NotesNotes Using the following power point slides, take Using the following power point slides, take

notes on notebook paper.notes on notebook paper. You should write everything/answer the You should write everything/answer the

questions in your notes.questions in your notes. If you do not know the answers to the question, If you do not know the answers to the question,

you will need to search for it on Internet.you will need to search for it on Internet. Video clip links are not working. You will see Video clip links are not working. You will see

them at some point during class. them at some point during class. Other Other underlined linksunderlined links work and you may work and you may

explore them.explore them.

Astronomy Astronomy OROR Astrology Astrology

What’s the difference?What’s the difference?

Astronomy Astrology

Electromagnetic RadiationElectromagnetic Radiation

Energy that travels through space Energy that travels through space (in the form of waves)(in the form of waves)

List 4 types of electromagnetic List 4 types of electromagnetic radiation.radiation.

What type of radiation can we see?What type of radiation can we see?

Astronomy ToolsAstronomy Tools

TelescopesTelescopes

TelescopesTelescopes

RefractingRefracting (uses lenses)(uses lenses)

Reflecting (uses mirrors)

TelescopesTelescopes

RadioRadio

Do Do NOTNOT listen to listen to “noises” or sounds“noises” or sounds

Records different Records different amounts of radio amounts of radio emissions coming emissions coming from objects and from objects and uses computers to uses computers to create an imagecreate an image

Images

ObservatoriesObservatories

Building with one Building with one or more telescopesor more telescopes

Why are they located Why are they located on mountaintops?on mountaintops?

Telescopes in SpaceTelescopes in Space

Launched in April Launched in April 1990 onboard the space 1990 onboard the space

shuttle shuttle DiscoveryDiscovery Cost - $2.5 billionCost - $2.5 billion Takes high quality Takes high quality

pictures of the universepictures of the universeWill remain active until Will remain active until

2013.2013.

Hubble Telescope

http://hubblesite.org/

SpectrographsSpectrographs Breaks light into colorsBreaks light into colors

Provides information on star Provides information on star chemical composition and chemical composition and

temperaturetemperature

RocketsRockets

What causes What causes rockets to move rockets to move

forward?forward? What happens What happens

when a when a “ “stage” uses up its stage” uses up its

fuel?fuel? What did the What did the

development of the development of the multistage rocket multistage rocket make possible?make possible?

History

Apollo

Saturn V

Newton’s 3Newton’s 3rdrd Law of Motion Law of Motion

For every action, there is an equal and For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.opposite reaction.

Satellites – Satellites – natural or artificial object that revolves natural or artificial object that revolves

around an object in space around an object in space

What does it mean What does it mean when a satellite is in when a satellite is in a “geosynchronous a “geosynchronous

orbit”?orbit”? What are satellites What are satellites

used for?used for?

Space ProbesSpace Probes

Mariner

CassiniVoyager

What is the difference between a satellite and a space probe?

Space ShuttleSpace Shuttle

Space ShuttlesSpace Shuttles

ReusableReusable Land back on Earth like airplanesLand back on Earth like airplanes Why are they covered in insulated tiles?Why are they covered in insulated tiles?

The Space Shuttle

The Space Shuttle 2 Challenger Disaster

Living

Weightlessness

Jet Packs

Space StationSpace Station

Large satellite in Large satellite in which people can which people can

live for long live for long periods of timeperiods of time

ISS Website

Countries Arriving at ISSWhere is the ISS?