1. Sky and SpaceSky and Space
Lecture Outline # 9Lecture Outline # 9
History of AstronomyHistory of Astronomy

2. EratosthenesEratosthenes

3. PrecessionPrecession

4. Ptolemy’s EpicyclesPtolemy’s Epicycles

5. Retrograde MotionRetrograde Motion

6. CopernicusCopernicus
1473-15431473-1543

7. Eccentricity – Kepler’s DiscoveryEccentricity – Kepler’s Discovery

8. Kepler’s Second Law ofKepler’s Second Law of
Planetary MotionPlanetary Motion

9. Galileo GalileiGalileo Galilei
1564 - 16421564 - 1642

10. Galileo’sGalileo’s
observationsobservations
of Jupiter’sof Jupiter’s
moonsmoons

11. Phases of VenusPhases of Venus

12. Sir Isaac NewtonSir Isaac Newton
1642-17271642-1727

13. Effect of GravitationEffect of Gravitation

14. Locations in SpaceLocations in Space

16. Stars “Rotating” Around PolarisStars “Rotating” Around Polaris

17. Locating the North StarLocating the North Star

18. ConstellationsConstellations

19. What is the Plane of the Ecliptic?What is the Plane of the Ecliptic?

20. Earth Position at Vernal EquinoxEarth Position at Vernal Equinox

21. Earth’s MoonEarth’s Moon

22. Motions of the MoonMotions of the Moon
Earth/moon systemEarth/moon system
 SynchronousSynchronous
RotationRotation

23. Gravitational PullGravitational Pull

24. Phases of the MoonPhases of the Moon

25. Synodic vs. Sidereal MonthSynodic vs. Sidereal Month

26. Partial vs. Total Solar EclipsePartial vs. Total Solar Eclipse

27. Partial vs. Total Lunar EclipsePartial vs. Total Lunar Eclipse

29. Conditions Needed for EclipseConditions Needed for Eclipse

30. Moon ShadowMoon Shadow
Total Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse

31. Solar Eclipse across AfricaSolar Eclipse across Africa
June 2001June 2001

33. Moon ExplorationMoon Exploration

34. Moon FormationMoon Formation

35. Geology of the MoonGeology of the Moon

36. Moon’s SurfaceMoon’s Surface

37. Crater FormationCrater Formation

40. TerraTerra

41. MareMare

42. RegolithRegolith