Verse of the Week
Lift up your eyes on high
And see who has created these stars,
The One who leads forth their host by number,
He calls them all by name;
Because of the greatness of His might and the strength of His power,
Not one of them is missing. Isaiah
40:26
q Discussion: The Sun (see Astronomy Notes – Unit 1 – The Sun)
q Demonstration: Eclipses
q Review:
notes from class, vocabulary, reading
q Quiz #1: “Earth, Moon and Sun” (due Thursday, 4/26)
q
Discussion: The Solar System and Inner
Planets
(see Astronomy Notes – Unit 2 – Inner Planets)
q Worksheet: Chart of the Planets
q Experiment: Sunspots, part I
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|
Object |
Magnitude |
Rises |
Transit |
Sets |
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Sun |
-26.9 |
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Moon (Waxing Gibbous) |
-12.1 |
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Mercury |
-1.2 |
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Venus |
-4.1 |
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Mars |
1.0 |
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Jupiter |
-2.4 |
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Saturn |
0.3 |
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