ASTRONOMY CURRICULUM Unit 1: Introduction to Astronomy
... ● Formation of the solar system was likely due to the Condensation Theory which follows that the planets were formed from a process of dust condensation, accretion and fragmentation. ● The inner and outer planets are separated by the asteroid belt and among the Terrestrial and Jovian planets, th ...
... ● Formation of the solar system was likely due to the Condensation Theory which follows that the planets were formed from a process of dust condensation, accretion and fragmentation. ● The inner and outer planets are separated by the asteroid belt and among the Terrestrial and Jovian planets, th ...
Binocular Universe: Bikini Bottom
... Binoculars easily show the four Galilean moons orbiting Jupiter. These serve as a fitting tribute to the man who, 400 years ago, solved the thousand-year-old riddle of which orbits which, Earth around the Sun or the Sun around Earth. The fact that Galileo saw what he called four "stars" -- originall ...
... Binoculars easily show the four Galilean moons orbiting Jupiter. These serve as a fitting tribute to the man who, 400 years ago, solved the thousand-year-old riddle of which orbits which, Earth around the Sun or the Sun around Earth. The fact that Galileo saw what he called four "stars" -- originall ...
ASTRONOMY CURRICULUM Unit 1: Introduction to Astronomy
... ● Formation of the solar system was likely due to the Condensation Theory which follows that the planets were formed from a process of dust condensation, accretion and fragmentation. ● The inner and outer planets are separated by the asteroid belt and among the Terrestrial and Jovian planets, there ...
... ● Formation of the solar system was likely due to the Condensation Theory which follows that the planets were formed from a process of dust condensation, accretion and fragmentation. ● The inner and outer planets are separated by the asteroid belt and among the Terrestrial and Jovian planets, there ...
1. In Ptolemy`s geocentric model, the planet`s mo
... Chapter 01: The Copernican Revolution 1. In Ptolemy's geocentric model, the planet's motion along its deferent is all that is needed to understand retrograde motion. 2. Copernicus believed the earth was the center of all celestial motion. 3. According to Copernicus, retrograde motion occurs at oppos ...
... Chapter 01: The Copernican Revolution 1. In Ptolemy's geocentric model, the planet's motion along its deferent is all that is needed to understand retrograde motion. 2. Copernicus believed the earth was the center of all celestial motion. 3. According to Copernicus, retrograde motion occurs at oppos ...
Universe Now - Course Pages of Physics Department
... • The formation theory has to explain currently observed dynamical and physical properties of different objects in the Solar System: – Orbits of the planets are nearly circular and nearly in the equatorial plane of the Sun (but not exactly!). – The planets are orbiting in the same direction (also t ...
... • The formation theory has to explain currently observed dynamical and physical properties of different objects in the Solar System: – Orbits of the planets are nearly circular and nearly in the equatorial plane of the Sun (but not exactly!). – The planets are orbiting in the same direction (also t ...
Lesson 29
... There is much information to learn about the planets. It takes Earth one year, 365 days, to complete one orbit around the sun. The planet Mercury takes only 88 days to orbit the sun, since it is closest to the sun; but Pluto takes 248 years. Pluto and Neptune are the coldest planets with temperature ...
... There is much information to learn about the planets. It takes Earth one year, 365 days, to complete one orbit around the sun. The planet Mercury takes only 88 days to orbit the sun, since it is closest to the sun; but Pluto takes 248 years. Pluto and Neptune are the coldest planets with temperature ...
Solar System Trading Cards Venus Physical
... wanted to name Uranus Georgium Sidus (George’s star) after King George III. Other astronomers wanted to name it Herschel, but they decided to go with a mythological name like Jupiter and Saturn. Uranus’s poles are left and right, unlike the planets (up and down), because of its magnetic field causin ...
... wanted to name Uranus Georgium Sidus (George’s star) after King George III. Other astronomers wanted to name it Herschel, but they decided to go with a mythological name like Jupiter and Saturn. Uranus’s poles are left and right, unlike the planets (up and down), because of its magnetic field causin ...
Venus Project1
... • “The geologic history of Venus has been a long History” • Pythagoras in the 6th century B.C. discovered Venus. ...
... • “The geologic history of Venus has been a long History” • Pythagoras in the 6th century B.C. discovered Venus. ...
Glossary Annual Motion – the Earth`s orbital motion around the sun
... Equinox – the two days in which the day on earth is equally divided between 12hrs of sunlight and darkness, caused as the sun passes the celestial equator at one of two points – on or around the 21st of March and 23rd of September Galaxy – a spiral island of stars in space – our galaxy is called th ...
... Equinox – the two days in which the day on earth is equally divided between 12hrs of sunlight and darkness, caused as the sun passes the celestial equator at one of two points – on or around the 21st of March and 23rd of September Galaxy – a spiral island of stars in space – our galaxy is called th ...
Solar System Distance Model - www .alexandria .k12 .mn .us
... Background info: Instead of the actual mileage to each planet, scientists came up another way of expressing distances in the solar system, the astronomical unit. One A.U. is the distance that Earth is from the Sun (93 million miles). All other planetary distances are fractions or multiples of Earth’ ...
... Background info: Instead of the actual mileage to each planet, scientists came up another way of expressing distances in the solar system, the astronomical unit. One A.U. is the distance that Earth is from the Sun (93 million miles). All other planetary distances are fractions or multiples of Earth’ ...
Table of contents Overview of the Solar System
... atmosphere. During the winter, this frost can spread from the poles to halfway to the equator, which is a huge difference compared to where it used to be. Mars is much colder than our planet, and this is due to its bigger distance from the Sun. the average temperature is around -60 degrees Celsius, ...
... atmosphere. During the winter, this frost can spread from the poles to halfway to the equator, which is a huge difference compared to where it used to be. Mars is much colder than our planet, and this is due to its bigger distance from the Sun. the average temperature is around -60 degrees Celsius, ...
Lecture 3 - Concord University
... Q: what do we learn from the simple fact that the angles differ? opace off distance s ∼ 800 km geometry: s/R = θ radians = 2π(7◦/360◦) ⇒ R ∼ 6700 km: close! oMoon, Sun, planets, stars fixed on spheres which move in uniform circular motion ...
... Q: what do we learn from the simple fact that the angles differ? opace off distance s ∼ 800 km geometry: s/R = θ radians = 2π(7◦/360◦) ⇒ R ∼ 6700 km: close! oMoon, Sun, planets, stars fixed on spheres which move in uniform circular motion ...
The booklet - Cosmos
... atmosphere. During the winter, this frost can spread from the poles to halfway to the equator, which is a huge difference compared to where it used to be. Mars is much colder than our planet, and this is due to its bigger distance from the Sun. the average temperature is around -60 degrees Celsius, ...
... atmosphere. During the winter, this frost can spread from the poles to halfway to the equator, which is a huge difference compared to where it used to be. Mars is much colder than our planet, and this is due to its bigger distance from the Sun. the average temperature is around -60 degrees Celsius, ...
Astronomy Notes
... The Sun is a yellow dwarf star (middle size, middle heat) The sun is travelling at 220 km per second It takes 8 minutes for light to reach Earth from the Sun Earth’s distance from the sun is 150 million km. The sun rotates in the opposite direction to Earth (west to east) Temperatures in ...
... The Sun is a yellow dwarf star (middle size, middle heat) The sun is travelling at 220 km per second It takes 8 minutes for light to reach Earth from the Sun Earth’s distance from the sun is 150 million km. The sun rotates in the opposite direction to Earth (west to east) Temperatures in ...
Lesson 6 Slides
... The long axis of the ellipse is called the major axis, while the short axis is called the minor axis (adjacent figure). Half of the major axis is termed a semimajor axis. ...
... The long axis of the ellipse is called the major axis, while the short axis is called the minor axis (adjacent figure). Half of the major axis is termed a semimajor axis. ...
Jupiter
... Jupiter was believed by Mesopotamians to be a wandering star placed in the heavens by a god to watch over the night sky. In 1610, Galileo Galilei used a 20x telescope to observe three "stars" around Jupiter. Over several nights he observed these "stars," but each night they were in different positio ...
... Jupiter was believed by Mesopotamians to be a wandering star placed in the heavens by a god to watch over the night sky. In 1610, Galileo Galilei used a 20x telescope to observe three "stars" around Jupiter. Over several nights he observed these "stars," but each night they were in different positio ...
Name TEST Date ______ Space Test Review Write the sentence to
... 10. Fill in the number of …. a) days in a lunar month _____~30__(29.5)_____ b) days it takes to go from a new moon to a full moon __~15___ c) hours it takes for the earth to make one full rotation _24___ d) days it takes for the earth to make one full revolution of the sun ____365____ 11. Define the ...
... 10. Fill in the number of …. a) days in a lunar month _____~30__(29.5)_____ b) days it takes to go from a new moon to a full moon __~15___ c) hours it takes for the earth to make one full rotation _24___ d) days it takes for the earth to make one full revolution of the sun ____365____ 11. Define the ...
Planets in different environments
... (Cochran et al. 2002, Guenther 2005). Then a planet of eTau found (Sato et al. 2007), and a hot Jupiter (Quinn et al. 2013). M67 (3.2-5 Gyrs, 1400 Msun): 3 planet found --> Frequency of hot Jupiters: 2+3.01.5 %, consistent with solar neighbourhood (Brucalassi et al. 2014) NGC6791(3.5 Gyrs), NGC ...
... (Cochran et al. 2002, Guenther 2005). Then a planet of eTau found (Sato et al. 2007), and a hot Jupiter (Quinn et al. 2013). M67 (3.2-5 Gyrs, 1400 Msun): 3 planet found --> Frequency of hot Jupiters: 2+3.01.5 %, consistent with solar neighbourhood (Brucalassi et al. 2014) NGC6791(3.5 Gyrs), NGC ...
04_Home_Science3 (04_Home_Science3)
... 7. A star's surface temperature is indicated by its A. brightness. B. color. C. distance. D. mass. ...
... 7. A star's surface temperature is indicated by its A. brightness. B. color. C. distance. D. mass. ...
Understanding the Outer Planets and Planetary Atmospheres
... Planetary science focuses on many aspects of Solar System objects, from their deep interiors to the distant influences of a planet’s gravitational or magnetic field far from the planet’s surface. LASP planetary scientists study data from ground, telescope, and space-based instruments to understand t ...
... Planetary science focuses on many aspects of Solar System objects, from their deep interiors to the distant influences of a planet’s gravitational or magnetic field far from the planet’s surface. LASP planetary scientists study data from ground, telescope, and space-based instruments to understand t ...
The Solar System Section 2 The Inner Planets, continued
... The Inner Planets, continued • Earth has ideal conditions for living creatures. – Earth is the only planet known to harbor life. • hydrosphere: the portion of Earth that is water • The atmosphere protects Earth from radiation. – Earth’s atmosphere is 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and 1% carbon dioxide a ...
... The Inner Planets, continued • Earth has ideal conditions for living creatures. – Earth is the only planet known to harbor life. • hydrosphere: the portion of Earth that is water • The atmosphere protects Earth from radiation. – Earth’s atmosphere is 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and 1% carbon dioxide a ...
Basics of Atmospheres and their Formation
... still… • The Oort Cloud of comets • Inferred from the observed orbits of comets which have their farthest points vastly farther away than Pluto. • About ½ light year from the sun – pretty much at the theoretical limit that objects can remain gravitationally bound to the sun for 5 billion years witho ...
... still… • The Oort Cloud of comets • Inferred from the observed orbits of comets which have their farthest points vastly farther away than Pluto. • About ½ light year from the sun – pretty much at the theoretical limit that objects can remain gravitationally bound to the sun for 5 billion years witho ...
Kepler 186f - Forum Skylive
... Since 2012, the SETI Institute’s Allen Telescope Array in northern California, near Mt. Lassen, has been observing all reported Kepler candidate exoplanets in search of signals from extraterrestrial technological civilizations. This search is looking for patterns in frequency and time that could ind ...
... Since 2012, the SETI Institute’s Allen Telescope Array in northern California, near Mt. Lassen, has been observing all reported Kepler candidate exoplanets in search of signals from extraterrestrial technological civilizations. This search is looking for patterns in frequency and time that could ind ...
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.