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Astronomy is the scientific study of stars, planets and other things in space.
The universe has always been as it is today New matter is always being produced The universe is continuously contracting and expanding.
Billions of years ago the universe was packed in a small spacePrimeval Atom
It explodes and threw matter in all directions The explosion caused the formation of the galaxies.
God created the Heavens and the Earth. Adam and Eve
Religion
A galaxy is a swarm of billions of stars, clouds and dust rotating around a central point.
Yellow Star
Red Giant
White Dwarf Black Dwarf
Medium-Hot star. Nuclear reaction occurring Our Star (sun) is a yellow star.
Diameter of Sun: 865,000 miles across. 109 Earths would fit across the Sun!!! Circumference: 2,700,000 miles around the Sun *** 1,300,000 Earths would fit inside the Sun! WOW!!
Core Convection Zone Photosphere Prominences Sunspots Solar Flares Chromosphere Corona
Core: Center of Sun, hottest part. Nuclear fusion takes place Convection Zone: Full of hot gases. Energy released Photosphere: Source of sunlight. Visible part of Sun Prominences: Flame-like gases that travel outward Sunspots: Darker, cooler areas of Sun Solar Flares: Streams of charges atoms Corona: Outer atmosphere Chromosphere: Gases above the photosphere. Seen only during an eclipse
Chromosphere
Prominences
Sun Spots
E A R T H
The Earth is tilted on its axis 23.5 degrees. This is why we have seasons.
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Earth
No atmosphere
No air Effects of no air: No sound No wind to carry warmth to cold areas Black skies, you see stars in the daytime. Topography:
Due to the extreme conditions on the moon astronauts must were a suit like this.
Sunlight
ECLIPSES
SOLAR ECLIPSE
When the Moon gets between the Sun and Earth. The Moon casts a small shadow on the Earth.
LUNAR ECLIPSE
When the Earth gets between the Sun and the Moon. The Earth casts a shadow on the Moon. This is how we knew the Earth was round!
SOLAR ECLIPSE
LUNAR ECLIPSE
This shows the craters and the smooth areas on the moon.
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