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Dive into the wonders of Earth's Solar System! This comprehensive overview covers our vibrant Sun, the eight planets orbiting it—Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—all categorized into inner and outer planets. Discover the fascinating characteristics of moons, the Asteroid Belt, and even comets. Learn about the brightness of stars, including apparent and absolute magnitudes, as well as how distance affects our perception of light. Join us on a stellar journey through space!
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Astronomy Earth’s Solar System
Sun = Star * 8 Planets Go Around The Sun * Satellites (Moons) of Planets * Asteroid Belt * Comets
My Mercury
Very Venus
Educated Earth
Mother Mars
Just Jupiter
Served Saturn
Us Uranus
Nachos Neptune
Two Groups Of Planets Inner Planets – Dense, Rocky & Solid Mercury – So Hot...No Atmosphere Venus – Very Bright In The Sky Earth - …Earth Science Rox Mars – Fe = Red
Two Groups Of Planets Outer Planets – Larger, Gas, Less Dense Jupiter– Biggest Planet Saturn– Rings, < Dense Than Water Uranus- Rings Discovered 1977, -370 F Neptune – Discovered in 1930
Planetoids... Pluto – Small, Fits Inside USA Sedna – Newly Discovered Xena – Newly Discovered UB313 – Newly Discovered Many, Many Others...
Star Brightness Apparent Magnitude – how bright a star appears to an observer on
Star Brightness Luminosity– true brightness of a …depends on size, temp & distance Candle vs Light Bulb vs Flashlight Distance!!!
Star Brightness Absolute Brightness– Luminosity of a if they were seen @ the same distance…apparent magnitude if @ 32.6 light years from sun
Light Year Distance Light Travels In 1 Year… 9.5 Trillion km 9,500,000,000,000 km 9.5 X 1012km