Spring 2012 Astronomy Course Mississippi Valley Night Sky Conservation The Sky Around Us Instructors: Pat Browne Stephen Collie Rick Scholes Course assistant.
Objectives Determine the size and shape of the Milky Way, as well as Earths location within it. The Milky Way Galaxy Describe how the Milky Way formed.
Chapter 15: Chapter 15: The Milky Way Galaxy. WHAT DO YOU THINK? How many stars does the Milky Way Galaxy contain? Where is our Solar System located in.
Scales in Space and Time in the Cosmos By Dr. Harold Williams of Montgomery College Planetarium
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The Size, Scale and Structure of the Universe Image courtesy of The Cosmic Perspective by Bennett, Donahue, Schneider, & Voit; Addison Wesley, 2002.
Galaxies. What are the three major types of galaxies and the characteristics of each? What is the name of our galaxy? Where is our solar system in our.
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Where Are We? By: Mrs. MacMartin. We are in the classroom.
1 Our Solar System S8.D.3.1.1-3. 2 Universe Galaxy Infinity 2008 video.
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The Sun Closest star to Earth Yellow star Medium in size compared to the other stars About 4.6 billion years old More than 1 million Earths.