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