Locating Stars
Angle above the horizon
What is altitude?
Allow us to see faint and distant objects in detail that can't normally be seen.
What are optical telescopes?
Model of planetary motion where the Earth was the centre with planets orbiting it.
What is geocentric?
Earth spinning on its axis is an example of this type of motion.
What is rotation?
Formed when a red super giant star explodes and the completely vanishes. It has a strong gravitational pull that no light escapes.
What is a black hole?
Degrees clockwise from North
What is azimuth?
Telescopes used to determine the composition of stars.
What are infrared telescopes?
Model of planetary motion with the earth and other planets orbiting the sun.
What is heliocentric?
Planetary motion in the heliocentric model is an example of this.
What are orbits or revolutions.
Gas and dust which forms stars and solar systems.
Tool used to measure azimuth
What is a compass?
What are UV telescopes?
Kepler's suggestion that fixed the major problem with the heliocentric model.
What are elliptical orbits?
What is a lunar eclipse?
Space rock that has landed on Earth's surface.
What is a meteorite?
Tool used to measure angle above the horizon.
What is an astrolabe?
Used to map the dust between the stars.
What are Infrared Telescopes?
What is the telescope?
The larger, gaseous outer planets of our solar system that have cooler temperatures, rings, and more moons are called this.
What are Jovial planets?
The process that "turns on" a star in the main sequence, causing it to shine.
What is fusion?
Angle of 90o above the horizon.
What is the zenith?
Used to study star explosions
What are gamma ray telescopes?
The common problem with both the geocentric and heliocentric model of planetary motion.
What is failed to explain/predict planetary motion?
The apparent path the sun appears to take throughout the day.
What is the ecliptic?
The star left at the core of a planetary nebula.
What is a white dwarf?