Guiding Questions 1.What role did astronomy play in ancient civilizations? 2.Are the stars that make up a constellation actually close to one other? 3.Are.
Prologue Welcome to PH109 Exploring the Universe Dr. Michael L. Cobb Fall, 2003.
Motion Depends on Declination. The Sky at the North Pole At the North Pole, the North Celestial Pole is at the zenith Stars never rise or set Planets,
Photometry. Measuring Energy Photometry measures the energy from a source using a narrow range of wavelengths. –Visual wavelengths from 400-700 nm –Narrower.
Sources: 1. Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum, Chicago 2. Hartmut Frommert 3. Juergen Giesen .
Constellations. Celestial Sphere Our Point of View.
Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. The night sky? With the naked eye, we can see more than 2000 stars as well as the Milky Way.
A) the Earth orbits the Sun. b) the Moon orbits the Earth. c) stars are in constant motion. d) the Sun orbits the Earth. e) the Earth spins on its axis.
Astronomy 1010 Planetary Astronomy Fall_2014 Day-9.
Chapter 2: The Sky. Common Units we will use Common Conversions.
The Night Sky. Diurnal (daily) motion of the stars Like the Sun, the stars generally rise in the east and set in the west. This daily motion of the.
Observing the Night Sky How many starts do you think you can see on a crystal clear night?
