1. •THE UNIVERSE 2. • Ancient ideas 3. • Introduction – Motion of the moon and the stars was observed by ancient civilizations. – These cycles became associated…

Slide 1ECLIPSE Slide 2 Slide 3 ECLIPSES This diagram (wildly out of scale) shows a side view of the alignment. From anywhere in the grey penumbra, you will see some part…

Slide 1Finding celestial objects in our night sky: Right Ascension Declination Local Time of Day Every star, cluster, nebula, galaxy, radio source, and quasar has a position…

1. By Rebbeca, Mica and Minyee 2. The treatmentFor the track ‘Off the radar’ will be performance and conceptual video with a spacey and 80’s revival theme. The music…

Slide 1The Moon and Moon Phases Slide 2 Moon Orbits the Earth – but appears to rise in the east and set in the west due to earth’s faster rotation Slide 3 Slide 4 Moon’s…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Slide 3 Moon Orbits the Earth – but appears to rise in the east and set in the west due to earth’s faster rotation Slide 4 Slide 5 Moon’s Rotation =…

Slide 1 5 A Day Number your paper 1-10 and wait for the questions. Slide 2 Standardized test Practice questions for Earth Science Slide 3 Quarter 1 Test 1 Astronomy Slide…

Slide 1 CHAPTER 2: Gravitation and the Waltz of the Planets Slide 2 Historical Background Ancient Greeks Ptolemy Copernicus Galileo Brahe Kepler Newton Slide 3 Two Views…

Slide 1 Our Moon Slide 2 Goals of this Lecture Understand the Lunar Phases Introduce tides and tidal forces Understand Lunar Eclipses Understand Solar Eclipses Slide 3 Assigned…

Slide 1 Gravitation and the Waltz of the Planets Chapter Four Slide 2 Guiding Questions 1.How did ancient astronomers explain the motions of the planets? 2.Why did Copernicus…