PPT-Astronomy Motions of the Stars, the Earth and the Moon.

Stars On a clear night how many stars can you see 2000 3000 Why is that Light Pollution Ancient cultures grouped the stars by location and named them after heroes animals monsters. MISCONCEPTIONS:. A mistaken thought, idea, or notion; a misunderstanding . The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language. The 5-step process of eliciting, identifying, confronting, resolving, and reinforcing mentioned in Dr. . and Astronomy. Historically Speaking.... Without astronomy we would not have timekeeping. . and calendars! . Without astronomy we would not be aware of the worlds, including a whole universe of. planets and stars and galaxies,. Historical Perspective. Observations of Indigenous People. Enabling people to track seasons when dependent on agriculture. The Moon’s cycle of phases. The seven days are named after the Sun, Moon, and five recognized planets in ancient times. Fundamental. . Astrophysics. Definition. . and . purpose. Astronomy. . appeared. a . few. . thousand. . years. . ago. as a . descriptive. . “. science. ” . on. . the. position and . motion. Sky Part II. Depending on the relative sizes and distances of the Sun and a moon, you might see an eclipse like this: . Sun. planet. moon. Solar Eclipses. Or you might see an eclipse like this:. Sun. For today and next class: Please read . Chapter 4. .. Key Points to Understand:. 2 — 3 sentence outline of each person’s contributions. Very rough idea of dates (. ± 50 years). Development of the modern scientific method. Aug. 24 -- 10am class. Turn in HW 1 in the front of the room. If you didn’t get HW 1 on Monday, turn it in on Friday.. If you didn’t get the telescope lab on Monday, pick it up from Johanna.. OUR PLACE IN SPACE. Earth is not special. We do not have any unique place in the Universe. We live on an ordinary rocky planet called Earth, one of nine known planets orbiting an average star called Sun. We are near the edge of a huge collection of stars called the Milky Way Galaxy, which is one galaxy among countless billions of other galaxies spread throughout the observable universe.. Path of the Sun between March 21 and March 22. If no axial tilt, motion of sun horizontal only - at noon every day, sun appears at highest point in the sky (culmination) only drifting slightly east against background of stars - represents Mean Sun that would travel on the celestial equator.. Questions. Q1: The . only . planet that shows . phases apart from Mercury is. ?. [. A]Earth . [. B]Venus . [. C. ] Jupiter . [. D. ] Saturn . [E] The Moon. Q2: Which . among the following is Brightest star? . into Earth’s shadow. b) The Moon has a permanently dark side. c) The Moon is only visible at night. d) The seasons are due to the changing distance between the Earth and. the Sun. e) A light year is a measure of distance. The Earth rotates about its axis and revolves around the sun.. We sometimes talk as though the Earth were fixed and the celestial objects (stars, sun, moon, planets) move around us.. This is based on antiquity and is not true but it is sometimes a good way to look at the situation.. Early Astronomy . Humans have been fascinated by the sky for all time.. Constellations have helped people navigate, tell stories, are the gods that look over humanity.. Constellations are groupings of stars that form images, much like seeing . You only have 60 seconds to answer . each question.. You are allowed to discuss amongst . yourselves as team members. Calculators may be used if needed.. No internet is to be used, therefore the use of cellphones is also prohibited..