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Astronomy The Universe Stars Our Solar System Orbits Gravity 22 May 2017 1 The Size of the Universe Distance in space is often measured in light years One light year is the distance that light travels in one Earth year Our moon is 1 1/2 light second away Our sun is 8 light minutes away Our closest star (besides the sun) is 4 light years away The universe is thought to be 25 billion light years across! 22 May 2017 2 Origin of the Universe Big bang Approximately 15 billion years ago Started from a single point and has been spreading outward ever since 22 May 2017 3 Raisin bread analogy of an expanding universe 22 May 2017 4 Organization of the Universe Universe Galaxy Cluster Galaxy (ex. Milky Way) Solar System Star (Sun) Planet (Earth) 22 May 2017 5 Galaxies A huge cluster of stars and other matter is called a Galaxy Move Rotate in place (spin) Move away from the center of the universe Have different shapes Spiral, like the Milky Way Globular Ring 22 May 2017 6 Expansion Evidence for Big Bang Electromagnetic Energy - Type of energy given off in the form of transverse waves Different types of electromagnetic energy are distinguished by their different wavelengths 22 May 2017 7 Page 14 of the ESRT 22 May 2017 8 Electromagnetic Spectrum – humans can only see one part of spectrum – visible light 22 May 2017 9 Expansion Evidence Most stars are made of Hydrogen & Helium gas. Elements that emit specific wavelengths within the electromagnetic spectrum. The spectral line pattern can be used to identify the star rather like a fingerprint or bar code. 22 May 2017 10 Red Shift – Blue Shift In 1929, Edwin Hubble observed that spectral lines emitted by stars in distant galaxies were considerably Red shifted. If a galaxy or star were moving toward the earth, the spectral lines would show a blue shift. 22 May 2017 11 22 May 2017 12 Shifting of Wavelengths is called the Doppler Effect • Change in the wavelength of light emitted by an object due to its motion • Movement toward “squeezes” the wavelength • • • Shorter wavelength Light shifted toward the blue end of the spectrum Movement away stretches the wavelength • • 22 May 2017 Longer wavelength Light shifted toward the red end of spectrum 13 22 May 2017 14 RED SHIFT – BLUE SHIFT The greater the degree of shift of the spectral lines, the faster the object is moving away The star light DOES NOT appear red or blue (it still appears as white light from the star) The “bar code” for each element either shifts to the shorter wavelength blue end of the spectrum or to the longer wavelength red end of the spectrum 22 May 2017 15 What is the best inference that can be made concerning the movements of Galaxies A, B, and C? 22 May 2017 16 Hubble Telescope and Deep Space The Hubble Telescope was pointed at an area of “nothing” The next slide is the image Hubble captured. Each bright spot is a galaxy, similar to our own Milky Way 22 May 2017 17 Hubble Deep Space Galaxies 22 May 2017 18 Inferences about our Galaxy Large (as galaxies go): 100,000 ly across Contains several hundred billion stars The Milky Way rotates once every 220 million years That means we are moving at 250 km per second!! 22 May 2017 19 The Milky Way: our galaxy 22 May 2017 20 22 May 2017 21 Our solar system is part of the spiral Milky Way Galaxy 22 May 2017 22 Edge-on view of the Milk Way Galaxy 22 May 2017 23 22 May 2017 24 Elliptical Galaxy 22 May 2017 25 Spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda 22 May 2017 26 Barred Spiral 22 May 2017 27 Our Solar System in the Milky Way: Is located in an arm on the outer edge of the Milky Way We face in to the center of the galaxy in the winter 22 May 2017 This is why the Milky Way is brighter in the winter time 28 Stars Fueled by nuclear fusion When atoms are compressed so hard they “fuse” Creates a tremendous amount of energy Our closest star is the Sun 22 May 2017 29 Stars Stars are born, live and die Classified based on size and temperature What they become in death can be determined by the Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram (H-R Diagram) 22 May 2017 30 22 May 2017 31 Which groups of stars are the BRIGHTEST? 22 May 2017 32 Which group of stars is the HOTTEST? 22 May 2017 33 Which groups of stars are the SMALLEST and DIMMEST? 22 May 2017 34 Our Sun A medium sized star Makes up 99.86% of the Sloar System’s mass! Contains sunspots Storms within the hot gas Appear as black spots that move across the surface Are produced in cycles 22 May 2017 35 22 May 2017 36 22 May 2017 37 22 May 2017 38 Satellites Any object that orbits another object in space is known as a satellite Planets are natural satellites of their stars Moons are natural satellites of their planets We also have artificial satellites which orbit Earth 22 May 2017 39 Our Solar System The Sun is near the center of the Solar System Satellites in the Solar System: Rocky planets Gas giants Like your home planet Solid core surrounded by gas Other stuff 22 May 2017 Asteroids, meteors and comets 40 The Planets: Two kinds Rocky (Terrestrial) Mercury Venus Earth Mars Pluto Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune 22 May 2017 Gas Giants Saturn would float if you could put it in water! 41 22 May 2017 42 The Big “E” Earth is unique Due to abundant liquid water 22 May 2017 Means life as we know it! 43 Home! 22 May 2017 44 Other Natural Satellites Asteroids Chunks of rock and metal that circle the sun Range in size from hundreds of km to mm Most are in a belt between Mars and Jupiter Rarely cross Earth’s orbit May have caused the extinction of dinosaurs 22 May 2017 45 22 May 2017 46 Other Natural Satellites Comets “Dirty snowballs” from outside the solar system Probably provided young Earth’s water “Tail” created by vaporization when they approach the Sun Examples: Halley’s – 76 year orbit (will be back in 2061) Hale-Bopp – was near in 1997 (will be back in ???) 22 May 2017 47 Comet Hale-Bopp 22 May 2017 48 Other Natural Satellites Meteors Small particles pulled into Atmosphere by Earth’s gravity Most burn up in the atmosphere Shooting stars If they reach the Earth’s surface are called meteorites Evidence of meteors: Most is eroded away Meteor Crater in Winslow AZ 22 May 2017 49 22 May 2017 50 Terrestrial Planets – Earth largest solid, smaller, denser 22 May 2017 51 Earth compared to Jovian Planets gaseous, large, low density 22 May 2017 52 All planets compared to Our Sun No longer considered a planet 22 May 2017 53 22 May 2017 54 22 May 2017 55 Kepler’s Three Laws of Planetary Motions 1. 2. 3. Planets’ orbits’ are elliptical in shape A planet will move through equal area of space in an equal amount of time The farther a planet is from the focus, the longer the period of revolution 22 May 2017 56 Kepler’s First Law circle 22 May 2017 The orbits of planets around stars is elliptical ellipse 57 Geometry of Orbits The orbits of planets around their star are elliptical with the star at one focus and the planet’s average mass at the other focus 22 May 2017 58 Geometry of Orbits The major axis is defined by a line that passes through the two foci (plural of focus) 22 May 2017 59 Geometry of Orbits The word eccentricity is used to describe how “out of round” an orbit is Eccentricity can be defined numerically No units are used in describing eccentricity 22 May 2017 60 SHAPE OF ELLIPSES Eccentricity = 0 circle Eccentricity = 0.5 Eccentricity = 1 22 May 2017 line 61 Kepler’s Three Empirical Laws of Planetary Motion 1. The orbital paths of the planets are elliptical, with the Sun at one focus 22 May 2017 62 22 May 2017 63 Kepler’s Three Empirical Laws of Planetary Motion 2. An imaginary line connecting the Sun to any planet sweeps out equal areas in equal time.. Area 1 Area 2 22 May 2017 64 TO THE HUMAN EYE, MOST ORBITS OF PLANETS LOOK LIKE CIRCLES SLIGHTLY ELLIPTICAL SHAPE OF EARTH’S ORBIT CAUSES THE PLANET TO VARY THE DISTANCE TO THE SUN DURING REVOLUTION 147 million kms. 152 million kms. This is the best website for 1st and 2nd laws of Kepler https://solarsystem.colorado.edu/home/lowRes.html 22 May 2017 66 Geometry of Orbits The formula for finding eccentricity is: Eccentricity = Distance between the foci Length of the major axis This formula is found in your ESRTs ***Units must be the same in the numerator and denominator, then the units cancel and eccentricity is expressed without units. 22 May 2017 67 Eccentricity Example The distance between foci of planet beta’s orbit is 3000 km. The length of it’s major axis is 600,000 km. What is the eccentricity of Beta’s orbit? 22 May 2017 68 Eccentricity Example A comet has a major axis with length 12,000,000 km and foci that are 24,000 km apart. What is the eccentricity of the comet’s orbit? Which has a more eccentric orbit, the comet or Beta? 22 May 2017 69 The Force of Gravity Earth’s orbit around the sun has an eccentricity of 0.017 (close to zero) Therefore the distance between the sun and Earth changes very little throughout the year What is the difference in distance between the Earth’s nearest approach and farthest distance from the sun? 22 May 2017 70 Kepler’s Second Law: The Force of Gravity The speed of a planet varies with its distance from the sun The closer to the sun, the faster the planet travels in its revolution around the sun 22 May 2017 71 Equal Area, Equal Time 22 May 2017 72 Kepler’s Third Law in our Solar System Use your ESRT to complete the chart below: Planet Distance from Sun Period of Revolution Mercury Earth Mars Saturn Uranus Pluto 22 May 2017 73 Orbits in our Solar System 22 May 2017 74