Introduction

to Astronomy
The solar system
Our Galaxy

Our Solar system

What is a Galaxy?

Milky Way
Billions of Stars
Swirl Shape
Includes the Sun
Our Solar System
The solar system
The Sun
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Pluto

The Sun and 9 orbiting planets

Our Solar System
The solar system
The Sun
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Pluto

The Sun and 9 orbiting planets

 The Sun

A glowing ball of gas

Held together by gravity
Powered by nuclear fusion
Sole source of light and heat

Source:
http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/
http://www.noao.edu/noao/noaonews/dec03/pdf/76nso.pdf
http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/topstory/20010919sunspot.html
Sun Spots

The sunspot is
darker because it
is cooler and
emits less light.

Source:
http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/
http://www.noao.edu/noao/noaonews/dec03/pdf/76nso.pdf
http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/topstory/20010919sunspot.html
 Solar Eclipse
The Moon moves
between the Sun and
Earth, casting a
shadow. A total
eclipses may happen
once every 360 years.

Source:
Source: The eclipse image was taken by the
High Altitude Observatory and Rhodes College
eclipse team and the computer model was
produced by Drs. Jon Linker and Zoran Mikic of
the Science Applications International
Corporation.
 The Moon

No Water
Temperatures from
+130C in the daytime
to -190C at night
Surface of the Moon
Movements of the Moon

The Moon orbits the Earth

Rises in the east, sets in the
west. Sunrise and sunset
occur 50 minutes later each
day. The Moon turns on its
axis every 27 days The same
side of Moon always faces
Earth
 Common Shapes of the Moon

FULL CRESCENT

QUARTER CONVEX
The Full Moon
Neil Armstrong Exploring
First man on the Moon
July 20, 1969
Six Apollo missions
(1969-1972

12 Americans have
walked on the moon
Earth
 Black Holes

Black
When a giant star
collapses, gravity
takes over and
Holes
light can not even
escape.
Black Holes
The Astronomy Video
The solar system
The Astronomy Video

https://youtu.be/Qd6nLM2QlWw
Questions
 References & Resources
http://www.nasm.si.edu/apollo/AS15/a15images.ht
m
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/photo_gallery/photogall
ery-moon.html#apollo
http://clementine.cnes.fr/index.en.html
http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/pub/research/clemen/cleme
n.html
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0108/15mooncre
ate/
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/
pxmoon.html
 References & Resources

http://www.nrl.navy.mil/clementine/clemovies/cle
movies_index.html
http://www.solarviews.com/eng/moon.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/620649.stm
http://skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/ecli
pses/article_99_1.asp
http://lunar.arc.nasa.gov/results/ice/eureka.htm
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/solarsyst
em/moon_nss_020604.html
 References & Resources
https://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/SciRefGuides/astronomy.html
http://www.physlink.com/education/EducationReference.cfm
https://aas.org/education/EducatorResources
https://aas.org/education/EducatorResources
https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/classroom-activities/en/
https://www.astrosociety.org/education/hands-on-astronomy-
activities/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qd6nLM2QlWw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcFstWvDuLo
www.kidsastronomy.com/fun
http://www.makemegenius.com/