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https://open.maricopa.edu/mccasth5p/chapter/fundamental-units-of-distance/
Fundamental Units of Distance – MCC AST
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Understand the importance of defining a standard distance unit Explain how the…
mcc astfundamentalunitsdistance
https://open.maricopa.edu/mccasth5p/front-matter/introduction/
Introduction – MCC AST
This Pressbook holds content for use in AST 111 and 112 at MCC.
mcc astintroduction
https://open.maricopa.edu/mccasth5p/chapter/general-properties-of-the-moon/
General Properties of the Moon – MCC AST
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Discuss what has been learned from both manned and robotic lunar exploration…
mcc astgeneralpropertiesmoon
https://open.maricopa.edu/mccasth5p/chapter/spacetime-and-gravity/
Spacetime and Gravity – MCC AST
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Describe Einstein’s view of gravity as the warping of spacetime in the…
mcc astspacetimegravity
https://open.maricopa.edu/mccasth5p/chapter/introduction-to-galaxies/
Introduction to Galaxies – MCC AST
In the last chapter, we explored our own Galaxy. But is it the only one? If there are others, are they like the Milky…
mcc astintroductiongalaxies
https://open.maricopa.edu/mccasth5p/chapter/the-mystery-of-the-gamma-ray-bursts/
The Mystery of the Gamma-Ray Bursts – MCC AST
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Give a brief history of how gamma-ray bursts were discovered and what…
gamma ray burstsmcc astmystery
https://open.maricopa.edu/mccasth5p/chapter/evidence-for-black-holes/
Evidence for Black Holes – MCC AST
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Describe what to look for when seeking and confirming the presence of…
black holesmcc astevidence
https://open.maricopa.edu/mccasth5p/chapter/hipparchus-and-ptolemy/
Hipparchus and Ptolemy – MCC AST
This page is an excerpt from the section Ancient Astronomy in the OpenStax Astronomy textbook. Hipparchus and Precession Perhaps the greatest astronomer of...
mcc astptolemy
https://open.maricopa.edu/mccasth5p/chapter/constellations-a-summary/
Constellations – A Summary – MCC AST
The stars are so extremely distant that their apparent direction in space does not change as the Earth spins, or even as it orbits around…
mcc astconstellationssummary
https://open.maricopa.edu/mccasth5p/chapter/introduction-to-the-giant-planets/
Introduction to the Giant Planets – MCC AST
What do we learn about the Earth by studying the planets? Humility. —Andrew Ingersoll discussing the results of the Voyager mission in 1986. Beyond Mars…
mcc astintroductiongiantplanets
https://open.maricopa.edu/mccasth5p/chapter/the-future-of-large-telescopes/
The Future of Large Telescopes – MCC AST
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Describe the next generation of ground- and space-based observatories Explain some of…
mcc astfuturelargetelescopes
https://open.maricopa.edu/mccasth5p/chapter/the-extragalactic-distance-scale/
The Extragalactic Distance Scale – MCC AST
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Describe the use of variable stars to estimate distances to galaxies Explain…
mcc astextragalacticdistancescale
https://open.maricopa.edu/mccasth5p/chapter/introduction-to-the-evolution-and-distribution-of-galaxies/
Introduction to the Evolution and Distribution of Galaxies – MCC AST
How and when did galaxies like our Milky Way form? Which formed first: stars or galaxies? Can we see direct evidence of the changes…
mcc astintroductionevolutiondistributiongalaxies
https://open.maricopa.edu/mccasth5p/chapter/introduction-to-astronomical-instruments/
Introduction to Astronomical Instruments – MCC AST
If you look at the sky when you are far away from city lights, there seem to be an overwhelming number of stars up there.…
mcc astintroductionastronomicalinstruments
https://open.maricopa.edu/mccasth5p/chapter/earth-and-sky/
Earth and Sky – MCC AST
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Describe how latitude and longitude are used to map Earth Explain how…
mcc astearthsky
https://open.maricopa.edu/mccasth5p/chapter/star-clusters/
Star Clusters – MCC AST
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Explain how star clusters help us understand the stages of stellar evolution…
star clustersmcc ast
https://open.maricopa.edu/mccasth5p/chapter/newtons-universal-law-of-gravitation/
Newton’s Universal Law of Gravitation – MCC AST
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Explain what determines the strength of gravity Describe how Newton’s universal law…
mcc astuniversallawgravitation
https://open.maricopa.edu/mccasth5p/chapter/solar-activity-above-the-photosphere/
Solar Activity above the Photosphere – MCC AST
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Describe the various ways in which the solar activity cycle manifests itself,…
solar activitymcc astphotosphere
https://open.maricopa.edu/mccasth5p/chapter/introduction-to-the-birth-of-stars-and-the-discovery-of-planets-outside-the-solar-system/
Introduction to the Birth of Stars and the Discovery of Planets outside the Solar System – MCC AST
There are countless suns and countless earths all rotating round their suns in exactly the same way as the planets of our system. We see…
solar systemmcc astintroductionbirthstars
https://open.maricopa.edu/mccasth5p/chapter/telescopes/
Telescopes – MCC AST
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Describe the three basic components of a modern system for measuring astronomical…
mcc asttelescopes
https://open.maricopa.edu/mccasth5p/chapter/introduction-to-analyzing-starlight/
Introduction to Analyzing Starlight – MCC AST
Everything we know about stars—how they are born, what they are made of, how far away they are, how long they live, and how they…
mcc astintroductionanalyzingstarlight
https://open.maricopa.edu/mccasth5p/chapter/the-anthropic-principle/
The Anthropic Principle – MCC AST
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Name some properties of the universe that, if different, would have precluded…
mcc astanthropicprinciple
https://open.maricopa.edu/mccasth5p/chapter/checking-out-the-theory/
Checking Out the Theory – MCC AST
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Explain how the H–R diagram of a star cluster can be related…
mcc astcheckingtheory
https://open.maricopa.edu/mccasth5p/chapter/the-evolution-of-more-massive-stars/
The Evolution of More Massive Stars – MCC AST
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Explain how and why massive stars evolve much more rapidly than lower-mass…
massive starsmcc astevolution
https://open.maricopa.edu/mccasth5p/chapter/pulsars-and-the-discovery-of-neutron-stars/
Pulsars and the Discovery of Neutron Stars – MCC AST
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Explain the research method that led to the discovery of neutron stars,…
neutron starsmcc astpulsarsdiscovery
https://open.maricopa.edu/mccasth5p/chapter/the-mass-of-the-galaxy/
The Mass of the Galaxy – MCC AST
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Describe historical attempts to determine the mass of the Galaxy Interpret the…
mcc astmassgalaxy
https://open.maricopa.edu/mccasth5p/chapter/celestial-sphere-introduction/
Celestial Sphere – Introduction – MCC AST
Astronomers map the sky. Maps of the sky have aided navigators for thousands of years. They also let astronomers locate and identify astronomical objects such…
mcc astcelestialsphereintroduction
https://open.maricopa.edu/mccasth5p/chapter/the-galilean-moons-of-jupiter/
The Galilean Moons of Jupiter – MCC AST
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Describe the major features we can observe about Callisto and what we…
mcc astmoonsjupiter
https://open.maricopa.edu/mccasth5p/chapter/the-challenge-of-dark-matter/
The Challenge of Dark Matter – MCC AST
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Explain how astronomers know that the solar system contains very little dark…
dark mattermcc astchallenge
https://open.maricopa.edu/mccasth5p/chapter/observations-outside-earths-atmosphere/
Observations outside Earth’s Atmosphere – MCC AST
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: List the advantages of making astronomical observations from space Explain the importance…
mcc astobservationsoutsideatmosphere
https://open.maricopa.edu/mccasth5p/chapter/stellar-populations-in-the-galaxy/
Stellar Populations in the Galaxy – MCC AST
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Distinguish between population I and population II stars according to their locations,…
mcc aststellarpopulationsgalaxy
https://open.maricopa.edu/mccasth5p/chapter/further-evolution-of-stars/
Further Evolution of Stars – MCC AST
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Explain what happens in a star’s core when all of the hydrogen…
mcc astevolutionstars
https://open.maricopa.edu/mccasth5p/chapter/numbers-in-astronomy-powers-of-ten/
Numbers in Astronomy – Powers of Ten – MCC AST
In astronomy we deal with distances on a scale you may never have thought about before, with numbers larger than any you may have encountered.…
mcc astnumbersastronomypowersten
https://open.maricopa.edu/mccasth5p/chapter/introduction-to-the-sun-a-nuclear-powerhouse/
Introduction to the Sun: A Nuclear Powerhouse – MCC AST
The Sun puts out an incomprehensible amount of energy—so much that its ultraviolet radiation can cause sunburns from 93 million miles away. It is also…
mcc astintroductionsunnuclearpowerhouse
https://open.maricopa.edu/mccasth5p/chapter/the-formation-of-the-galaxy/
The Formation of the Galaxy – MCC AST
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Describe the roles played by the collapse of a single cloud and…
mcc astformationgalaxy
https://open.maricopa.edu/mccasth5p/chapter/exoplanets-everywhere-what-we-are-learning/
Exoplanets Everywhere: What We Are Learning – MCC AST
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Explain what we have learned from our discovery of exoplanets Identify which…
mcc astexoplanetseverywherelearning
https://open.maricopa.edu/mccasth5p/chapter/the-global-perspective/
The Global Perspective – MCC AST
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Describe the components of Earth’s interior and explain how scientists determined its…
global perspectivemcc ast
https://open.maricopa.edu/mccasth5p/chapter/properties-of-galaxies/
Properties of Galaxies – MCC AST
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Describe the methods through which astronomers can estimate the mass of a…
mcc astpropertiesgalaxies
https://open.maricopa.edu/mccasth5p/chapter/composition-and-structure-of-planets/
Composition and Structure of Planets – MCC AST
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Describe the characteristics of the giant planets, terrestrial planets, and small bodies…
mcc astcompositionstructureplanets
https://open.maricopa.edu/mccasth5p/wp-login.php?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.maricopa.edu%2Fmccasth5p%2Fchapter%2Fthe-extragalactic-distance-scale%2F
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https://open.maricopa.edu/mccasth5p/chapter/the-laws-of-nature/
The Laws of Nature – MCC AST
Over centuries scientists have extracted various scientific laws from countless observations, hypotheses, and experiments. These scientific laws are, in a...
mcc astlawsnature
https://open.maricopa.edu/mccasth5p/chapter/the-cosmic-microwave-background/
The Cosmic Microwave Background – MCC AST
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Explain why we can observe the afterglow of the hot, early universe…
mcc astcosmicmicrowavebackground
https://open.maricopa.edu/mccasth5p/chapter/celestial-coordinates-a-summary/
Celestial Coordinates – A Summary – MCC AST
The celestial sphere is a tool that astronomers use to map the sky. To navigate the map, we need coordinates. Maps of the Earth have…
mcc astcelestialcoordinatessummary
https://open.maricopa.edu/mccasth5p/chapter/surveying-the-stars/
Surveying the Stars – MCC AST
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Understand the concept of triangulating distances to distant objects, including stars...
mcc astsurveyingstars
https://open.maricopa.edu/mccasth5p/chapter/the-geology-of-venus/
The Geology of Venus – MCC AST
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Describe the general features of the surface of Venus Explain what the…
mcc astgeologyvenus
https://open.maricopa.edu/mccasth5p/
MCC AST – Simple Book Publishing
simple book publishingmcc ast
https://open.maricopa.edu/mccasth5p/chapter/introduction-to-earthlike-planets-venus-and-mars/
Introduction to Earthlike Planets: Venus and Mars – MCC AST
The Moon and Mercury are geologically dead. In contrast, the larger terrestrial planets—Earth, Venus, and Mars—are more active and interesting worlds. We have...
mcc astintroductionplanetsvenusmars
https://open.maricopa.edu/mccasth5p/chapter/formation-of-the-solar-system/
Formation of the Solar System – MCC AST
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Describe the motion, chemical, and age constraints that must be met by…
solar systemmcc astformation
https://open.maricopa.edu/mccasth5p/chapter/the-age-of-the-universe/
The Age of the Universe – MCC AST
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Describe how we estimate the age of the universe Explain how changes…
mcc astageuniverse