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ASTRONOMY 161 Introduction to Solar System Astronomy

ASTRONOMY 161 Introduction to Solar System Astronomy. Class 6. Tycho, Kepler, & Galileo Wednesday, January 17. “E pur si muove!” [It still moves!] - Galileo. Astronomical movies:. The Phases of Venus http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap060110.html When Moons and Shadows Dance (Jupiter)

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ASTRONOMY 161 Introduction to Solar System Astronomy

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  1. ASTRONOMY 161Introduction to Solar System Astronomy Class 6

  2. Tycho, Kepler, & GalileoWednesday, January 17 “E pur si muove!”[It still moves!] - Galileo

  3. Astronomical movies: The Phases of Venus http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap060110.html When Moons and Shadows Dance (Jupiter) http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap030227.html Large Sunspot Group(Sun) http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap010411.html

  4. Tycho, Kepler, & Galileo: Key Concepts (1) Tycho Brahe made accurate measurements of planetary motion. (2) Planetary orbits are ellipses with the Sun at one focus. (3) A line between planet & Sun sweeps out equal areas in equal times. (4) The square of a planet’s orbital period is proportional to the cube of its average distance from the Sun. (5)Galileo made telescopic observations supporting the heliocentric model.

  5. (1) Tycho Brahe made accurate measurements of planetary motion. Tycho Brahe (1546-1601): Danish astronomer

  6. Tycho discovered ‘new star’, or ‘nova’, upsetting ancient notion of perfect, unchanging heavens. Made very accurate measurements of planetary positions. Tycho’s contributions to astronomy

  7. Copernican system

  8. Tycho’s system

  9. Was Tycho’s assistant. Used Tycho’s data to discover Three Laws of Planetary Motion. Johannes Kepler (1571-1630): German

  10. (2) Kepler’s First Law of planetary motion The orbits of planets around the Sun are ellipses with the Sun at one focus.

  11. SIZE of ellipse: Major axis = longest diameter of ellipse. Semimajor axis = half the major axis. Ellipse = an oval built around two points, called focuses (or foci).

  12. SHAPE of ellipse: Eccentricity = distance between foci divided by major axis. Foci close together: ellipse nearly circular, eccentricity close to zero. Foci far apart: ellipse very flattened, eccentricity close to one.

  13. Example: Mars Semimajor axis = 1.524 A.U. Eccentricity = 0.093 (much smaller than one)

  14. Ellipse comes from the family of Conic Sections

  15. (3) Kepler’s Second Law of planetary motion A line from the Sun to a planet sweeps out equal areas in equal time intervals.

  16. Planets move fastest when closest to the Sun. Example:Mars Perihelion: 206,600,000 km (1.381 A.U.) Max. Orbital Speed: 26.5 km/s Aphelion: 249,200,000 km (1.666 A.U.) Min. Orbital Speed: 22.0 km/s Consequences of Kepler’s Second Law:

  17. (4) Kepler’s Third Law of planetary motion The square of a planet’s orbital period is proportional to the cube of its average distance from the Sun*: *A planet’s average distance from the Sun is equal to the semimajor axis of its orbit.

  18. Kepler’s Third Law in mathematical form: P = orbital period (in years) a = semimajor axis (in A.U.) Example: The orbit of Mars

  19. Galileo Galilei (1564-1642): Italian Galileo was among the first to observe the sky with a telescope (1609). (5) Galileo made telescopic observations supporting the heliocentric model.

  20. Flashback to Class 1: What is Science? The SYSTEMATIC study of the Universe Gather facts Modify hypothesis Guess an explanation (Guess=hypothesis) Test hypothesis

  21. Aristotle & Ptolemy said the Moon is a perfect, smooth sphere. In fact, the Moon is no more “perfect” than the Earth. 1) Mountains on the Moon

  22. The Sun is not perfect. Motion of sunspots indicates that the Sun is rotating. If the Sun rotates, why not the Earth? 2) The Sun has spots on its surface.

  23. Four “Galilean” moons of Jupiter: Io, Europa, Ganymede, & Callisto. The Earth is NOT the center of all orbits in the universe. 3) The planet Jupiter has moons of its own.

  24. Venus goes through all phases: looks big when nearly new, looks small when full. Results consistent with Copernicus, inconsistent with Ptolemy. 4) Venus shows phases like those of the Moon.

  25. Only new and crescent phases. Phases of Venus in the geocentric model of Ptolemy.

  26. All phases; smaller angular size when full than when new. Phases of Venus in the heliocentric model.

  27. Few closing questions: 1) Do the inner planets show retrograde motions? (again) 2) See picture on the right. What is it? 3) Does Mercury show phases? Mars? Jupiter?

  28. Few closing questions continued: 4) If the Sun is at one focus of the ellipse, what is at the other focus? 5) See picture on the right. What is it? Is it real?

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