Astronomical Doves

dimarts, 8 de juny del 2021

Activity 7

A constellation (from the Latin constellatio) is a set of fixed stars or unrelated stars that form an imaginary pattern. They are separated into arbitrary groups into which the fixed stars have been divided.

Our modern constellation system comes from the ancient Greeks. The oldest description of the constellations as we know them has its origin in a poem, called Phaenomena, written around 270 BC by the Greek poet Aratus. ... These 48 formed the basis of Our modern constellation system.

WHO DISCOVER IT:

Phaenomena

Currently, the North Star in the northern hemisphere is α Ursae Minoris which, located at the tail end of the Lesser Bear, is also known as Polaris or Cinosura, being the closest to the pole, which is less than one degree.

Inside the Planetarium it is night, we notice the apparent movement of the sky that helps us orient ourselves, we identify bright stars, we know constellations, ... That is why we ask for your understanding if we cannot offer you free places.

Capricorn, Libra, Aries and Leo.

Photos of the constellations:

Capricorn:

Libra:

Aries:

Leo:

4.History:

The constellation represents the Lion of Nemea, a mythological beast born of Typhon and Echidna, and whose death was entrusted to Hercules in the first of his works. However, Hercules had a lot of trouble killing the animal, as its skin was impenetrable and no weapon could hurt it.

dimarts, 1 de juny del 2021

Activity #3

Activity 3 Timeline

Activity 5

CREATE A COMPASS

Introduction:

We chose to make the compass because it seemed easier to us and because it would take less time.

Materials:

Cork

Needle

Got

Magnet

Water

Cutter

Marker

Procedure:

1r. I cut a piece of cork.

2n. I stuck a needle in the piece of cork.

3r. Then we put the letters N O S E on the cork.

4t. I fill my glass with water

5th. I put the cork in the water to see where it was pointing.

Results:

At the end the cork stopper pointed north.

Sources:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvW44fUCXrU

Photos of the compass:

Activity 2

Name	Tycho Brahe	Nicolás Copérnico	William Herschel	Johannes Kepler	Edwin Hubble
Date Of Birth	December 14, 1546	February 19, 1473	November, 15, 1738	December 27, 1571	November 20, 1889
Main thought	Tycho Brahe proposed a model in which the Earth was at the center of the Universe, but with the planets revolving around the Sun.	The celestial movements are uniform, eternal, and circular or composed of different cycles (epicycles). The center of the universe is near the Sun. ... The retrograde motion of the planets is explained by the motion of the Earth.	Herschel observed an unrecorded object that at first glance looked like a comet: studying it carefully, he was soon able to determine that it was actually a new planet, Uranus.	Kepler tried to understand the laws of planetary motion for most of his life. At first Kepler considered that the movement of the planets had to comply with the Pythagorean laws of harmony	Edwin Hubble's early work at the Mount Wilson Observatory focused on the study of what were then known as nebulae. ... It was clear that some nebulae were in the galaxy and that they were basically starlit gas within it.
Photo

dimarts, 18 de maig del 2021

Activity 6

SOLAR SYSTEM DEFINITION

The solar system is the set formed by the Sun and the eight planets with their respective satellites that rotate around it, they also accompany it in its displacement through the galaxy or the Milky Way dwarf planets, asteroids and innumerable comets, meteorites and interplanetary corpuscles.

There are many hypotheses about the origin of the Solar System, the most current theories link its formation with that of the Sun, about 4.7 billion years ago. From an interstellar cloud of gas and dust that fragmented or collapsed, leading to the formation of a primordial solar nebula, and through the union of larger and larger particles the formation of current planets.

MARS:

Mars is the fourth planet in order of distance from the Sun and the second smallest in the solar system, after Mercury. It received its name in homage to the god of war in Roman mythology (Ares in Greek mythology), and is also known as "the red planet" due to the reddish appearance that the predominant iron oxide gives it on its surface. . Mars is the inner planet furthest from the Sun. It is a telluric planet with a thin atmosphere of carbon dioxide, and has two small and irregularly shaped satellites, Phobos and Deimos (children of the Greek god), which could be captured asteroids similar to the Trojan asteroid (5261) Eureka. Its surface characteristics are reminiscent of craters on the Moon as well as valleys, deserts, and polar caps on Earth.

Activity #4 Big Bang

ORIGIN AND EXPANSION OF THE BIG BANG

Most astronomers believe that the Universe began in a Big Bang about 14 billion years ago. At that time, the entire universe was inside a bubble that was thousands of times smaller than a pine head. It was hotter and denser than anything we can imagine.

The phrase "Big Bang Theory" has been popular with astrophysicists for decades, but it hit the mainstream in 2007 when a comedy show of the same name premiered on CBS. The show follows the academic and family life of several researchers (including an astrophysicist).

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