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Size, Distance, & Motion
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Objective 1 Compare the size and distance of objects within systems in the universe.
Use the speed of light as a measuring standard to describe the relative distances to objects in the universe (e.g., 4.4 light years to star Alpha Centauri; 0.00002 light years to the sun).
Compare distances between objects in the solar system. Compare the size of the Solar System to the size of the Milky Way galaxy. Compare the size of the Milky Way galaxy to the size of the known universe.
Objective 2 Describe the appearance and apparent motion of groups of stars in the night sky relative to Earth and how various cultures have understood and used them.
Locate and identify stars that are grouped in patterns in the night sky. Identify ways people have historically grouped stars in the night sky. Recognize that stars in a constellation are not all the same distance from Earth. Relate the seasonal change in the appearance of the night sky to Earth's position. Describe ways that familiar groups of stars may be used for navigation and calendars.
Standard 4
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Students will understand the scale of size, distance between objects, movement, and apparent motion (due to Earth's rotation) of objects in the universe and how cultures have understood, related to and used these objects in the night sky.The BIG Idea
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How Far is Far?
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Average of 238,000 Miles
Earth to Moon Distance
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93,000,000 Miles1 Astronomical Unit (AU)
Sun to Earth Distance
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Body AU Mercury .39Venus .72Earth 1.0Mars 1.5Jupiter 5.2Saturn 9.5Uranus 19.2Neptune 30.1Pluto 39.5
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Solar System Model Diameter Orbital Radius Model Diameter
Scaled RadiusBody in Miles in Miles in Inches in Feet
Sun 865,000 9
Mercury 3,032 36,000,000 .0314
31
Venus 7,521 67,000,000 .0782
58
Earth 7,926 93,000,000 . 0823
81
Mars 4,228 141,000,000 . 0437
123
Jupiter 88,846 483,000,000 .9021 419
Saturn 74,898 886,000,000 .7528
769
Uranus 31,763 1,782,000,000 .3035 1,546
Neptune 30,775 2,794,000,000 .2937
2,425
Pluto 1,423 3,666,000,000 .0 140 3,186
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Calculating Distance
Viewpoint B
Viewpoint A
Viewpoint A Viewpoint B
Parallax
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Parallax
Viewpoint B
Viewpoint A
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Proxima Centauri
Alpha Centauri A & B
Our Nearest Neighbors
4.2 Light-Y
ears
5 Light-Y
ears
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100,000 Light-Years
The Size of Galaxies
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The Galactic Neighborhood
2 Million Light-Years
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Light travels at a speed of 186,000 miles per second.
Nothing can travel faster than light.
The Speed of Light
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If the Sun is 93,000,000 miles away from Earth, how long does it take light to travel from the Sun to Earth’s surface?
Think About It
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A spaceship flying from the Earth to the Sun would take about a year, yet light takes just eight minutes to cross the same vast distance.
In one year how many miles can light travel?
Think About It
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We call this distance a light year. The farther away a star or galaxy is from
Earth, the longer its light takes to reach us.
The nearest star after our the Sun is more than 4 light years away - Proxima Centauri
The nearest galaxy to our own is 2 million light years away – Andromeda Galaxy
A Light Year
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186,000 miles/second
The Light-Year
X 60 minutes/hour X 24 hours/dayX 365 days/year
X 60 seconds/minute
5,865,696,000,000 miles/year
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A galaxy is a family of billions of stars held together in space by the pull of gravity.
Galaxies are not evenly spread out through the universe.
Arranged in great sheets, strings, and groups. Large families are called clusters. Many clusters of galaxies are grouped into even
larger families, called super-clusters. Galaxy shapes – spiral, barred spiral, and elliptical
galaxies.
Galaxies
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Classifying Galaxies
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Our home, a spiral galaxy. 100 billion stars. Belongs to a cluster of about 30 galaxies scattered across 3 million light years.
The Milky Way
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Hubble Deep Field Image
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Imaginary star pictures Named for animals or mythological
characters Astronomers recognize 88
constellations Different constellations are visible in
the night sky at different times of the year. Why?
Constellations
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Win
ter
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Su
mm
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Polaris (a.k.a. the North Star) Found in the constellation Ursa Minor
(the little bear). Ursa Minor is also known as the Little
Dipper. The last star in the handle.
Which way is north?
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Astronomers use constellations as a kind of map to find their location on Earth – navigation.
Also used as a map of the sky. Can tell us what season it is. For entertainment.
Why do we need constellations?