PPT-Unit 5 Astronomy

What is everything that exists in every place called The Universe How old is the Universe It is at least 14 billion years old 14000000000 What is the name of the theory that says that the Universe started from a small area that exploded and is still moving outward . For many its hard to know how to respond politely to someone who takes this ancient superstition seriously Yet many wellmeaning people develop an interest in astrology because of its constant play in the media and simply dont have the background in in Astronomy. Rob Fergus. New York University. Overview. Virtually all our knowledge about the universe derived from measurements of photons. Usually as images. Big astronomy project is $50M-200M. But only 1-2% of this on software. Working Group. Report to C 40. IAU General . Asssembly. August 6, 2015. Honolulu, HI. Ken Kellermann. NRAO. Outline. Goals of the HRA WG . 2012-2015 . Triennial Report. Deceased . radio astronomers. Conferences. in . Sri Lanka. (. plus how I ended up here in Campos, RJ, . Brasil. ). Prasanna. . Deshapriya. President. Mathematical & Astronomical Society. University of Colombo. Sri Lanka. http://iya2009sl.blogspot.com. Formerly. “. Arabian astronomy” –. too . limiting . geographically. . Used to be. slighted . coverage –. “. caretakers” for Greek works, esp. . Almagest. Now. . called. . “Islamic astronomy” – lands where Islam was dominant. Astro1010-lee.com. twlee2016@gmail.com. Chapter 6. Chapter 6. Our Living Earth. Our Living Earth. Survey of Astronomy. Astro1010-lee.com. twlee2016@gmail.com. Chapter 6. The interior of the Earth has been determined by studying the transmittal and reflection of Seismic Waves within the Earth. AY 17. 10/19/2011. Outline. What is Multi-messenger astronomy?. Photons. Cosmic Rays. Neutrinos. Gravity-Waves. Sample-Return. Outline. What is Multi-messenger astronomy?. Photons. Cosmic Rays. Neutrinos. Astro1010-lee.com. twlee2016@gmail.com. Chapter 13. Uranus & Neptune. Survey of Astronomy. Astro1010-lee.com. twlee2016@gmail.com. Chapter 13. Uranus was Discovered in 1781 by William Herschel; first planet to be discovered in recorded history.. . Presented by:-. Mohit. . Shashwat. . Ankit. What is X-ray Astronomy?. X ray astronomy is an observational branch of . astronomy. which deals with the study of x ray observation and detection from astronomical objects.. Tomas Gergely. Glen Langston. National Academy of Sciences. Committee on Radio Frequencies. May 29, 2014. Spectrum Management Challenges 2014 - 2015. Spectrum protections and coordination for the new generation of broadband radio astronomy systems. 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.. objects outside the Earth (astronomical objects). Ancient Astronomy. “Ancient” means from . time long past, especially before the end of the Western Roman Empire in 476 A.D.. Many ancient peoples, including in ancient China and India, made detailed observations about the objects in the sky. Astronomy. , derived from the Greek words for . star law. , is the scientific study of all objects beyond our world. . Astronomy is not a “stand-alone” science. . It combines areas from a number of other fields, including mathematics, chemistry, geology, biology and physics. .