Lecture 4 ASTR 111 – Section 002. Terms Apogee/Perigee Subtend Parsec, light-year, AU Parallax Solar and Sidereal time Small angle formula Ecliptic Zenith.
The Moon The moon is Earth’s closest neighbor- 384,000 miles away If you traveled 100km/hr, it would take you 5 months to get there Rotates on its own.
The Moon Earth’s natural satellite. Basic Facts The Moon orbits the Earth at a distance of approximately 380 000kmThe Moon orbits the Earth at a distance.
The Moon’s Motions After completing this section, students will describe the types of eclipses (Standard PI – 070)
Moon, Comets, Meteors, & Asteroids!. Asteroids What are asteroids? a) The broken up remnants of a destroyed planet? b) Material that never managed to.
7 th Period MOON KIOSK Please read and take notes on the following presentation. Remember, you will have an assessment during your next class!
Comets, Asteroids, Meteoroids, and the Moon!
Chapter 3 Eclipses and the Motion of the Moon The phases of the Moon were introduced in Section 1, but without discussion of eclipses of the Sun and Moon.
Lecture 4
Astronomy 1100 Introduction to Astrophysics
