What is the difference between constellations and asterisms?
What are the Zodiac Constellations?
Be able to identify the 10 star patterns on a star chart.
Constellations: Orion, Gemini, Leo, Canis Major, Cassiopeia, etc.
Be able to identify the 10 stars on a star chart.
Stars: Polaris, Rigel, Sirius, etc.
Chapter 15 - Coordinates, Time and Calendars
meridian
latitude
longitude
Prime Meridian
Greenwich England
celestial sphere
celestial poles
celestial equator
right ascension (hours, minutes, seconds)
declination (degrees, arcminutes, arcseconds)
ecliptic
Vernal Equinox and Autumnal Equinox
Summer Solstice and Winter Solstice
What causes seasons on Earth?
precession
solar day
sidereal day
time zones
universal time
Chapter 8 - The Moon
orbital (sidereal) period
synodic period
earthshine
moon phases (know all 8 in order and their orbital position)
mare (maria)
limb
terminator
librations
central peaks of craters
rilles
Name three moon craters.
Name three maria.
synchronous rotation
Does the moon rotate?
Text: Practical Astronomy with your Calculator
Time
Focus on the sections that were covered in the homework.
1 - Calendars
4 - Julian Day Numbers
6 - Finding the Day of the Week
7 - Converting hours, minutes, and seconds to decimal hours
8 - Converting decimal hours to hours, minutes, and seconds
9 - Converting local time to UT
Review these terms:
Julian Calendar
Gregorian Calendar
Julian Day Numbers
Finding the Day of the Week
Converting decimal hours to hours, minutes, seconds (and the other way around)
Universal Time
WWV
Time Zones
Sidereal Time
How to Study
Review your homework assignments and night lab handouts.
Make sure that you have read all of the chapters and sections above.
Review the key ideas listed above using your class notes and the two books. In
your own words, write out the definitions or descriptions of the key ideas above.
The glossary of each text may also help.