Chapter 1 Discovering the Night Sky. The Celestial Sphere

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Chapter 1

Discovering the Night Sky

The Celestial Sphere

Measuring Space

Measuring Space

Looking at Stars Near the North Pole

Universal Time is Measured at Greenwich, England

Time Zones

The Ecliptic

The Ecliptic Plane

Seasonality: What Causes the Seasons?(the tilt of the Earth’s axis)

The Height of the Sun Throughout the Year Changes

The Energy Deposited by the Sun Changes Throughout the Year

Summer Winter

The Changing Path of the Sun

Precession: The Earth’s Wandering Pole

The Changing North Star (Polaris isn’t always it…)

Phases of the Moon

Conditions for Eclipses

Lunar Eclipse

3 Types of Lunar Eclipses

Solar Eclipse

The End

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