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ASTRONASTRONIntroduction to Solar
OMY 101OMY 101r System Astronomy
D TaylorGreenwich HS, CT
Rowan University NJRowan University, NJ©2008
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Astronomy 2008
www.DTF
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http://antwrp.gsf
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fc.nasa.gov/apod/
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The CelestThe CelestThursday, S
tial Spheretial SphereSeptember 11
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The Celestial Sphe(1) The sky as seen from Earth
constellations.
(2) It is convenient to pretend thcelestial sphere.p
(3) The celestial sphere appearspoles (1 day).poles (1 day).
(4) The Sun appears to move w(1 year)(1 year).
(5) The Moon appears to move (1 month)(1 month).
ere: Key Conceptsis divided into 88
he stars are attached to a
s to rotate about the celestial
est to east relative to stars
west to east relative to stars
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(1) The sky is divided
Mesopotamia, circa 30oldest know constella
Pt l 2 d t APtolemy, 2nd century A48 constellations in n
16th to 18th century ADunmapped regions of
into 88 constellations
00 BC: ations
ADAD: northern skyy
D: f sky filled in
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Constellations are
Other cultures, other cons
Example: Ursa Major = bgrain scoop wagon plograin scoop, wagon, plo
Stars in a constellation usudistance from us.
At diff t l iAt a different place in ourdifferent star patterns.
e largely arbitrary
tellations:
bear, dipper, bull's leg, ow etcow, etc.
ually are not at the same
G l ldr Galaxy, we would see
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A modern star chart of Ursa Major:
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(2) Stars are “attached
Distances to stars are h
However, we can pretedi t fsame distance from u
celestial sphere.p
Position on the celestiawhen the distance in u
d” to a celestial sphere
hard to measure.
end all stars are at the tt h d t lus, attached to a large
al sphere is known even unknown.
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C l ti l S h A l i iCelestial Sphere: A large imagin h t d E thnary sphere centered on Earth
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Special locations on
North Celestial Pole = poN h P l ( hNorth Pole (near the star
South Celestial Pole = poSouth Celestial Pole poSouth Pole (no nearby b
Celestial Equator = circlEquatorEquator
n the celestial sphere
oint directly above Earth’s P l i )r Polaris)
oint directly above Earth’soint directly above Earth s bright star)
e directly above Earth’s
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Distances betweDistances betwecelestial sphere
d i tdegrees, arcminute
360 degrees in a circle360 degrees in a circle
60 arcminutes in a degree
60 arcseconds in an arcmi
een points on theeen points on the are measured in
d des, and arcseconds
inute
½ degree = angular size of½ degree angular size of
Sun & Moon
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Celestial navigat
At Earth’s North Pole: P l i i di l hPolaris is directly overh
At Earth’s Equator:At Earth s Equator: Polaris is due north, on t
In Earth’s Northern hemPolaris is due north - hePolaris is due north he(in degrees) is equal to y
tion made simple
h dhead
the horizon
misphere:ight above the horizonight above the horizon your latitude (in degrees)
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(3) The celestial sphere(3) The celestial spherethe celestial pol
Observation: Stars, Sumove in counterclocknorth (south) celestianorth (south) celestia
Objects near the celestijwest when above the
t “ tti ” i teast, “setting” in west
What causes these circuWhat causes these circu
appears to rotate about appears to rotate about es (1 day cycle)
un, Moon and planets kwise circles around l polel pole.
ial equator move east to qhorizon (“rising” in t)t).
ular motions?ular motions?
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Explanations of
HYPOTHESIS #1(P l 2nd )(Ptolemy, 2nd century):Earth is stationary; stars
are attached to a sphere that revolves around
the Earth once per day.
WRONG!
the 1 day cycle:
HYPOTHESIS #2(C i 16th )(Copernicus, 16th cent.):
Stars are stationary; Earth rotates about its axis
once per day.p y
RIGHT!RIGHT!
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Nicolaus Coperniicus (1473-1543)
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Foucault's
Li kLink
s Pendulum
kikicus
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(4) The Sun appears(4) The Sun appears relative to stars
Today the Sun is “in” Sin Capricornus, etc.
Sun’s path on the celest
Constellations through wConstellations through w= zodiac
The ecliptic is NOT theequator!
to move west to eastto move west to east s (1 year cycle)
agittarius, next month
tial sphere = ecliptic
which the ecliptic runswhich the ecliptic runs
e same as the celestial
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Observation: Sun movto stars (about 1 degr
What causes this annua
ves west to east relative ree per day).
al motion?
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Explanations o
HYPOTHESIS #1(P l )(Ptolemy):
Sun revolves around Earth at a slightly
slower rate than the celestial sphere.
WRONG!
of 1 year cycle:
HYPOTHESIS #2(C i )(Copernicus):
Earth revolves around the Sun, once per year.
RIGHT!
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(5) The Moon appears(5) The Moon appearsrelative to stars
Today the Moon is “in”
In two weeks: Gemini
In four weeks: Scorpius, a
Observation: Moon movestars, taking 27.3 days to
h hi hlWhat causes this monthly
s to move west to easts to move west to east (1 month cycle)
Scorpius
again.
es west to east relative to o complete cycle.
i ? motion?
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Explanations of
HYPOTHESIS #1(P l )(Ptolemy):
Moon revolves around Earth at a significantly
slower rate than the celestial sphere.
WRONG!
f 1 month cycle:
HYPOTHESIS #2(C i )(Copernicus):
Moon revolves around Earth, once per month.
RIGHT!
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Few closing
1) Can the Sun come closePole?Pole?
2) Can the Moon come clo)Pole?
3) Y th E th’3) You are on the Earth’s ePolaris above the horiz
4) How often does the Sunecliptic?ecliptic?
g questions:
e to the North Celestial
ose to the South Celestial
t h hi h iequator---how high is zon?
n cross the plane of the
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Few closing ques
5) How often does the Mooli i ?ecliptic?
6) How often does the Sun6) How often does the Sun Equator?
7) How often does the MooEquator?Equator?
NEW TEXTBOOK?????
stions continued:
on cross the plane of the
cross the Celestialcross the Celestial
on cross the Celestial