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2 Phys Astronomy
3 “MOON IS SPACE CREATURE’S SKULL!” Weekly World News – July 5, 1988 “Space is the region above the earth’s atmosphere.” Science Probe I – 8 th Grade Textbook
4 ASTRONOMY The study of matter and energy in our Universe
5 Scale Scale Scale Scale Scale And the art of measuring things.
6 Fundamental Properties MASS (kg) or (g)(slugs)(grains) TIME (s) or (hours)(eons) LENGTH (m) or (km)(parsec)(light-years) CHARGE (C) known as Coulombs
7 Scientific Notation = 6.02 x Scientific Notation
8 MASS
9 TIME
10 LENGTH
11 MAKING MEASUREMENTS
12 Measuring Angles
13 Degrees
14 Approximate angles
15 Angle Example
16 Small angle formula
17 Distance units
18 Parsec Definition
19 Converting Units
20 SOLAR MAP
21 Relative Sizes in Our Solar System and Beyond
22 Big universe
23 Handy Scale
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25 Celestial Sphere
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27 Constellations and the year
28 Temperature and the seasons
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31 Precession of the pole
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33 SKYCHART III OBSERVATIONS OF THE SKY