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ASTRO 101

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The Solar System - Its Origin and Early Development

The Solar System - Its Origin and Early Development. Sun and eddy. Solar System. The Solar System consists of the Sun and the other celestial objects gravitationally bound to it: the eight planets, three dwarf planets and their 165 known moons. 4 terrestrial planets or inner planets

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ASTRO 101

ASTRO 101. Principles of Astronomy. Instructor: Jerome A. Orosz (rhymes with “ boris ” ) Contact:. Telephone: 594-7118 E-mail: orosz@sciences.sdsu.edu WWW: http://mintaka.sdsu.edu/faculty/orosz/web/ Office: Physics 241, hours T TH 3:30-5:00. Exam 1:.

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ASTRO 101

ASTRO 101. Principles of Astronomy. Instructor: Jerome A. Orosz (rhymes with “ boris ” ) Contact:. Telephone: 594-7118 E-mail: orosz@sciences.sdsu.edu WWW: http://mintaka.sdsu.edu/faculty/orosz/web/ Office: Physics 241, hours T TH 3:30-5:00.

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eBook vs. Printed Textbook

Chromebook. iPad. eBook vs. Printed Textbook. Win 8 Tablet. IMCAT Dec 10, 2013. Digital Natives. Digital Natives (Time). Digital Natives. Digital Natives switch between devices and/or platforms 27 times per hour

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Chapter 12: Dwarf Planets and Small Solar System Bodies

Chapter 12: Dwarf Planets and Small Solar System Bodies. Pluto: distant ice world that was once a planet. Pluto was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930.

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Max Mutchler Research & Instrument Scientist Space Telescope Science Institute

Hubble observations of dwarf planets and asteroids. Max Mutchler Research & Instrument Scientist Space Telescope Science Institute Baltimore, Maryland Florida Institute of Technology colloquium (and Homecoming) 2 November 2012. Launch of the Hubble Space Telescope April 24, 1990.

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CHAPTER 23

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The Solar System

The Solar System. Includes the sun and the objects its gravity holds around it Kuiper Belt New Horizons . 23.1. The Solar System. Geocentric theory Ancient model of universe Earth at center Stars Sun and moon. 23.2. The Solar System. Geocentric theory Planets Circular orbits

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Extra-Solar Planets

Extra-Solar Planets. Exoplanet - A large body orbiting a star other than the Sun. Topics in this lecture: Review of planet formation The Habitable Zone Basic properties of discovered exoplanets Hot Jupiters Super-Earths. How to make a planet . Large, cool cloud of gas and dust

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Pluto and the Kuiper Belt Objects (KBOs)

Pluto and the Kuiper Belt Objects (KBOs). The IAU draft definition of "planet" and "plutons".

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Unit 1.3: Our Solar System

Unit 1.3: Our Solar System. I. Formation of the Solar System. Nebular hypothesis : bodies of solar system condensed from enormous cloud of interstellar dust as follows: As nebula begins to contract, spins faster and flattens into a disk shape Evidence: planar orbits

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ALL ABOUT . . . . . . . The Solar System

ALL ABOUT . . . . . . . The Solar System. BY: BEVERLY LEMUS. BY: BEVERLY LEMUS. THE SUN. The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is almost perfectly spherical and consists of hot plasma interwoven with magnetic fields

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PX437 EXOPLANETS

PX437 EXOPLANETS. Peter Wheatley (PS009) p.j.wheatley@warwick.ac.uk. Outline. Before Exoplanets Detecting exoplanets Direct imaging Reflex Motion of Star Transiting exoplanets Planet Formation Extra-Terrestial Life. Terrestrial planets. Gas giants. Ice giants. Asteroid belt.

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The Ordered Solar System

The Ordered Solar System. Warm Up Questions. Which planet is bigger, Mercury or Jupiter ? Are the gas giant planets closer to the Sun than the rocky planets (yes/no)? How many planets are in the Solar System? Is the Sun bigger, smaller, or the same size as the Moon?

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SOLAR SYSTEM

SOLAR SYSTEM. SOLAR SYSTEM.

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The new definition of a planet has 3 parts:

With the advent of powerful new telescopes on the ground and in space, recent new discoveries have been made of objects in the outer regions of our Solar System that have sizes comparable to and larger than Pluto.

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Planet Definitions

Planet Definitions. BY: Nic d, Forrest l, Hartman l. Definition of a planet.

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Fig.1 8.2m Subaru telescope at Mauna Kea in Hawaii

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