Astronomy

After watching the two videos below, express your thoughts below about anything which has inspired or fascinated you in these videos, or from any of the material in this course.

ASSIGNMENT After watching the two videos below, express your thoughts below about anything which has inspired or fascinated you in these videos, or from any of the material in this course. What do you think will be discovered or learned in astronomy or witnessed in your lifetime? https://xkcd.com/1248/ https://erikwernquist.com/wanderers/

Explain how the cosmic expansion, coupled with the Cosmological Principle, eliminated the traditional view of a static universe, led to the Big Bang concept, and resolved Olber’s paradox.

Dynamic Universe Explain how the cosmic expansion, coupled with the Cosmological Principle, eliminated the traditional view of a static universe, led to the Big Bang concept, and resolved Olber’s paradox.

Plot the stars from each list on the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram on the next page. Use the intrinsic brightness (absolute magnitude) on the y-axis and the temperature on the x-axis.

ASTR 1403 – Stars and Galaxies The Nearest and the Brightest Stars Lab Plot the stars from each list on the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram on the next page. Use the intrinsic brightness (absolute magnitude) on the y–axis and the temperature on the x–axis. Note that the y–axis has negative magnitudes (the brightest stars) at the top […]

Construct a timeline for the universe and indicate when various significant events occurred, from the beginning of the expansion to the formation of the Sun to the appearance of humans on Earth.

ASSIGNMENT Construct a timeline for the universe and indicate when various significant events occurred, from the beginning of the expansion to the formation of the Sun to the appearance of humans on Earth. Make it a simple list, starting with what many physicists refer to as the “moment of creation” as 0 in your calendar. […]

Why do you want to attend the Yale Summer Program in Astrophysics? What personal and academic goals do you hope to achieve at the program?

Admission Essay Prompt: Why do you want to attend the Yale Summer Program in Astrophysics? What personal and academic goals do you hope to achieve at the program? (300 Words) 1. Major physics or mechanical engineering in college. 2. Long-term professional goal is to become a mechanical engineer.

Complete the activities and enter your results in the Lab document. Complete the graphs using Excel or a similar plotting program.

Lab 1 Read the instructions for this lab located in the attached document. Complete the activities and enter your results in the Lab document. Responses should be clear, with written explanations in complete sentences that fully communicate your conclusions and reasoning. Complete the graphs using Excel or a similar plotting program. Graphs done by hand […]

Why do objects that formed from the same cloud of gas have different compositions?

ASSIGNMENT It is worth noticing that the eight planets in our solar system make up two different groups; the four planets closest to the Sun make up the rocky terrestrial planets and the four planets farthest from the Sun make up the gaseous Jovian planets. Why do objects that formed from the same cloud of […]

Prepare an entry for the pages of stars contest. Create an mp3 audio clip of yourself narrating your text.

4:Homework The Pages of Stars competition is sponsored yearly by the International Planetarium Society (IPS). The goal of this competition is a to build a collection of short audio clips (approximately 3-5 minutes each) that can easily be shared among planetarians using mp3 files. For this week’s homework, prepare an entry for the pages of […]

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