PPT-Celestial Co-ordinates

Lesson Objectives To use and understand celestial coordinates To explain why Polaris remains fixed in the sky at an elevation equal to latitude Celestial Co ordinates In astronomy a celestial coordinate system is a system for specifying positions of celestial objects satellites planets . “Asking the Essential Questions”. Dr Dan White. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CATHOLIC SCHOOLS. The Essential Questions – Five ‘W’s. Archbishop’s Canonical Responsibility. Mandate: . Mandare. “To Call Forth………”. Charting the Heavens. 1.1 Our Place in Space. . Earth. is average – we don’t occupy any special place in the universe. . Universe. : totality of all space, time, matter, and energy. 1.1 Our Place in Space. Introductory . Astronomy . The . Celestial Sphere. 1. The Celestial Sphere. Pattern of stars . unchanging. : can imagine them fixed on a sphere surrounding Earth. Celestial Sphere. is large and rigid. MidlinebackLeftfootRectumCorticalregionSideCo-ordinates-ScoreCo-ordinates-ScoreCo-ordinatesInsularcortexRightanterior36,20,65.1342,8,124.7138,18,44.3Leftanterior36,14,04.7734,16,43.9638,12,45.1520,04. Introductory Astronomy . The. Sun and the Moon. 1. So Far. Stars . fixed on a large celestial sphere that rotates daily . East . to . West . about an axis through Earth’s poles. Declination . is celestial longitude. Observer’s . Christy Adams. Who is admitted?. D&C 76:50-70. Those who received the testimony of Jesus Christ and were baptized and received the Holy Ghost. Those who are sealed by the Holy Spirit of promise. Those of the Church of the Firstborn (Church of Christ). Year 8 Mathematics. Co-Ordinates. Learning Intentions. Pupils should be able to . use . and plot co-ordinates in . all . 4 quadrants. use . negative numbers in context. find . the mid- point of a . line. 1.With . the help of a neat sketch, explain the various component parts of single peaked storm hydrograph. .. 2. Explain . with the help of sketches, the three methods of base line separation. .. 3. Derive . The . Celestial Sphere . is the . imaginary. sphere surrounding earth to which all the stars, planets, moons and sun . appear. to be attached.. Constellations. are the areas that the sky is divided up into. There are 88 constellations in the whole celestial sphere.. 1. Is the north Star, Polaris, at the . Zenith from . our viewpoint in Gallup? Why or why not?. You are observing the sky at the equator, (this is a time-lapse. photo of what you see). . What part of the celestial sphere could you be looking . What is a Constellation?. A specific group of stars.. Ancient people of many cultures . connected. groups of stars to form patterns, like huge dot-to-dot puzzles.. These . patterns. are known as constellations. . Kennedy & Brett. Ancient Greece. Constellations. We inherited most of the names for our constellations from the Greeks. They named them after mythological heroes and legends that they believed in. . vocabulary. forestall. forestall. . v. . prevent. meticulous. meticulous. adj. extremely careful about details. affectation. affectation. n. .; . a. rtificial behavior intended to impress others. ___ parallax. ___ celestial equator. ___ solstice. ___ . hippopede. ___ precession. ___ ecliptic. ___ eccentric. ___ retrogression. ___ deferent. ___ . empyreum. ___ equinox. ___ epicycle. A. event causing earlier equinoxes in each successive year.