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Course: AST 1001, Fall 2009School: Appalachian State
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(Nowadwarf News,etc.
Plutodemoted! planet) Newrule: shapedby gravityand Dominatesits neighborhood
Newscontinued
CharlotteTalksthis morning(WFAE 90.7/90.3) wfae.org,on Scienceand Religion,withDr. MikeCorwin, UNCC Postedinmp3on WebCT
LabtonightandSunday
TONIGHT:MeetandGreetsession Mayreceivelabmanualbinder SUNDAY:Needlabmanual!(Bookstore) willdolab#1onconstellations!Read Introductioninadvance!(Quizpossible.)
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10.Whatmakesaplanet? 9.Navigationbystars 8.Paranormal 7.Comets,meteorsandasteroids,ohmy! 6.Spacetravelphysics 5.Extraterrestriallife 4.Stars! 3.Paranormal 2.BlackHoles 1.Constellations
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52filledoutandturned in(withonechoice) 3pickedtheircorrect signdescriptor Whatwouldweexpect? Isitsignificant? Oneyear:3sigmas!?!
ScaleoftheUniverse
Howbigandfarawayisstuff?
EarthMoon
indiameter
Earth~8kmiles Rotates? Moonabouta oftheEarthsize Moonis~100of itsdiameters away
Solarsystem
Sun
Sizesnottoscale!
EarthSundistance isthe astronomical Unit(AU) Planetsat0.4,0.7, 1(us!),1.5,5,10, 20,40Aus,and
New(now,dwarf)planet7/31/05
96AUs Reallya KuiperBelt object? Orbitinclined 45degrees Xena?
NearestStar
4.2lightyears(ly) away c=3x105km/s 1ly~9.5x1012km orabout63,000AU Soneareststaris4.2 timesthisorabout 265,000AUs
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