PDF Slides - UMBC

More documents

Recommendations

Info

Additional Slide [not shown in class] vote in 2012 Jan! Ian M. George PHYS 304 (2011 Fall) Meeting 04
Additional Slide [not shown in class] … “Months” based on the Moon’s orbit around the Earth But just as for Earth- Sun system … … have to distinguish Synodic Month (from new moon to next new moon) 29.53059 d from Sidereal Month (from fixed location on sky, back to same location) 27.32158 d Earth’s rotation, orbit & Moon’s orbit also why high tides are 24hr 50min apart (not 24hrs exactly) Ian M. George PHYS 304 (2011 Fall) Meeting 04
Page 1 and 2: Meeting #4 PHYS 304 Meeting 04
Page 3 and 4: [Image Credits: Stellarium] … rig
Page 5 and 6: …relationship between systems can
Page 7 and 8: … again its usually best to choos
Page 9 and 10: Origin: Sun “Special Direction #1
Page 11 and 12: … which corrections are really ne
Page 13 and 14: Tilt angle stays (approx) constant
Page 15 and 16: For the last few years… The preci
Page 17 and 18: … for ground-based observations
Page 19 and 20: A final problem for ground-based ob
Page 21 and 22: … even spin axis wobbles (v.sligh
Page 23 and 24: there are 24 hours in a “Day”,
Page 25 and 26: Additional Slide [not shown in clas
Page 27 and 28: Solar Day is longer than Sidereal D
Page 29 and 30: ut Solar Time is actually a bit tri
Page 37: Additional Slide [not shown in clas

PDF Slides - UMBC

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?