Disentangling degenerate solutions from primary transit and
... planets are common; data from the Kepler Mission indicate that more than half of all stars have planets [1]. While planets range in size, encompassing Earth and Jupiter diameters, most planets are the size of Uranus or smaller and terrestrial-sized planets are predicted to orbit one-sixth of all sta ...
... planets are common; data from the Kepler Mission indicate that more than half of all stars have planets [1]. While planets range in size, encompassing Earth and Jupiter diameters, most planets are the size of Uranus or smaller and terrestrial-sized planets are predicted to orbit one-sixth of all sta ...
Comets, vagrants of the universe
... Comets are celestial bodies which have made humans curious, fascinated and fearful over the whole story. Our object of study was defined when the comet Ison was a news as it could be seen from the Earth and its approach towards the sun could disintegrate it. Comets are space rubbish; they are remain ...
... Comets are celestial bodies which have made humans curious, fascinated and fearful over the whole story. Our object of study was defined when the comet Ison was a news as it could be seen from the Earth and its approach towards the sun could disintegrate it. Comets are space rubbish; they are remain ...
Grade 9 Space Review 50KB Nov 18 2009 10:52:00 AM
... 31. The Sun emits not only visible light but also other forms of radiation. List some of these other forms and their effect on living things on Earth. Write your answer in complete sentences. 32. What advice would you give to dedicated sunbathers? Why? Publish your advice in the school newspaper. 33 ...
... 31. The Sun emits not only visible light but also other forms of radiation. List some of these other forms and their effect on living things on Earth. Write your answer in complete sentences. 32. What advice would you give to dedicated sunbathers? Why? Publish your advice in the school newspaper. 33 ...
Chap2-RadialVelocity
... 2.1 Description of orbits (1) Principle: the motion of a single planet in orbit around a star causes the star to undergo a reflex motion around the barycenter (center of mass) defined as where M and a refers to the mass and semi-major axis, respectively. (Notation: subscript p for planet and ★ fo ...
... 2.1 Description of orbits (1) Principle: the motion of a single planet in orbit around a star causes the star to undergo a reflex motion around the barycenter (center of mass) defined as where M and a refers to the mass and semi-major axis, respectively. (Notation: subscript p for planet and ★ fo ...
S STR RO ONO OM MY - Supercharged Science
... The solar system consists of planets and other bodies that orbit the Sun in predictable paths. Our solar system includes rocky terrestrial planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars), gas giants (Jupiter and Saturn), ice giants (Uranus and Neptune), and assorted chunks of ice and dust that make up v ...
... The solar system consists of planets and other bodies that orbit the Sun in predictable paths. Our solar system includes rocky terrestrial planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars), gas giants (Jupiter and Saturn), ice giants (Uranus and Neptune), and assorted chunks of ice and dust that make up v ...
Comprehensive Wide-Band Magnitudes and Albedos for the Planets
... Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope, an SBIG CCD camera containing a cooled Kodak KAF-0400 sensor, and a set of five Generation 2 Astrodon Sloan filters. The observations were scheduled so that the air masses were generally less than 1.5. Reference stars were chosen to be nearby their planets or at least t ...
... Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope, an SBIG CCD camera containing a cooled Kodak KAF-0400 sensor, and a set of five Generation 2 Astrodon Sloan filters. The observations were scheduled so that the air masses were generally less than 1.5. Reference stars were chosen to be nearby their planets or at least t ...
Physics 125 Solar System Astronomy
... • Discuss the answers, and using answers (there could be more than one or zero!) ...
... • Discuss the answers, and using answers (there could be more than one or zero!) ...
Planet formation around stars of various masses: The snow line and
... of radial velocity surveys means that most of the planets are ∼Jupiter mass gas giants in close orbits around Sun-like stars. However, recent discoveries as diverse as icy ∼Neptune-mass planets orbiting M dwarfs (e.g. Rivera et al. 2005), and debris disks around A-type stars (e.g. Rieke et al. 2005) ...
... of radial velocity surveys means that most of the planets are ∼Jupiter mass gas giants in close orbits around Sun-like stars. However, recent discoveries as diverse as icy ∼Neptune-mass planets orbiting M dwarfs (e.g. Rivera et al. 2005), and debris disks around A-type stars (e.g. Rieke et al. 2005) ...
Planet Hunters Education Guide
... the unusual, unlike computers, which will only identify exactly what they have been asked to. This can lead to unexpected discoveries, like in the case of the Galaxy Zoo ‘Green Peas.’ Volunteers were able to identify an entirely new type of galaxy that astronomers didn’t know existed. This galaxy lo ...
... the unusual, unlike computers, which will only identify exactly what they have been asked to. This can lead to unexpected discoveries, like in the case of the Galaxy Zoo ‘Green Peas.’ Volunteers were able to identify an entirely new type of galaxy that astronomers didn’t know existed. This galaxy lo ...
Course Materials - Weber State University
... One of the simplest and yet most confusing astronomical issues is the 'reason for the seasons'. Years ago, a group of film-makers went to a graduation ceremony at Harvard University, and asked students AND FACULTY! what caused the seasons. Clearly, this would not be interesting if they all got it ri ...
... One of the simplest and yet most confusing astronomical issues is the 'reason for the seasons'. Years ago, a group of film-makers went to a graduation ceremony at Harvard University, and asked students AND FACULTY! what caused the seasons. Clearly, this would not be interesting if they all got it ri ...
Science Planet Project-Uranus update final
... • Uranus is named after the ancient Greek deity of the sky Uranus, the father of Cronus (Saturn) and grandfather of Zeus (Jupiter), which in Latin became "Ūranus". It is the only planet whose name is derived from a figure from Greek mythology rather than Roman mythology. ...
... • Uranus is named after the ancient Greek deity of the sky Uranus, the father of Cronus (Saturn) and grandfather of Zeus (Jupiter), which in Latin became "Ūranus". It is the only planet whose name is derived from a figure from Greek mythology rather than Roman mythology. ...
GRAVITY: Observing the Universe in Motion
... with the Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) substantially. An overview of the key experiments that will become possible with GRAVITY is illustrated on the Telescopes and Instrumentation section page (p. 6, lower panel). A unique combination with the VLTI The VLTI is the largest array of 8-me ...
... with the Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) substantially. An overview of the key experiments that will become possible with GRAVITY is illustrated on the Telescopes and Instrumentation section page (p. 6, lower panel). A unique combination with the VLTI The VLTI is the largest array of 8-me ...
Lecture 23: Jupiter Solar System Jupiter`s Orbit
... •There are dozens of moons orbiting Jupiter •The primary, or Galilean, satellites are Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto •Most are in synchronous orbits and are frozen solid •An exception is Io, which has many active volcanoes ...
... •There are dozens of moons orbiting Jupiter •The primary, or Galilean, satellites are Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto •Most are in synchronous orbits and are frozen solid •An exception is Io, which has many active volcanoes ...
Other topics
... Scattered disc objects have high e and perihelion between 33 and 40 AU Centaurs have perihelion within 30 AU – source of Jupiter family comets Classical KBOs have low e and semimajor axes between 37 and 48 AU – future target of New Horizons Copenhagen 2015 (Lecture 3) ...
... Scattered disc objects have high e and perihelion between 33 and 40 AU Centaurs have perihelion within 30 AU – source of Jupiter family comets Classical KBOs have low e and semimajor axes between 37 and 48 AU – future target of New Horizons Copenhagen 2015 (Lecture 3) ...
docx - STAO
... (e.g., the sun, our moon, planets, stars, galaxies), using direct observation, computer simulations, and/or star charts, and record the information using a graphic organizer or other format [PR, AI, C] ...
... (e.g., the sun, our moon, planets, stars, galaxies), using direct observation, computer simulations, and/or star charts, and record the information using a graphic organizer or other format [PR, AI, C] ...
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... 3. Be able to describe the types of radiation that make up the electromagnetic spectrum. 4. Understand why a dense object emits electromagnetic radiation according to its temperature. 5. Know the three temperature scales in common use and the relationships among them. 6. Be able to define blackbody ...
... 3. Be able to describe the types of radiation that make up the electromagnetic spectrum. 4. Understand why a dense object emits electromagnetic radiation according to its temperature. 5. Know the three temperature scales in common use and the relationships among them. 6. Be able to define blackbody ...
Determining the mass loss limit for close
... Aims. We study the possible atmospheric mass loss of 49 known transiting exoplanets around F, G, K, and M-type stars over evolutionary time scales. Furthermore, for stellar wind induced mass loss studies we estimate the position of the pressure balance boundary between Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) an ...
... Aims. We study the possible atmospheric mass loss of 49 known transiting exoplanets around F, G, K, and M-type stars over evolutionary time scales. Furthermore, for stellar wind induced mass loss studies we estimate the position of the pressure balance boundary between Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) an ...
Geometry of light and shadows
... How did these wanderers move among the stars? Mostly, they went in the same direction that the stars went: rising in the east and moving toward the west. But sometimes, they seemed to pause and go backwards with respect to the stars. This backward motion is called "retrograde" motion, to tell it apa ...
... How did these wanderers move among the stars? Mostly, they went in the same direction that the stars went: rising in the east and moving toward the west. But sometimes, they seemed to pause and go backwards with respect to the stars. This backward motion is called "retrograde" motion, to tell it apa ...
the gravitational force
... only by gravity with some spherical astronomical body (such as the earth or the moon). Can we then use the gravitational force law, Rule (A-4), to predict the value of the gravitational acceleration ~g of the particle due to its interaction with the astronomical body? To answer this question, let us ...
... only by gravity with some spherical astronomical body (such as the earth or the moon). Can we then use the gravitational force law, Rule (A-4), to predict the value of the gravitational acceleration ~g of the particle due to its interaction with the astronomical body? To answer this question, let us ...
Direct Detection of Galactic Halo Dark Matter
... is because we assumed that all of the stars are solitary in our estimate of distance. For those that are actually binary, we underestimated the intrinsic luminosity by, at most, a factor of 2 and the distance by a factor of 公2. Therefore, the values of U and V are underestimated by the same factor o ...
... is because we assumed that all of the stars are solitary in our estimate of distance. For those that are actually binary, we underestimated the intrinsic luminosity by, at most, a factor of 2 and the distance by a factor of 公2. Therefore, the values of U and V are underestimated by the same factor o ...
August, 2005 Observer - Fort Bend Astronomy Club
... viewing it with a telescope that tracked or not? Was the moon visible? What phase was it in? Any of the foregoing will make a big difference in the amount of detail you can pick up. How far above the horizon are you viewing the object? An object close or low to the horizon will have less detail than ...
... viewing it with a telescope that tracked or not? Was the moon visible? What phase was it in? Any of the foregoing will make a big difference in the amount of detail you can pick up. How far above the horizon are you viewing the object? An object close or low to the horizon will have less detail than ...
Kepler423b: a half-Jupiter mass planet transiting a very old solar
... We report the spectroscopic confirmation of the Kepler object of interest KOI-183.01 (Kepler-423b), a half-Jupiter mass planet transiting an old solar-like star every 2.7 days. Our analysis is the first to combine the full Kepler photometry (quarters 1-17) with high-precision radial velocity measure ...
... We report the spectroscopic confirmation of the Kepler object of interest KOI-183.01 (Kepler-423b), a half-Jupiter mass planet transiting an old solar-like star every 2.7 days. Our analysis is the first to combine the full Kepler photometry (quarters 1-17) with high-precision radial velocity measure ...
Definition of planet
The definition of planet, since the word was coined by the ancient Greeks, has included within its scope a wide range of celestial bodies. Greek astronomers employed the term asteres planetai (ἀστέρες πλανῆται), ""wandering stars"", for star-like objects which apparently moved over the sky. Over the millennia, the term has included a variety of different objects, from the Sun and the Moon to satellites and asteroids.By the end of the 19th century the word planet, though it had yet to be defined, had become a working term applied only to a small set of objects in the Solar System. After 1992, however, astronomers began to discover many additional objects beyond the orbit of Neptune, as well as hundreds of objects orbiting other stars. These discoveries not only increased the number of potential planets, but also expanded their variety and peculiarity. Some were nearly large enough to be stars, while others were smaller than Earth's moon. These discoveries challenged long-perceived notions of what a planet could be.The issue of a clear definition for planet came to a head in 2005 with the discovery of the trans-Neptunian object Eris, a body more massive than the smallest then-accepted planet, Pluto. In its 2006 response, the International Astronomical Union (IAU), recognised by astronomers as the world body responsible for resolving issues of nomenclature, released its decision on the matter. This definition, which applies only to the Solar System, states that a planet is a body that orbits the Sun, is massive enough for its own gravity to make it round, and has ""cleared its neighbourhood"" of smaller objects around its orbit. Under this new definition, Pluto and the other trans-Neptunian objects do not qualify as planets. The IAU's decision has not resolved all controversies, and while many scientists have accepted the definition, some in the astronomical community have rejected it outright.