
Lecture Description
This week we build on our naked eye observations from last week and take a look at the cyclical phenomena that we can see at work in the universe.
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Table of Contents:
Naked Eye Observations 0:28.4
Constellations 3:09.7
The Color of Stars 2:44.5
View of the Stars 7:25
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PHOTOS
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_ascension#mediaviewer/File:Stars_and_ra.png
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ecliptic_path.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sagittarius_Hevelius.jpg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorpius#mediaviewer/File:Sidney_Hall_-_Urania%27s_Mirror_-_Scorpio.jpg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libra_(constellation)#mediaviewer/File:Sidney_Hall_-_Urania%27s_Mirror_-_Libra.jpg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgo_(constellation)#mediaviewer/File:Sidney_Hall_-_Urania%27s_Mirror_-_Virgo.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leo_Hevelius.jpg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancer_(constellation)#mediaviewer/File:Sidney_Hall_-_Urania%27s_Mirror_-_Cancer.jpg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globe#mediaviewer/File:GEO_Globe.jpg
sailornanny.weebly.com/uploads/1/0/5/0/10509307/4835516_orig.gif
www.slate.com/content/dam/slate/blogs/bad_astronomy/2013/04/28/earth_elliptical_orbit.jpg.CROP.original-original.jpg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pole_star#mediaviewer/File:Precession_N.gif
Course Index
- Introduction to Astronomy
- Naked Eye Observations
- Cycles in the Sky
- Moon Phases
- Eclipses
- Telescopes
- The Gravity of the Situation
- Tides
- Introduction to the Solar System
- The Sun
- The Earth
- The Moon
- Mercury
- Venus
- Mars
- Jupiter
- Jupiter's Moons
- Saturn
- Uranus & Neptune
- Asteroids
- Comets
- The Oort Cloud
- Meteors
- Light
- Distances
- Stars
- Exoplanets
- Brown Dwarfs
- Low Mass Stars
- White Dwarfs & Planetary Nebulae
- High Mass Stars
- Neutron Stars
- Black Holes
- Binary and Multiple Stars
- Star Clusters
- Nebulae
- The Milky Way
- Galaxies, part 1
- Galaxies, part 2
- Gamma-Ray Bursts
- Dark Matter
- The Big Bang, Cosmology part 1
- Dark Energy, Cosmology part 2
- A Brief History of the Universe
- Deep Time
- Everything, The Universe...And Life
- Explore The Solar System:
Course Description
In this Crash Course series, marvel at the wonders of astronomy with your host for this intergalactic adventure, the Bad Astronomer himself -- Phil Plait. In just 40 short lessons, you will learn the basics of the oldest science known to humanity.
Be sure to check out links to relevant Photos in the description for each video.