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THE SKY

THE SKY. CHAPTER 2 (Part 4) Sun Cycle and Seasons. Objectives. To be able to interpret and apply the term “brightness” to stars (finishing this objective). To be able to describe how the sky moves with reference to the Earth’s rotation.

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THE SKY

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  1. THE SKY CHAPTER 2 (Part 4) Sun Cycle and Seasons

  2. Objectives • To be able to interpret and apply the term “brightness” to stars (finishing this objective). • To be able to describe how the sky moves with reference to the Earth’s rotation. • To be able to predict the seasons and describe what causes them. • To be able to synthesize information on astronomical cycles to predict Earth’s climate.

  3. Cycles of the Sun • Earth’s rotation on its axis defines the day but its revolution around the sun defines its year.

  4. Annual Motion of the Sun • If the Sun wee not so strong, you could see it rise in the morning in front of the stars and move across the sky. • Between sunrise and sunset, it moves a distance roughly equal to its own diameter. • As Earth moves around its nearly circular orbit, the sun rises in front of different stars. • So, in March, the sun is in front of Aquarius (people say it is in Aquarius).

  5. Annual Motion of the Sun The apparent path of the sun against the background stars is called the ecliptic.

  6. Annual Motion of the Sun • Earth circles the sun in 365.25 days. • This appears to circle the sky in that period. • It moves 1 degree eastward in 24 hours. • This “movement” is what gives us seasons.

  7. The Seasons • If Earth rotated upright in its orbit, it would not experience seasons but for its 23.4 degree tipping. • Earth goes through a cycle of seasons (except at the equator) because of changes in the amount of solar energy reaching Earth.

  8. Tilt of the Earth Note where the shadows fall. You can see where the north pole is perpetually dark when the south pole is perpetually light and vice versa. The directness and thus energy of the sun’s rays change.

  9. Tilt of the Earth This picture also shows the spring and autumnal equinoxes (March and September) and the winter and summer solstices (December and June). Seasons in the southern hemisphere are the opposite of ours.

  10. Misconception • The seasons don’t occur because Earth moves closer to or farther away from the sun. • In the northern hemisphere we are actually 1.7% closer to the sun during the winter (seasons occur because Earth’s axis is not perpendicular to its orbit).

  11. Festivals • All over the world and among the majority of cultures (not so much around the equator), festivals are planned around the solstices and equinoxes. • Ex. Christmas (planned to replace “pagan” celebrations), New Years, “We Xipantu” (sunrise of the new sun) the Mapuche new year celebration in July, etc. • Rosh Hashanah marks the Jewish new year in September.

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