animation on December 31, 2006 to show the appearance of the very bright comet McNaught. Advancing time stepwise until January 24, 2007, shows the comet’s motion around the Sun as well as the chan ...
... • The animation shows the relative distances and speed of the inner planets. • You may wish to stop the animation on December 31, 2006 to show the appearance of the very bright comet McNaught. Advancing time stepwise until January 24, 2007, shows the comet’s motion around the Sun as well as the chan ...
Volume 1 (Issue 3), March 2012
... On the day of the summer solstice (longest day) in late June, Earth’s Northern hemisphere is inclined toward the Sun (Fig 1) and sunlight shines almost straight down at Northern latitudes. At Southern latitudes, sunlight strikes the ground at an angle and spreads out. Similarly on the day of the win ...
... On the day of the summer solstice (longest day) in late June, Earth’s Northern hemisphere is inclined toward the Sun (Fig 1) and sunlight shines almost straight down at Northern latitudes. At Southern latitudes, sunlight strikes the ground at an angle and spreads out. Similarly on the day of the win ...
Chapter 2
... Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, & Neptune Five dwarf planets Pluto, Ceres, Haumea, Makemake, and Eris 240 known satellites (moons), including 162 orbiting the classical planets Millions of comments and asteroids Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud Countless particles and interplanetary ...
... Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, & Neptune Five dwarf planets Pluto, Ceres, Haumea, Makemake, and Eris 240 known satellites (moons), including 162 orbiting the classical planets Millions of comments and asteroids Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud Countless particles and interplanetary ...
Terrestrial Planets` Formation Atmosphere
... Capture and retention of gaseous materials was easier far from Sun, where temperatures were lower. Because of their great masses, Jupiter and to some extent Saturn have kept very nearly same relative proportion of hydrogen and helium to the heavier elements as has the Sun. Uranus and Neptune were ne ...
... Capture and retention of gaseous materials was easier far from Sun, where temperatures were lower. Because of their great masses, Jupiter and to some extent Saturn have kept very nearly same relative proportion of hydrogen and helium to the heavier elements as has the Sun. Uranus and Neptune were ne ...
The Jovian Planets
... • They are composed almost entirely of gas • They do not have solid surfaces like the terrestrial planets Why do we expect planets like this in the outer reaches of the solar system?(LC) ...
... • They are composed almost entirely of gas • They do not have solid surfaces like the terrestrial planets Why do we expect planets like this in the outer reaches of the solar system?(LC) ...
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.