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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 Log In ‹ MCC AST — Pressbooks mcc astlogpressbooks 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