with only a few clouds in the sky‚ the smell of spring was in the air and with the end of second semester right around the corner‚ the quad was packed with people eager to catch some much desired sun rays. Unfortunately for me though I was stuck in astronomy. That day’s topic was our very own planet earth. Dr. Bozyan was lecturing about how planet Earth was actually very wet‚ that nearly 71% of earths surfaced is covered with water. I learned that while other worlds of the solar system have atmospheres
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Telescopes in Astronomy Once upon a time‚ we believed the Earth was at the center of our universe. We were seriously mistaken. We have come to find that at the center of most galaxies is a giant black hole that keeps everything together. With the use of telescopes‚ we have made it possible to see the “impossible”. We are able to see the geographic landscape of distant planets and moons. Telescopes have made it possible to measure the speed of light‚ understand gravity‚ and grasp other laws of physics
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1. The parallax of the star 75 Leo is 0.10 and its apparent visual magnitude is +5.18. The absolute visual magnitude of 75 Leo is +5.14. 2. A G2 I star is larger in diameter and more luminous than the sun. 3. spectroscopic parallax can be used to determine the distance to a star when the spectrum of the star can be used to determine its spectral type and luminosity class. 4. Luminosity class IV objects are known as sub giants. 5. For stars
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An adventure into Astronomy Late at night I like to go into my backyard with a telescope and look at the stars that far away in the night sky. The view of thousands of stars feeds me with wonder and amazement about both the stars origins‚ and what treasures they may hold floating around them. All life needs a host star to form around‚ and all life comes from the ashes of these once glorious masses of gas. Astronomy offers us a great view of the universe around us‚ you can join me and others‚
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A Cyclic Universe: A New Model to Rival the Big Bang Theory Phys 1070- Astronomy Topical Essay Motivated by the M-theory‚ space-time ‘branes’ and extra-dimensions‚ scientists Paul J. Steinhardt and Neil Turok introduce a tantalizing alternative to the prevailing standard Big Bang-Inflation model of cosmology. Traditionally‚ the Big Bang-Inflation model features an explosive epoch 15 billion years ago when time and space sprung into existence followed by a fraction of a second of superluminal expansion
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8. Meteorites What are impact craters? Impact Craters are depressions on many planetary surfaces. How are craters formed? They are formed by the impact of chunks of interplanetary matter (meteorites) striking the surface. Upon first impact‚ shock waves dissipate the energy of the meteorite through the ground. The ground is compressed rapidly and severely‚ and may be fractured‚ melted or vaporized Next‚ the surface is decompressed‚ and the material is flung violently out from the impact
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Mercury : Due to mercury being extremely close to the sun‚ causes its planet to have no atmosphere. If any air was ever around Mercury‚ it would have been within its early years and from that point to now‚ it is gone because of all of the heat being given off of the sun. Mercury has crazy weather issues because of the lack of atmosphere‚ which includes a drastic weather change within day to night.Whenever the sun touches the surface of Mercury‚ that is when the climate reaches its highess at
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Kepler: Scripture vs. Astronomy Johannes Kepler was one of the first natural philosophers that defended the design of the cosmos created by Nicolas Copernicus. Kepler argued that Copernicus’s system of the universe was not only the correct structure that man had been searching for‚ but also that by knowing this‚ he was able to more fully understand the thinking of his Creator. In this paper I will demonstrate how Kepler was able to use Christian theological principles in order to connect the
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Astronomy 1760-60 Fall 2010 Homework 2 Answers Short Answer/General Questions: These should have short answers of a few sentences. 1. Explain the difference between speed and velocity and why this is important in acceleration. Give an example where an object is accelerating‚ but their speed is constant. Speed: Change in position over time – distance over time Velocity: Change in position and direction over time – distance and direction over time Acceleration: Change in Velocity‚ so a change
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Greek Mythology in Astronomy The creatures and deities in Greek mythology are said to have connection with the astronomy and the star constellations. In this fragment of Hesiod’s poem “Nymphs like the Graces‚ Phaesyle and Coronis and rich-crowned Cleeia and lovely Phaeo and long-robed Eudora‚ whom the tribes of men upon the earth call Hyades.” (Hesiod‚ Homeric Hymns‚ Epic Cycle‚ Homerica. 1922) titled Astronomy‚ he mentioned and catalogued many of the constellations based on creatures and gods
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