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Introduction to Astronomy

In this introduction to astronomy, delve into the immense scale of our universe and learn how scientists measure these vast differences using scientific notation and astronomical units. Explore the daily motion of celestial bodies and the historical models from the Greeks' geocentric view to Copernicus's heliocentric model and Kepler's discoveries about planetary orbits. Discover Galileo's pioneering observations with his telescope revealing the features of the moon and planets.

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Introduction to Astronomy

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  1. Introduction to Astronomy

  2. How big, and small, is our universe, and how do scientists measure these vast differences? • Scientific Notation—a convenient way for scientists to measure very large or very small numbers, using exponents, and the power of 10

  3. Astronomical Unit • The average distance between the sun and earth • 149,597,870,700 meters (about 93 million miles) • 1 light year equals 6 trillion miles

  4. What do you see when you look at the view of the sky? What is the daily motion of the sun, moon, stars and other planets?

  5. Phases of the moon

  6. Greeks: Geocentric Model • The earth is the center of every celestial object’s movement • Perfect circular orbit • Uniform speed

  7. Copernicus (14-15th century): First to explain a heliocentric model • Sun is center of planetary motions • Inner planets move faster than outer planets • Uniform circular orbits; constant speeds

  8. Kepler (1571-1630) German • Planetary orbits are ellipses with the sun at one of the foci • Equal area vs. equal time orbital speed

  9. Galileo (1564-1642) • First to observe night sky with a telescope he made • The moon has “oceans” and mountains • Venus has phases (just like the moon)

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