Astronomy 1 – Winter 2011 Lecture 4; January 10 2011.
Primary-centric World-View proposes a Fractal Architecture of the Universe- A Post Copernican Conjecture. Bijay Kumar Sharma Retired Professor from NITP.
Earth has formed in our solar system We need to understand planetary formation Constraints: Astronomical observations Study of meteorites Study of planets.
Astronomy 1 – Winter 2011 Lecture 18; February 16 2011.
Basic Observations of the Night Sky. Things that shine in the Night Looking up at a clear night sky, there are some obvious sights: Individual stars Patterns,
The Phases of the Moon. Is the Earth’s shadow is the cause of the Moon’s phases?