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Decks in this class (19)
Lecture 1: The Sky
Celestial sphere 1,
Measuring positions in the sky 2,
Spherical coordinate system 3
3
cards
Lecture 2: Astronomy Origins
Angles and separation in the sky 1,
Earth s motion around the sun 2,
Position of sun throughout the ye...
10
cards
Lecture 3: Astronomy as a Science
European development of astronomy 1,
Planetary positions motions synod...,
Sidereal vs synodic periods 3
4
cards
Lecture 4: Gravity
Orbits and energy 1,
Lagrange points 2
2
cards
Lecture 5: Light
Light 1,
Blackbodies 2,
Emission spectra 3
4
cards
Lecture 6: Solar System / Earth
Earth 1,
Planetary interiors 2,
Earthquake waves 3
14
cards
Lecture 7: Terrestrial Planets
Mercury 1,
Venus 2,
Mars 3
5
cards
Lecture 8: Giant Planets
Giant planets 1,
Jupiter 2,
Saturn 3
18
cards
Lecture 9: Small Solar System Bodies
Asteroids 1,
Distribution of asteroids 2,
Size and shape of asteroids 3
17
cards
Lecture 10: Formation of Solar System / Extrasolar Planets
The formation of the solar system 1,
Four major characteristics of the...,
Gravitational collapse 3
20
cards
Lecture 11: The Sun
Sun s atmosphere the photosphere 1,
Solar chromosphere 2,
Solar corona 3
7
cards
Lecture 12: Stars
Stellar parallax 1,
Trigonometric parallax 2,
Brightness vs luminosity 3
13
cards
Lecture 13: Stars and Star Clusters
Major assumptions in stellar astr...,
Star clusters 2,
Types of star clusters 3
14
cards
Lecture 14: The Birth of Stars and Life on the Main Sequence
Star modelling theory 1,
Numerical models of stars 2,
Evolution of stars step 1 star fo...
14
cards
Lecture 15: The Death of Stars
Star clusters and stellar evoluti...,
H he abundance 2,
Eventually star s main sequence l...
19
cards
Lecture 16: Galaxies
Interstellar medium 1,
Dust 2,
Structures in the interstellar me...
19
cards
Lecture 17: The Expanding Universe
Redshift of galaxies and distances 1,
Galaxy masses 2,
Physical properties of galaxies 3
15
cards
Lecture 18: The Big Bang
Big bang model 1,
Temperature of universe has coole...,
Cosmic microwave background 3
14
cards
Lecture 19: Extraterrestrial Life
Are we alone 1,
Astrobiology 2,
Questions in extraterrestrial life 3
27
cards
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