Project Medley Topics
... how we observe and characterize their properties, and the different stages of their lives. It should contain good factual information and must be at least 10 pages long. Be sure to state ahead of time the age group you plan to write for. If you choose not to keep the book, your TA will be donating t ...
... how we observe and characterize their properties, and the different stages of their lives. It should contain good factual information and must be at least 10 pages long. Be sure to state ahead of time the age group you plan to write for. If you choose not to keep the book, your TA will be donating t ...
Jovian Planets
... Methane on Uranus and Neptune • Methane gas on Neptune and Uranus absorbs red light but ...
... Methane on Uranus and Neptune • Methane gas on Neptune and Uranus absorbs red light but ...
Earth/Space Science FINAL Review/Study Guide: Gardana DUE
... 4.) What are some similarities and differences between inner planets? 5.) What planetary features allow Earth to sustain life? 6.) How do the outer planets differ from terrestrial planets? 7.) How do the characteristics of the outer planets compare to one another? 8.) Why is Pluto considered a d ...
... 4.) What are some similarities and differences between inner planets? 5.) What planetary features allow Earth to sustain life? 6.) How do the outer planets differ from terrestrial planets? 7.) How do the characteristics of the outer planets compare to one another? 8.) Why is Pluto considered a d ...
Voyager 2
... During 1977 occultation of Uranus, astronomers try to determine the precise radius of Uranus and Atomsphere the star “blinked” several times! Neptune’s ring was discovered from stellar occultation also. ...
... During 1977 occultation of Uranus, astronomers try to determine the precise radius of Uranus and Atomsphere the star “blinked” several times! Neptune’s ring was discovered from stellar occultation also. ...
Uranus - Rackspace
... • The planet's most extraordinary feature is the tilt of its rotational axis, which is almost perpendicular to the plane of the eclipitc, which means that it alternately has its north pole and its south pole turned towards the sun. ...
... • The planet's most extraordinary feature is the tilt of its rotational axis, which is almost perpendicular to the plane of the eclipitc, which means that it alternately has its north pole and its south pole turned towards the sun. ...
Comets
... 1. What are the characteristics of comets? Like a dirty snowball. Nucleus – center solid part of the comet Coma – fuzzy cloud of vaporized gases around the nucleus Tail – stream of dust and gases; always points away from sun 2. Where are most asteroids found? Between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter i ...
... 1. What are the characteristics of comets? Like a dirty snowball. Nucleus – center solid part of the comet Coma – fuzzy cloud of vaporized gases around the nucleus Tail – stream of dust and gases; always points away from sun 2. Where are most asteroids found? Between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter i ...
Pluto Moons exhibit Orbital Angular Momentum Quantization per Mass
... assumes that after tens of millions of years that the orbiting body is at or near its QCM equilibrium orbital radius r and that the orbital eccentricity is low so that our nearly circular orbit approximation leading to these particular equations holds true. For the Pluto system, Hydra has the larges ...
... assumes that after tens of millions of years that the orbiting body is at or near its QCM equilibrium orbital radius r and that the orbital eccentricity is low so that our nearly circular orbit approximation leading to these particular equations holds true. For the Pluto system, Hydra has the larges ...
satellite formation : spreading of rings beyond the roche radius
... and are then surrounded by a circum-planetary disc. It is generally thought that their satellites form inside this disc, like a miniature Solar System, although the delivery and growth of solids are different (e.g. Canup & Ward 2002, 2006; Sasaki et al. 2010; Mosqueira & Estrada 2003a,b). However, t ...
... and are then surrounded by a circum-planetary disc. It is generally thought that their satellites form inside this disc, like a miniature Solar System, although the delivery and growth of solids are different (e.g. Canup & Ward 2002, 2006; Sasaki et al. 2010; Mosqueira & Estrada 2003a,b). However, t ...
December 15th 2016 - Newcastle Astronomical Society
... • The shower owes its name to the now defunct constellation Quadrans Muralis. The constellation was left off a list of constellations drawn out by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1922, but because the shower had already been named after Quadrans Muralis, its name was not changed. The Q ...
... • The shower owes its name to the now defunct constellation Quadrans Muralis. The constellation was left off a list of constellations drawn out by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1922, but because the shower had already been named after Quadrans Muralis, its name was not changed. The Q ...
Extreme Optics and the Search for Earth-Like Planets
... These supports partly obstruct the entrance pupil and therefore change the diffraction pattern. In this case, the result is bright diffraction “spikes”. Diffraction spikes are not particularly useful for high contrast imagining, but it is possible to imagine other entrance pupil shapes that might ha ...
... These supports partly obstruct the entrance pupil and therefore change the diffraction pattern. In this case, the result is bright diffraction “spikes”. Diffraction spikes are not particularly useful for high contrast imagining, but it is possible to imagine other entrance pupil shapes that might ha ...
The Story of Planet Building
... Task: Create a book that illustrates the story of how our solar system formed. Guidelines & Expectations ___/2 pts.-Title page that includes a title and your name ___/2 pts.- Minimum of 8 pages ___/6 pts.- Book is in correct chronological order ___/6 pts.- All significant steps in the formation of t ...
... Task: Create a book that illustrates the story of how our solar system formed. Guidelines & Expectations ___/2 pts.-Title page that includes a title and your name ___/2 pts.- Minimum of 8 pages ___/6 pts.- Book is in correct chronological order ___/6 pts.- All significant steps in the formation of t ...
Chap1-Introduction - Groupe d`astrophysique de UdeM
... >50% of solar-type stars harbor at least one planet of any mass and with period up to 100 days. The frequency of gas giants is strongly correlated with the host star metallicity. • No such correlation for low-mass (< 15 ME) planets. The mass distribution of Super-Earths and Neptune-mass planet ...
... >50% of solar-type stars harbor at least one planet of any mass and with period up to 100 days. The frequency of gas giants is strongly correlated with the host star metallicity. • No such correlation for low-mass (< 15 ME) planets. The mass distribution of Super-Earths and Neptune-mass planet ...
problems - Villanova University
... with it. Learn and explain how the table is organized. Where are the atomic and mass numbers given? What other information is given? 24. How much would a 70-kg person weigh on the Moon, on Jupiter and on the Sun (if he could stand on the latter two)? Look up the masses and radii of these three celes ...
... with it. Learn and explain how the table is organized. Where are the atomic and mass numbers given? What other information is given? 24. How much would a 70-kg person weigh on the Moon, on Jupiter and on the Sun (if he could stand on the latter two)? Look up the masses and radii of these three celes ...
Slide 1
... From a time when the Universe wasn’t cold and dark…it was a firestorm of radiation and elementary particles which these later form the planets & galaxies As the Universe was stretched through expansion… so were the wavelengths of the light from the explosion…currently is has stretched to the size of ...
... From a time when the Universe wasn’t cold and dark…it was a firestorm of radiation and elementary particles which these later form the planets & galaxies As the Universe was stretched through expansion… so were the wavelengths of the light from the explosion…currently is has stretched to the size of ...
ppt document
... The moon also moves along a path very close to the one the sun moves on (the ecliptic). It makes a complete cycle around the path through the constellations of the zodiac once a month (rather than once a year like the sun). It also moves East along its path through the stars (but moves West through ...
... The moon also moves along a path very close to the one the sun moves on (the ecliptic). It makes a complete cycle around the path through the constellations of the zodiac once a month (rather than once a year like the sun). It also moves East along its path through the stars (but moves West through ...
Astronomy
... b. Plan and participate in a three-hour observation session that includes using binoculars or a telescope. List the celestial objects you want to observe, and find each on a star chart or in a guidebook. _________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ...
... b. Plan and participate in a three-hour observation session that includes using binoculars or a telescope. List the celestial objects you want to observe, and find each on a star chart or in a guidebook. _________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ...
ph507rev1
... parallax accuracy to 0.001” within a few years. Before 1990, fewer than 10,000 stellar parallaxes had been measured (and only 500 known well), but there are about 1012 stars in our Galaxy. Space observations made by the European Space Agency with the Hipparcos mission (1989-1993) accurately determin ...
... parallax accuracy to 0.001” within a few years. Before 1990, fewer than 10,000 stellar parallaxes had been measured (and only 500 known well), but there are about 1012 stars in our Galaxy. Space observations made by the European Space Agency with the Hipparcos mission (1989-1993) accurately determin ...
ppt
... Formation of planets begins from dust grains which merge to form ever larger systems and so on (up to plantesimals) Planets form in “disks within disks” and gain satellites in this process Planetary differentiation means that they should have rocky cores with volatile gases being outgassed Protostar ...
... Formation of planets begins from dust grains which merge to form ever larger systems and so on (up to plantesimals) Planets form in “disks within disks” and gain satellites in this process Planetary differentiation means that they should have rocky cores with volatile gases being outgassed Protostar ...
Jupiter and Saturn Guiding Questions Long orbital periods of Jupiter
... • As of early 2004, Saturn has a total of 31 known satellites • In addition to Titan, six moderate-sized moons circle Saturn in regular orbits: Mimas, Enceladus, Tethys, Dione, Rhea, and Iapetus • They are probably composed largely of ice, but their surface features and histories vary significantly ...
... • As of early 2004, Saturn has a total of 31 known satellites • In addition to Titan, six moderate-sized moons circle Saturn in regular orbits: Mimas, Enceladus, Tethys, Dione, Rhea, and Iapetus • They are probably composed largely of ice, but their surface features and histories vary significantly ...
Chapter 9 - Astronomy
... 5. The red spot is a storm system of rising high-pressure gas whose cloud tops are colder and about 8 km higher than the surrounding regions. It rotates counterclockwise with a period of 6 days. 6. The banded appearance of Jupiter is due to its differential rotation. The standard interpretation of t ...
... 5. The red spot is a storm system of rising high-pressure gas whose cloud tops are colder and about 8 km higher than the surrounding regions. It rotates counterclockwise with a period of 6 days. 6. The banded appearance of Jupiter is due to its differential rotation. The standard interpretation of t ...
1 Marsbugs: The Electronic Astrobiology Newsletter, Volume 12
... According to Ford's colleague, Frederic A. Rasio, associate professor of physics and astronomy at Northwestern, "Our results show that a simple mechanism, often called 'planet-planet scattering'—a sort of slingshot effect due to the sudden gravitational pull between two planets when they come very n ...
... According to Ford's colleague, Frederic A. Rasio, associate professor of physics and astronomy at Northwestern, "Our results show that a simple mechanism, often called 'planet-planet scattering'—a sort of slingshot effect due to the sudden gravitational pull between two planets when they come very n ...
Apparent size (apparent diameter)
... Doppler effect: is a change in the wavelength of energy (shorter or longer) caused by the direction of that energy with respect to the observer. If the source of energy is moving away the wavelength gets longer. If the source of the energy is moving closer the wavelength gets shorter. Evidence f ...
... Doppler effect: is a change in the wavelength of energy (shorter or longer) caused by the direction of that energy with respect to the observer. If the source of energy is moving away the wavelength gets longer. If the source of the energy is moving closer the wavelength gets shorter. Evidence f ...
Jupiter (a.k.a. "Jove") was the King of the Roman Gods and the
... Jupiter (a.k.a. "Jove") was the King of the Roman Gods and the patron of the Roman state. To the ancient Greeks, he was known as Zeus, ruler of the Greek Gods and Mount Olympus. This is the symbol for Jupiter: Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and by far the largest of all nine planets. Jupit ...
... Jupiter (a.k.a. "Jove") was the King of the Roman Gods and the patron of the Roman state. To the ancient Greeks, he was known as Zeus, ruler of the Greek Gods and Mount Olympus. This is the symbol for Jupiter: Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and by far the largest of all nine planets. Jupit ...
The Color of Plants on Other Worlds
... nature. Photosynthetic pigments such as chlorophyll are not isolated molecules. They operate in a network like an array of antennas, each tuned to pick out photons of particular wavelengths. Chlorophyll preferentially absorbs red and blue light, and carotenoid pigments (which produce the vibrant red ...
... nature. Photosynthetic pigments such as chlorophyll are not isolated molecules. They operate in a network like an array of antennas, each tuned to pick out photons of particular wavelengths. Chlorophyll preferentially absorbs red and blue light, and carotenoid pigments (which produce the vibrant red ...
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.