The Scale of the Universe
with Dr. Tony Crider
Is it a “waste of money” to buy a loved one a star for
Valentine’s Day?
Student Learning Objectives
• Design a scale model of Solar System.
• Discuss distance scale to the stars.
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What was that?a solar systema universeA B
C Da galaxy a supercluster
Messerschmitt Me-163 "Komet"
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Scale Model
1:10,000,000,000scale model
Roughly how many times further is it from the Sun to Alpha Centauri than from the Sun to Jupiter?
10310A B C D105 107
Make a Model of the Solar System
Lecture Notes: Patterns in the SkyBad Astronomy: Polaris
MasteringAstronomy: Assignment 1