Thursday, June 9, 2016

Quiz 1 content to review

Definitions:

light-year, light-second, light-minute
speed of light
meter
second
kilogram
celestial sphere (and related points on it)
asterisms vs. constellations
analemma
declination and RA (right ascension) - how they compare to latitude and longitude
equinoxes and solstices
circumpolar stars
international date line
electromagnetic (EM) spectrum
speed = frequency x wavelength


Know:

the brightest objects in this evening's sky
a couple of asterisms
how to find north
some way to remember the speed of light
how the sequence of radiation on the EM spectrum "works"

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