Category: Astronomy

the assignment includes: Going to the official Kepler website (https://science.nasa.gov/mission kepler) and find something that interests you. after you have chosen a topic build an essay to inspire young budding astronomers to continue exploring the cosmos. Imagine that this essay will be read to first year Astro students around the world designed to spark their…

This lab will give you a bit more practice in measuring the altitude angles using the astrolabe. You’ll be going outside, again – but this time during the nighttime! Hopefully, you still have your astrolabe from the previous exercise. If you need to make it again, here is the template. For this lab, you’ll need…

please address this question:  Are scientific telescopes worth the high associated price tag, often funded from public dollars, and should they continue to be invested in?  Select the following scientific telescopes: James Webb Space Telescope  Discuss the key observations this telescope has made, the wavelength range it observes in, and any information you can find…

https://www.almanac.com/astronomy/moon-rise-and-set https://www.calculatorcat.com/moon_phases/phasenow.php?tcv=60

Your topic should be addressed in sufficient detail to fully describe the properties of the concepts involved and should be at least three (3) paragraphs with four (4) to five (5) sentences each. The posting should be in your own words with a minimal use of quotes. Please restate your chosen topic at the top…

As you begin the course, it is very important that you sometimes walk outside and actually look at the night sky. If you cannot incorporate some naked-eye astronomy into the term, you will be missing out. You have easy access to observe many of the things discussed in the “Sky Basics” reading and the presentation…

The written term paper has to be turned  in by due date. (You may turn it in earlier if you wish.) You will get less points after due date, please see the rubric.  Close to final exam date this assignment will be locked. Topic should be taken from  list of topics,  given  at the  end…

The Sun: Great Ball of Fire ​ Summary The sun is a main sequence star (G-2, yellow dwarf) that is the closest stellar object to our planet.  It has long been the inspiration for humans throughout civilization, as the main life-sustaining source of light and heat; without the sun’s energy, life as we know it would…

Read the following short articles and then post your response to this question: Should the TMT project move forward on Mauna Kea or should it be moved to its secondary (but not ideal) site on the Canary Islands? https://web.archive.org/web/20100810235601/http://www.tmt.org/news-center/thirty-meter-telescope-selects-mauna-kea https://www.nature.com/articles/522015a Thousands Take to the Streets to Protest TMT https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2019/07/16/both-sides-tmt-debate-make-their-point-known-with-rallies-across-state/ https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/07/25/u-hawaii-pursues-controversial-thirty-meter-telescope-mauna-kea-and-leading

Final paper submission: 900-1100 words (excluding title & reference page Record the number of words (excluding title and reference). Cite your sources – both text and images. Have a reference page. You can follow the APA/MLA format (or any other acceptable college level format), but make sure you are consistent. In-text citations are a must…