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© 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Chapter 2 Discovering the Universe for Yourself

© 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. What does the universe look like from Earth? With the naked eye, we can see more than 2000 stars as well as the Milky Way.

© 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Clicker Question The brightest stars in a constellation A.all belong to the same star cluster. B.all lie at about the same distance from Earth. C.may actually be quite far away from each other.

© 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Clicker Question The brightest stars in a constellation A.all belong to the same star cluster. B.all lie at about the same distance from Earth. C.may actually be quite far away from each other.

© 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. The Celestial Sphere Ecliptic is the Sun, moon and planets apparent path through the celestial sphere.

© 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. The Milky Way The Milky Way is our view into the plane of our galaxy.

© 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. The Milky Way

© 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Clicker Question What is the arrow pointing to in the photo below? A. the zenith B. the north celestial pole C. the celestial equator

© 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Clicker Question What is the arrow pointing to in the photo below? A. the zenith B. the north celestial pole C. the celestial equator

© 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Altitude of the celestial pole = your latitude = 38 deg for SF bay area

© 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Clicker Question The North Star (Polaris) is 50° above your horizon, due north. Where are you? A.You are on the equator. B.You are at the North Pole. C.You are at latitude 50°N. D.You are at longitude 50°E. E.You are at latitude 50°N and longitude 50°E.

© 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Clicker Question The North Star (Polaris) is 50° above your horizon, due north. Where are you? A.You are on the equator. B.You are at the North Pole. C.You are at latitude 50°N. D.You are at longitude 50°E. E.You are at latitude 50°N and longitude 50°E.