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THE CELESTIAL SPHEREA scientific model
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THE CELESTIAL SPHEREBIG QUESTIONS:
Why do we use the model of the celestial sphere when studying the night sky, even though it does not accurately represent three-dimensional space?
How can you locate constellations and other sky objects using the coordinate system of the celestial sphere?
Why are different constellations visible in the sky at different times of the year or from different places on Earth?
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WHAT IS THE CELESTIAL SPHERE?
An imaginary sphere used to help locate celestial objects.
The Earth is at the center and the celestial bodies (stars, planets, galaxies, etc) are “painted on” the surface of the sphere
It is considered a scientific model
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GUIDEPOSTS ON THE CELESTIAL SPHERE
Horizon – the visual boundary between Earth and the sky (with cardinal points N, S, E, and W)
Zenith - Point on the celestial sphere directly overhead
Nadir -Point on the celestial sphere directly underneath the observer’s feet
Celestial equator - a projection of Earth’s equator onto the celestial sphere, always crosses the horizon directly East and West
Celestial Poles projection of Earth’s north and south poles onto the celestial sphere
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• From geographic latitude l you will see the celestial north pole (l) degrees above the Northern horizon
l
Locating the Celestial North Pole and Celestial Equator in your sky
zenith
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The Celestial South Pole isn’t visible from the Northern Hemisphere.Celestial Equator is visible in the sky 90o south of the CNP
Horizon
Looking North
Celestial North Pole
40.70
Example: New York City: l ≈ 40.7º
Polaris
Zenith (90o above horizon)
Same as latitude (l)
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COORDINATE SYSTEM ON THE GLOBE: Latitude: (parallels) marks locations
north and south of the equator Longitude: (meridians) marks locations
east and west of the Prime Meridian
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COORDINATE SYSTEM OF THE SKY Declination (Dec): imaginary lines on the
celestial sphere that show positions north and south of the celestial equator +60o is north and -60o is south Similar to latitude lines on the
Earth 0o declination is at the
celestial equator
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COORDINATE SYSTEM OF THE SKY
Similar to longitude on Earth Usually measured from 0 – 24
hours. Right ascension is a unit
of angle As you face north, the stars
will appear to rise (ascend) from the east (your right).
The celestial meridian (0 hour) is a semicircle connecting the celestial poles and passing through the vernal equinox on the celestial equator
• Right Ascension (RA): The E-W position of a celestial body
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SPECIFIC COORDINATES
Constellations, stars, galaxies, etc. can be given an “address” in the sky using RA and Dec.
Degrees of Declination (Dec) can be divided into 60 arcminutes and each minute of arc can be divided into 60 arcseconds.
Hours of Right Ascension (RA) can be divided into minutes and seconds as well.
So, the specific “address” for the star Antares is Dec: -26o25’55” RA: 16h29m30s
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THE ECLIPTIC
The Sun’s apparent path on the sky is called the Ecliptic.
OR
The Ecliptic is the projection of Earth’s orbit onto the celestial sphere.
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ECLIPTIC VIDEO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-TtcfmbrkI
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THE CELESTIAL SPHEREBIG QUESTIONS:
Why do we use the model of the celestial sphere when studying the night sky, even though it does not accurately represent three-dimensional space?
How can you locate constellations and other sky objects using the coordinate system of the celestial sphere?
Why are different constellations visible in the sky at different times of the year or from different places on Earth?