Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013

Space Mnemonics

Come up with your own mnemonic for the planets.

The planets in order from the sun are:
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

For example: My Very Excited Mother Just Served Us Nachos


Viewing Astronomical Objects

Telescopes
Video 1
What are the two types of telescopes?
The objective lens brings the ___________ into focus.
The eyepiece lens ____________ light collected.
Pause the video and draw a refractor telescope (1:22)

Video 2
NetTrekker Login
username: lesstu2
password: student

Vocab from Video 2 - Define in your own words
Focus
Retina
Refract
Reflect
Magnify
Infrared Light

Video 3
Zoom in with Hubble Telescope

Picture Gallery 1
Look at the pictures below:
Find "the crow".  Why is it called the crow?
Find the "black hole" image.  Which galaxy is it in?
Find the "dying star" and describe it

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