astronomy 1010-h planetary astronomy fall_2015 day-9
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Astronomy 1010-HFall_2015
Day-9Planetary Astronomy
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Course Announcements• Read Chapter 2• How is the lunar observing going?• How is the sunset/sunrise observing going?• 1st Quarter night – Mon. 9/21 -7:30pm – on campus• Exam 1: Fri. Sept. 18 or Mon. Sept. 21• This Week: APSU-OUR: Research & Creative Activity
Week. Events in the library 2:30-3:30 every day.
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Spacecraft Reports• Chantal H. – New Horizons• Ashley G. – Dawn• Mahalia S. – NuStar• Tristan C. – Mangalyaan• Spencer B. – Voyager• Arielle P. – Curiosity Rover• Lars A. – Cassini• Sarah E. – Rosetta• John M. – Mars Phoenix• Jordan T. – Galileo• Rashun B. – Apollo Missions
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Definitions & Terms -1• Season: A time
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Stuff in Chapter 2• Coordinates• Position• Daily Motion (spin of Earth on its
axis)• Visibility of the sky• Year Motion (Earth orbits the Sun)• Seasons (tilt of the Earth’s axis)• Precession of the equinoxes• Motion and phases of the Moon• Eclipses
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Earth’s Axis
Earth’s axis is not perpendicular to the ecliptic plane.
Instead, it is at an angle of 23.5 degrees. This is why there are seasons.
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Earth’s Axis
The angle of sunlight is closer to perpendicular in summer.
Energy is more concentrated. The southern hemisphere is opposite the
northern hemisphere.
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Special Days of the Year
Summer solstice: Sun farthest north.
Autumnal equinox: Sun on the equator, moving southward.
Winter solstice: Sun farthest south.
Vernal equinox: Sun on the equator, moving northward.
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Lecture – TutorialPath of the Sun: pg 89
Work with a partner!Read the instructions and questions carefully.Discuss the concepts and your answers with
each other.Come to a consensus answer you both agree
on.If you get stuck or are not sure of your answer,
ask another group.If you get really stuck or don’t understand what
the Lecture Tutorial is asking, ask one of us for help.
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Lecture – TutorialSeasons: pg. 93
Work with a partner!Yada Yada Yada …This one is homework
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Stuff in Chapter 2• Coordinates• Position• Daily Motion (spin of Earth on its
axis)• Visibility of the sky• Year Motion (Earth orbits the Sun)• Seasons (tilt of the Earth’s axis)• Precession of the equinoxes• Motion and phases of the Moon• Eclipses
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Precession
Currently, the north celestial pole is near the bright star Polaris.
Earth’s axis wobbles with a period of 26,000 years.
Location of the poles slowly shifts.
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Earth wobbles like a top, slowly. Since the axis shifts, the equator shifts. Positions of the equinoxes precess as well.
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Stuff in Chapter 2• Coordinates• Position• Daily Motion (spin of Earth on its
axis)• Visibility of the sky• Year Motion (Earth orbits the Sun)• Seasons (tilt of the Earth’s axis)• Precession of the equinoxes• Motion and phases of the Moon• Eclipses
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The Moon’s Motions
Because the orbit is elliptical and not circular, the rotation speed doesn’t always match the orbital speed.
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Full Moon to Full Moon takes 29.53 days
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The moon takes the same amount of time to complete one rotation as it does to complete one orbit
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Cycle of phases:The synodic month 29.53 days
The Orbital Period is the Sidereal Month: 27.32 days
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Lecture – TutorialCause of Moon Phases: pg 81
Work with a partner!Read the instructions and questions carefully.Discuss the concepts and your answers with
one another.Come to a consensus answer you both agree on.If you get stuck or are not sure of your answer,
ask another group.If you get really stuck or don’t understand what
the Lecture Tutorial is asking, ask one of us for help.
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Lecture – TutorialPredicting Moon Phases: pg 85
Work with a partner!Read the instructions and questions carefully.Discuss the concepts and your answers with
one another.Come to a consensus answer you both agree on.If you get stuck or are not sure of your answer,
ask another group.If you get really stuck or don’t understand what
the Lecture Tutorial is asking, ask one of us for help.
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Course Announcements• Smartworks Chapter 2: Fri. 9/19
• Read Chapter 2, 3
• Dark Night Observing – • Tues. 9/16 & Wed. 9/24 – 7:30pm at the
Observatory
• Exam-1 – Friday Sept. 19• Bring L-T book to the Exam on Friday
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Lecture – TutorialPredicting Moon Phases: pg 85
Work with a partner!Read the instructions and questions carefully.Discuss the concepts and your answers with
one another.Come to a consensus answer you both agree on.If you get stuck or are not sure of your answer,
ask another group.If you get really stuck or don’t understand what
the Lecture Tutorial is asking, ask one of us for help.
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Stuff in Chapter 2• Coordinates• Position• Daily Motion (spin of Earth on its
axis)• Visibility of the sky• Year Motion (Earth orbits the Sun)• Seasons (tilt of the Earth’s axis)• Precession of the equinoxes• Motion and phases of the Moon• Eclipses
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Three types of solar eclipses:• Total: The Moon
completely blocks the Sun’s light.
• Partial: Only part is blocked.
• Annular: The Sun appears as a bright ring surrounding the Moon.
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Solar Eclipses
Solar eclipses happen at new Moon. Moon passes between Earth and the Sun. Only a small portion of Earth can witness
each one.
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The part of the Moon’s shadow you are in determines which type of solar eclipse you see.
Umbra: Total or annular. Penumbra: Partial.
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Lunar eclipses happen at full Moon. Earth is between the Sun and the
Moon. Visible over a wider area of Earth. Last a lot longer than solar eclipses.
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Eclipses do not occur every month because the Moon’s orbit is tilted 5.2° with respect to Earth’s orbit around the Sun.
Intersection: line of nodes.
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Next one is April 15, 2014 for
North America
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The Saros Cycle…18 years 11.3 days
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What Would You See on Mars?
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Projected Eclipse Times Eclipse Path Point of Greatest Eclipse
Lat.: 36.9664° NLong.: 87.6639° W Total Solar Eclipse Duration of Totality: 2m40.1s
APSU Observatory Lat.: 36.5631° N
Long.: 87.3433° W Total Solar EclipseDuration of Totality: 2m23.4s
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Projected Eclipse Times APSU Observatory
Lat.: 36.5631° NLong.: 87.3433° W Total Solar EclipseDuration of Totality: 2m23.4sMagnitude: 1.008
Event Date Time (UT) Alt Azi (C1) : 2017/08/21 16:56:59.80 62.3° 149.7° (C2) : 2017/08/21 18:25:28.70 64.2° 198.9°
Max : 2017/08/21 18:26:40.50 64.1° 199.5° (C3) : 2017/08/21 18:27:52.10 64° 200.2° (C4) : 2017/08/21 19:52:25.50 53.4° 235.2°
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Projected Eclipse Weather
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