Astronomy: Stars & Galaxies: Lab Manual for Earth 1124
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2023
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2023
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Astronomy is one of mankind’s oldest and most fascinating fields. For centuries, humans looked to the night sky and wondered what they saw—but astronomers today can provide answers based on the methods of science. How does that happen?
Observations of planets, stars, galaxies, and the universe are just the first step in understanding them. Much work is required to move from observation to understanding. Astronomers must (1) gather data from observations, (2) analyze it objectively, (3) draw sound conclusions from the data, and (4) communicate the findings in a clear, understandable way.
But while it is interesting to learn information others have discovered, greater satisfaction comes from discovering for oneself. The lab exercises in this manual are designed to enable you to experience this process. Each has been carefully developed to enable you to see how astronomers know what they know. While many methods and procedures have been greatly simplified, they are good examples of how astronomy is done
Introduction
Section 1 The Night Sky
Lab 1 Starry Night Exercise 1: Earth and the Celestial Sphere
Lab 2 Starry Night Exercise 2: Time and the Moon
Honors Lab 3 Starry Night Exercise 3: Night Sky / Solar System
Lab 3a Starry Night Exercise: The Night Sky
Lab 3b Starry Night Exercise: The Solar System
Section 2 Tools of Astronomy
Honors Lab 4 Motion, Orbits, Energy, Gravity
Lab 4a Motion and Orbits
Lab 4b Energy and Gravity
Lab 5 Properties of Light
Lab 6 Understanding Spectra
Lab 7 Telescopes
Lab 8 Special Relativity
Lab 9 General Relativity
Section 3 The Stars
Lab 10 The Sun
Lab 11 Stellar Properties
Lab 12 The HR Diagram and Stellar Evolution
Lab 13 Stellar Formation
Honors Lab 14 Low- and High-Mass Stellar Evolution
Lab 14a Low-Mass Stellar Evolution
Lab 14b High-Mass Stellar Evolution
Lab 15 Cosmos Video Review
Lab 16 Black Holes
Section 4 Galaxies and The Universe
Lab 17 Monster of the Milky Way Video
Lab 18 Exploring Galaxies
Lab 19 Distances and Hubble’s Law
Lab 20 The Distribution of Mass in a Galaxy
Lab 21 Dark Matter
Lab 22 The Dark Side of the Universe Video Review
Lab 23 Cosmology