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Our Place in the Universe
We can’t learn about astronomy until we learn our place in it.
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•We live on the planet Earth
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•The Planet Earth is part of our Solar System.
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•Our solar system is part of the Milky Way galaxy.
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•The Milky Way galaxy is made of billions of stars and solar systems( other planets)
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•The Milky Way galaxy is part of the Local Group.
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•The Local Group is part of the Local Supercluster.
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•There are billions of galaxies in a supercluster
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•The Local Supercluster is part of the universe.
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•The size of the universe is difficult to understand
•The universe is still growing...
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60 second summary
•Quickly look over your notes and then summarize important concepts
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Review #1List the following from big to small
•galaxy, planet, supercluster, solar system, universe
๏universe, supercluster, galaxy, solar system, planet