Astronomy Calendar
Week 2 Sept. 14
Plot the constellations Cassiopeia (Caph) and Cepheus (Delta Cephi)
Begin the Electromagnetic Spectrum
QUIZ OVER PLOTTING STARS ON POLAR GRID PAPER NEXT CLASS (FRIDAY)
Sept. 12
Plotting stars on polar coordinate graph paper using the Right Ascension and Declination (like longitude and latitude) of the star's location. Plot Ursa Major and Ursa Minor and learn the key stars for each (UMa in Mizar and UMi is Polaris).
Free planetarium software if you want to download and install it at home Stellarium.org.
Know the following terms:
Right ascension
Declination
Apparent magnitude
Celestial north/south pole
Celestial equator
Horizon
Zenith
WEEK 1 Sept. 8
Welcome to astronomy! Here is a list of the terms we discussed in class during the introduction.
Circumpolar constellation
Asterism
Constellation
Astronomical unit (AU)
Light year (ly)
Also know the circumpolar constellations for Hillsboro, OR. There are six (6) of them.
Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Draco, Cassiopeia, Cepheus and Camelopardalis.
Plot the constellations Cassiopeia (Caph) and Cepheus (Delta Cephi)
Begin the Electromagnetic Spectrum
QUIZ OVER PLOTTING STARS ON POLAR GRID PAPER NEXT CLASS (FRIDAY)
Sept. 12
Plotting stars on polar coordinate graph paper using the Right Ascension and Declination (like longitude and latitude) of the star's location. Plot Ursa Major and Ursa Minor and learn the key stars for each (UMa in Mizar and UMi is Polaris).
Free planetarium software if you want to download and install it at home Stellarium.org.
Know the following terms:
Right ascension
Declination
Apparent magnitude
Celestial north/south pole
Celestial equator
Horizon
Zenith
WEEK 1 Sept. 8
Welcome to astronomy! Here is a list of the terms we discussed in class during the introduction.
Circumpolar constellation
Asterism
Constellation
Astronomical unit (AU)
Light year (ly)
Also know the circumpolar constellations for Hillsboro, OR. There are six (6) of them.
Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Draco, Cassiopeia, Cepheus and Camelopardalis.