Notes Using the following power point slides, take notes on notebook paper. You should write everything/answer the questions in your notes. If you do not know the answers to the question, you will need to search for it on Internet. Video clip links are not working. You will see them at some point during class. Other underlined links work and you may explore them.
Astronomy OR Astrology What’s the difference? AstronomyAstrology
Electromagnetic Radiation Energy that travels through space (in the form of waves)
List 4 types of electromagnetic radiation. What type of radiation can we see?
Astronomy Tools
Telescopes
Telescopes Refracting (uses lenses) Reflecting (uses mirrors)
Telescopes Radio
Do NOT listen to “noises” or sounds Records different amounts of radio emissions coming from objects and uses computers to create an image Images
Observatories Building with one or more telescopes Why are they located on mountaintops?
Telescopes in Space Launched in April 1990 onboard the space shuttle Discovery Cost - $2.5 billion Takes high quality pictures of the universe Will remain active until Hubble Telescope
Spectrographs Breaks light into colors Provides information on star chemical composition and temperature
Rockets What causes rockets to move forward? What happens when a “stage” uses up its fuel? “stage” uses up its fuel? What did the development of the multistage rocket make possible? History Apollo Saturn V
Newton’s 3 rd Law of Motion For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
Satellites – natural or artificial object that revolves around an object in space What does it mean when a satellite is in a “geosynchronous orbit”? What are satellites used for?
Space Probes Mariner Cassini Voyager What is the difference between a satellite and a space probe?
Space Shuttle
Space Shuttles Reusable Land back on Earth like airplanes Why are they covered in insulated tiles? The Space Shuttle The Space Shuttle 2 Challenger Disaster Living Weightlessness Jet Packs
Space Station Large satellite in which people can live for long periods of time ISS Website CountriesArriving at ISS Where is the ISS?