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1 T & LC Cosmic Times Inquiring into the Nature of the Universe Dr. James Lochner USRA & NASA/GSFC Roberta Paul Perkiomen Valley School District, PA

2 T & LC Cosmic Times  “Cosmic Times” traces the understanding of the nature of the universe through the 20th century.  Start in 1919 with confirmation of Einstein’s theory of gravity (and its implications for the nature of the universe).  Continue through to discovery of Dark Energy, our current state of knowledge, and stepping stones to future.  Will Consist of 6 Posters, with Classroom Lessons  Lessons at Middle School and High School level, covering topics in physics, astronomy and interdisciplinary  This workshop samples topics and lessons in Cosmic Times.

3 T & LC Science is about Questions and Tools Our understanding of the nature of the Universe has changed as our questions and technology have changed.  What are some questions we might ask?  What are the tools we might use?

4 T & LC How Far Away are “Spiral Nebulae”?  In 1920, astronomers pondered the distance to the “spiral nebulae.”  Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis debated whether they were within our own Galaxy or outside our Galaxy.  The question was settled when Edwin Hubble determined the distance to Andromeda Galaxy.

5 T & LC Tools for answering “How Far Away are Spiral Nebulae?” Apparent vs Absolute Magnitude  Apparent Magnitude measures how bright a star appears to us in the night sky.  Ranges from -4 (for Venus) to ~ 30 (for distant galaxies)  Absolute Magnitude is the apparent magnitude of the object if it was 10 parsecs (32.6 light years) away.  It measures the intrinsic brightness of the object. L o  L i / r 2 But we usually don’t know the Absolute Magnitude

6 T & LC Tools for answering “How Far Away are Spiral Nebulae?” How can we know a star’s intrinsic brightness? Cepheid Variable Stars  Discovered in 1784 by John Goodricke.  These stars vary in brightness due to pulsations.  In 1908, Henrietta Leavitt discovered this relationship: The period of brightness variation is related to star’s intrinsic brightness.  Hence we can use L o  L i / r 2

7 T & LC Tools for answering “How Far Away are Spiral Nebulae?”  100” Telescope at Mt Wilson, CA (commissioned 1917)  provided the added aperture and resolution to resolve the stars. Hubble determined distance to Andromeda to be 800,000 LY

8 T & LC  [insert clip of 1929 CT showing “Andromeda Nebula” article?]

9 T & LC Consequence of asking “How Far Away are Spiral Nebulae?”  Early observations showed the “nebulae” were red-shifted.  I.e. moving very fast away from us.  Understanding Doppler Effect helps in understanding Redshift of light.  Students can always predict what a siren sounds like when it approaches and then passes.  Connect to the prior knowledge and transfer from sound to light.

10 T & LC What is Doppler Effect?  Wavelengths bunch up and get shorter as a wave approaches.  Higher pitch or bluer light  Wavelengths spread out and get longer as wave recedes.  Lower pitch or redder light.

11 T & LC Consequence of asking “How Far Away are Spiral Nebulae?”  Hubble put together the redshifts with their distances. Velocity Distance Universe is expanding !

12 T & LC  [insert clip of 1929 Cosmic Times showing “Universe is Expanding” article?]

13 T & LC Two Types of Cepheids!  During the wartime blackouts in California, Walter Baade discovered two different populations of stars in Andromeda  This led to realizing there are two types of Cepheids, with two different period-luminosity relationships.  Hubble had unknowingly used the wrong relationship. Yardstick vs Metersticks

14 T & LC

15 T & LC Is Universe a “Steady State” or Did it originate from a “Big Bang?”  Steady State Theory: As universe expands, matter is created.  Big Bang: running expansion backwards leads us to a point of high density and high temperature from which universe originated. (Create everything all at once)

16 T & LC  [show clip of 1955 Cosmic Times showing “Origin of Everything” article ?]

17 T & LC Steady State Universe Fred Hoyle, Hermann Bondi and Thomas Gold see the movie The Dead of Night, in which the end of the story circles back to its beginning.  Unchanging situations need not be static  New matter can be created spontaneously as the universe expands (a few hundred atoms per year per galaxy)  Expansion of universe and creation of new matter balanced via a negative energy.  The universe is constant in its overall density

18 T & LC Evolutionary Universe Starting from earlier work, George Gamow & Ralph Alpher worked out the conditions in the early universe  Universe is expanding from a state of high density and pressure.  Hydrogen & Helium were formed as universe cooled.  There should be left over a background radiation with a temperature of ~ 5 Kelvin Hoyle scoffed at this theory and coined the term “Big Bang”

19 T & LC What is the Evidence?  Scientists Sort through Theories by examining Evidence and making Inferences Bowl of Evidence

20 T & LC Tool for Determining “Steady State” vs. “Big Bang”  Penzias and Wilson were using a 20-foot horn detector to make radio observations of the Milky Way.  Effort to reduce noise in the detector left them with a 3 K residual. But they didn’t know its origin.

21 T & LC Tool for Determining “Steady State” vs. “Big Bang”  Peebles and Dicke (Princeton) had just calculated an estimate for the temperature of the residual background temperature, and found it was detectable in the microwave region.  Peebles and Dicke were convinced that Penzias and Wilson had found it. This solved the Steady State vs Big Bang question.

22 T & LC  Show clip from 1965 CT, with “Murmur of a Bang” and “Big Hiss”

23 T & LC Modeling an expanding universe How can we envision an expanding universe? 1965 CMB Activity

24 T & LC Cosmic Times  Confirmation of Einstein’s Theory of Gravity  Hubble’s discovery of Expanding Universe  Debate between Big Bang and Steady State  Discovery of the Cosmic Microwave Background  COBE Results; Development of Inflation Theory  Grappling with Dark Energy.

25 T & LC Cosmic Times: Scientific Themes  Our understanding of the Expansion of the Universe  Nature of Supernovae  The size and scale of the Universe A number of other themes also appear.  Impact of improved technology.  Role of Women in early astronomy.

26 T & LC Unsung Heroes: Women in Early Astronomy  Objectives: The students identify and describe unfamiliar scientist “heroes” that contributed to the field of science up to the year  Summary:  identify the women scientists of the Harvard College Observatory  use the world wide web to complete a product on one of the these unfamiliar scientific “heroes” that they discovered in their research.

27 T & LC  A print of this Harvard College Observatory photograph was found in an album that had once belonged to Annie Jump Cannon.  These women assisted Pickering in measuring stars and features on the photographic plates. Pickering’s Harem

28 T & LC Cosmic Times Posters “Newsletter version” for individual student use

29 T & LC Cosmic Times Web Site  1919 & 1929 Posters and Lessons now Available  This presentation is available (with links to lessons)  1955 materials available soon.  Sign up for updates  Currently in Development, so check back often.