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Content Provider | Astronomy Notes |
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Author | Strobel, Nick |
Description | This chapter discusses the celestial sphere, motions of the Sun (solar and sidereal days, time zones, equation of time, and seasons), motions of the moon (phases and eclipses, including pictures of some solar eclipses), and planetary motions. Additional diagrams and animations for describing phases of the moon are provided. |
Language | English |
Access Restriction | Open |
Subject Keyword | Astronomy Education Teaching Scientific Method Scientific Models of Astronomy Evolution of Planets Naked Eye Astronomy Celestial Sphere Arc Minute Arc Second Angles on the Sky Big Dipper Little Dipper North and South Celestial Pole Celestial Equator Zenith North Point on the Horizon South Point on the Horizon Meridian Earth's Equater Circumpolar Stars Longitude Latitude Solar Day Earth's Rotation Vernal (spring) Equinox Autumnal (fall) Equinox Ecliptic Summer Solstice Winter Solstice Global Positioning System Altitude-Azimuth System Precession Gravitational Pulls of the Sun Right Ascension Declination Solar and Sidereal Day Earth's Rotation Plane Local Noon Time Zone Mean Sun Equation of Time Aphelion Perihelion Earth's Rotation Axis Sidereal Period Solar Eclipse Angular Distance between Sun and Moon Lunar Eclipse Harvard Model Annular Eclipse Penumbra Refraction Umbra Planetary Motion Earth's Orbit Enlarged Side View of Earth-Moon System Inferior Planets Superior Planets Retrograde Motion |
Content Type | Text |
Educational Use | Self Learning Reading Lecture |
Resource Type | Chapter |
Education Level | Under Graduate Post Graduate |
Subject | Astronomy & allied sciences |
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