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Astronomy
(46 decks)
1.1 Physical Features of Earth
1.2 Point’s on the Earth’s Surface
1.3 Naked Eye Observation
2.1 The Moon’s Surface
2.2 Lunar Motion
3.1 Tides and Precession
3.2 Eclipses
3.3 Ancient Size Measurements
4.1 Sidereal and Synodic Time
4.2 Lunar Phases and Months
4.3 Sundials and Shadow Sticks
4.4 Longitude and Time Zones
5.1 Planetary Positions
5.2 The Ecliptic
6.1 The Night Sky
6.2 Celestial Sphere and Coordinate Systems
6.3 Motion of the Sky
7.1 Archaeoastronomy
7.2 Models of the Solar System
8.1 Kepler’s Laws
8.2 Universal Gravitation
9.1 Structure and Formation of the Moon
9.2 The Far Side
10.1 Observing the Sun
10.2 The Solar Interior
10.3 The Solar Atmosphere
11.1 Solar System Objects
11.2 Optical Telescopes
11.3 Space Probes
12.1 Formation of Planetary Systems
12.2 Exoplanets
12.3 Extraterrestrial Life
13.1 Stellar Magnitudes
13.2 Spectroscopy
13.3 Calculating Stellar Distances
13.4 Alternate Wavelength Observation
14.1 Nebulae
14.2 Low-mass Stellar Evolution
14.3 High-mass Stellar Evolution
15.1 The Milky Way
15.2 Groups and Classifications
15.3 Active Galaxies
16.1 Redshift
16.2 Hubble’s Law
16.3 Universe Evolution
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