PPT-Solar Storms and Aurora’s on Earth

AURORAS Northern lights Aurora Borealis Northwest Territories Canada MENOMINEE MI OCT 112001 FINLAND OCT 1 2001 Aurora over Lake Superior UP AURORA BOREALIS Michiga n So whats the relationship. Szydagis. 04.13.2015. 1. / 14. NASA/STEREO/SDO/GSFC. 1. How do we know that the sun is a star (and bonus: when and how did we learn this in history? . Note. I mentioned this in class, but it was a long time ago). Sunrise . from space over the South China Sea. An astronaut would see something like this; clearly defined bands of color through the atmosphere as the sun rises. High-peaking cumulus clouds, topping out in anvil-head cirrus can be seen as black shadows against the sunlit horizon. The brightness of the colors in the atmosphere in this photograph is due to the amount of dust in the atmosphere. More dust is found in near the equator. There are various sources for such upper level dust. Many dust storms in Africa and ash clouds from major volcanic eruptions are two reasons. . Kiefer. Geol 495/ Hans-Peter Plag. Spring 2011. University of Nevada, Reno. Brief Introduction to Geomagnetic Phenomena: . Relationship to Geodesy and Modern Infrastructure. Properties of lodestone (magnetite) were known to ancient Greeks and Chinese. Ch 27. Questions??. What are some theories about how our solar system began?. The Nebular Hypothesis. solar nebular. a rotating cloud of gas and dust from which the sun and planets formed. In 1796, French mathematician . 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. Remote Sensing – Data collected from aerial photography and satellite imagery.. GPS – Global Positioning System – System of satellites & receivers to plot location.. GIS – Geographic Information System - System to manipulate & display spatial data.. Extreme Space . Weather Disturbances . Emilia Kilpua. University of Helsinki. (emilia.kilpua@helsinki.fi. . @. EmiliaKilpua. ). Key solar wind parameters. magnetic field magnitude and direction. density . Extreme Space . Weather Disturbances . Emilia Kilpua. University of Helsinki. (emilia.kilpua@helsinki.fi. . @. EmiliaKilpua. ). Key solar wind parameters. magnetic field magnitude and direction. density . The Solar System. Sun, planets, moons, comets, asteroids, meteoroids.. Sun at the center.. Eight planets, thousands of asteroids, and millions of comets and meteoroids orbit the sun.. Dozens of moons orbit the planets.. DAY 1. Objective. I can explain how the universe formed and the laws governing it. . What is Astronomy?. The science that studies the universe that deals with:. Properties of objects in space. Laws under which the universe operates. To the Student. What You Will Do and Learn. In this activity, you will use specific website pages and this presentation to compare and contrast the aurora of Earth to the aurora of Jupiter. . You will learn: . rd. , 2018. Pre-Class:. How long is a year?. What causes the seasons?. http://deepskycolors.com/pics/astro/2011/11/mb_2011-11_Aries.jpg. Dust clouds within the Aries constellation.. In This Lesson:. The Celestial Sphere, Seasons, and Moon. Class II A & B. Solar System. The sun is the center of our solar system. It is largest body in our solar . system. . The eight planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. . Prepared by: Parshati Patel. Our Solar System. Our Solar System. Our Solar System. What makes up our Solar System?. Star (Sun). Planets (8). everything that orbits the Sun. Dwarf planets. Comets. Asteroids.