Observing Uranus and its satellites (2006
... In contrast to Jupiter and Saturn the planet Uranus is rather featureless. NASA Voyager 2 spacecraft flew close to Uranus in 1986 and revealed some banding and white clouds in the Uranian atmosphere. Also the Hubble space telescope has revealed bands and spots on the distant planet (Fig. 2). ...
... In contrast to Jupiter and Saturn the planet Uranus is rather featureless. NASA Voyager 2 spacecraft flew close to Uranus in 1986 and revealed some banding and white clouds in the Uranian atmosphere. Also the Hubble space telescope has revealed bands and spots on the distant planet (Fig. 2). ...
Regents Earth Science Curriculum
... Working Effectively — contributing to the work of a brainstorming group, laboratory, partnership, cooperative learning group, or project team; planning procedures; identifying and managing responsibilities of team members; and staying on task, whether working alone or as part of group. Gathering and ...
... Working Effectively — contributing to the work of a brainstorming group, laboratory, partnership, cooperative learning group, or project team; planning procedures; identifying and managing responsibilities of team members; and staying on task, whether working alone or as part of group. Gathering and ...
Neptune is the eighth planet from the Sun and the fourth largest (by
... predicted by Adams and Le Verrier from calculations based on the observed positions of Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus. An international dispute arose between the English and French (though not, apparently between Adams and Le Verrier personally) over priority and the right to name the new planet; they a ...
... predicted by Adams and Le Verrier from calculations based on the observed positions of Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus. An international dispute arose between the English and French (though not, apparently between Adams and Le Verrier personally) over priority and the right to name the new planet; they a ...
Planet Hunters Education Guide
... pose for a snapshot, or asking a galaxy to tilt a little to the left! Computers fail to identify them correctly, yet most humans can identify a zebra, even if only half the animal is visible in a poorly lit image. Many citizen science projects depend on the ability of volunteers to recognize pattern ...
... pose for a snapshot, or asking a galaxy to tilt a little to the left! Computers fail to identify them correctly, yet most humans can identify a zebra, even if only half the animal is visible in a poorly lit image. Many citizen science projects depend on the ability of volunteers to recognize pattern ...
asteroid wise - Lawrence Hall of Science
... a kilometer across. It was created about 30,000 years ago by a rocky object about 30 meters in diameter traveling at 40,000 miles per hour. The impact had an explosive energy equivalent to over a million tons of TNT. It is 1/100 the size of the crater in Chixulub, Mexico. Source: Yerkes Observatory. ...
... a kilometer across. It was created about 30,000 years ago by a rocky object about 30 meters in diameter traveling at 40,000 miles per hour. The impact had an explosive energy equivalent to over a million tons of TNT. It is 1/100 the size of the crater in Chixulub, Mexico. Source: Yerkes Observatory. ...
We Are Made of Stardust
... elementary. But because the story and the values teachings are also so important for lower elementary, I suggest that children be exposed to it in combined age groups of 1st through 6th grade. Ideally, each child would first be exposed to it in early primary school, in which case they would mostly b ...
... elementary. But because the story and the values teachings are also so important for lower elementary, I suggest that children be exposed to it in combined age groups of 1st through 6th grade. Ideally, each child would first be exposed to it in early primary school, in which case they would mostly b ...
The Norman Lockyer plate archive collection
... > in helping to save many of Lockyer's spectral plates at Norman > Lockyer Observatory. It is good to hear from you, and to know that the NLO is flourishing. My involvement with the NLO really came through the IAU Task Force for the Preservation and Digitization of Photographic Plates, a group of ab ...
... > in helping to save many of Lockyer's spectral plates at Norman > Lockyer Observatory. It is good to hear from you, and to know that the NLO is flourishing. My involvement with the NLO really came through the IAU Task Force for the Preservation and Digitization of Photographic Plates, a group of ab ...
Who Built the Moon?
... through the plane of the ecliptic and the Sun’s light is blocked by the Moon. These points of intersection happen twice for each lunar orbit and are known as ‘nodes’. These nodes appear to move slowly around the background stars giving the impression of moving backwards through the calendar occurrin ...
... through the plane of the ecliptic and the Sun’s light is blocked by the Moon. These points of intersection happen twice for each lunar orbit and are known as ‘nodes’. These nodes appear to move slowly around the background stars giving the impression of moving backwards through the calendar occurrin ...
WAS THE SUN BORN IN A MASSIVE CLUSTER?
... A number of authors have argued that the Sun must have been born in a cluster of no more than several thousand stars, on the basis that, in a larger cluster, close encounters between the Sun and other stars would have truncated the outer solar system or excited the outer planets into eccentric orbit ...
... A number of authors have argued that the Sun must have been born in a cluster of no more than several thousand stars, on the basis that, in a larger cluster, close encounters between the Sun and other stars would have truncated the outer solar system or excited the outer planets into eccentric orbit ...
Seeing Saturn Cart
... any detail of Saturn's atmospheric circulation could be studied. Saturn also exhibits long-lived oval and other features common on Jupiter. In 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope observed an enormous white cloud near Saturn's equator which was not present during the Voyager encounters; in 1994 another, ...
... any detail of Saturn's atmospheric circulation could be studied. Saturn also exhibits long-lived oval and other features common on Jupiter. In 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope observed an enormous white cloud near Saturn's equator which was not present during the Voyager encounters; in 1994 another, ...
Obliquity Variability of a Potentially Habitable Early Venus
... fact, Abe et al. (2011) suggest that the real Venus may have been habitable as recently as 1 Gyr ago, provided that its initial water content was small [as might result from impactdriven desiccation, as per Kurosawa (2015), or because the planet is located well interior to the ice line]. In this wor ...
... fact, Abe et al. (2011) suggest that the real Venus may have been habitable as recently as 1 Gyr ago, provided that its initial water content was small [as might result from impactdriven desiccation, as per Kurosawa (2015), or because the planet is located well interior to the ice line]. In this wor ...
Using a Sextant Altitude The Concept Celestial Navigation Position
... minutes and seconds of the sight. For a Sun sight taken at exactly 30 minutes past the hour, the increment value would be 7° 30’.0, On the left hand side of the Increments page for the appropriate minutes, there is the correction to apply based on the tabulated “v” value for the body. The “v” correc ...
... minutes and seconds of the sight. For a Sun sight taken at exactly 30 minutes past the hour, the increment value would be 7° 30’.0, On the left hand side of the Increments page for the appropriate minutes, there is the correction to apply based on the tabulated “v” value for the body. The “v” correc ...
The populations of comet-like bodies in the Solar system
... an orbital period in excess of 350 yr, and also by recent discoveries such as asteroid 2002 RP120 with a period of about 420 yr. Centaurs are conventionally defined as asteroids or cometary nuclei circulating largely between the orbits of Jupiter and Neptune and usually crossing the orbit of at leas ...
... an orbital period in excess of 350 yr, and also by recent discoveries such as asteroid 2002 RP120 with a period of about 420 yr. Centaurs are conventionally defined as asteroids or cometary nuclei circulating largely between the orbits of Jupiter and Neptune and usually crossing the orbit of at leas ...
Parallax
... nearby stars. This provides the basis for all other distance measurements in astronomy, the cosmic distance ladder. Here, the term "parallax" is the angle or semi-angle of inclination between two sightlines to the star. Parallax also affects optical instruments such as binoculars, microscopes, and t ...
... nearby stars. This provides the basis for all other distance measurements in astronomy, the cosmic distance ladder. Here, the term "parallax" is the angle or semi-angle of inclination between two sightlines to the star. Parallax also affects optical instruments such as binoculars, microscopes, and t ...
A Cantorian Superfluid Vortex and the Quantization of Planetary
... Nozieres & Pines 1990, Volovik 2000b, 2000c). In principle, the notion of Cantorian Superfluid Vortex suggests that there is a tendency in nature, particularly at the astronomical level scale, to produce mini vortices within the bigger vortices ad infinitum. Though some parts of the proposed theory ...
... Nozieres & Pines 1990, Volovik 2000b, 2000c). In principle, the notion of Cantorian Superfluid Vortex suggests that there is a tendency in nature, particularly at the astronomical level scale, to produce mini vortices within the bigger vortices ad infinitum. Though some parts of the proposed theory ...
Pebble Accretion and the Diversity of Planetary Systems
... Dodson-Robinson et al. 2009). This, combined with the greater gravitational reach of bodies far from the Sun, should allow solid protoplanets to grow larger in the outer Solar System, so that they can accrete massive gaseous envelopes, given enough time (Lissauer 1987; Pollack et al. 1996). However, ...
... Dodson-Robinson et al. 2009). This, combined with the greater gravitational reach of bodies far from the Sun, should allow solid protoplanets to grow larger in the outer Solar System, so that they can accrete massive gaseous envelopes, given enough time (Lissauer 1987; Pollack et al. 1996). However, ...
Preview Sample 1
... Chapter 2: The Language of Science b. Bode’s Law still applies, but now we need to rethink our conceptions of what planets are c. Bode’s Law cannot apply, since there are no planets at 2.8 AU from the Sun d. Bode’s Law never applied in the first place Ans: b 27. In the 1840’s, some astronomers note ...
... Chapter 2: The Language of Science b. Bode’s Law still applies, but now we need to rethink our conceptions of what planets are c. Bode’s Law cannot apply, since there are no planets at 2.8 AU from the Sun d. Bode’s Law never applied in the first place Ans: b 27. In the 1840’s, some astronomers note ...
Colloquial Jakartan Indonesian
... 6 Archaeological evidence comes from identification of probable solar observation sites on, for instance, Mangareva and Easter Island (Åkerblom 1968:17). 7 Kane and Kanaloa were important gods in the Hawaiian pantheon, Kane being associated with light, Kanaloa with darkness (Makemson 1941:21). 8 Thr ...
... 6 Archaeological evidence comes from identification of probable solar observation sites on, for instance, Mangareva and Easter Island (Åkerblom 1968:17). 7 Kane and Kanaloa were important gods in the Hawaiian pantheon, Kane being associated with light, Kanaloa with darkness (Makemson 1941:21). 8 Thr ...
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.