Introduction to Astronomy
Introduction to Astronomy
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Misconceptions - The Needle of a Compass Points North
In this lecture, we will discuss the magnetic field of Earth and find out if the needle of a compass does point to the North.
The Astronomy Picture of the Day video will be uploaded each Monday.
The Celestial Sphere video will be uploaded each Wednesday.
The Misconceptions in Astronomy video will be uploaded each Friday.
These lecture videos are designed to complement the content in the OpenStax Astronomy 2e textbook. The book can be downloaded free of charge at: openstax.org/details/books/astronomy-2e
Lecture slides are available for download here: drive.google.com/drive/folders/12JnRLzV-o4xl5KnJ39bGyK27qG7s0Lnw?usp=sharing They are currently available in Apple Keynote, PowerPoint, and pdf fo...
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Celestial Sphere - Celestial Poles
Просмотров 167 часов назад
In this lecture, we will discuss the celestial poles and how they help us understand the workings of the celestial sphere. The Astronomy Picture of the Day video will be uploaded each Monday. The Celestial Sphere video will be uploaded each Wednesday. The Misconceptions in Astronomy video will be uploaded each Friday. These lecture videos are designed to complement the content in the OpenStax A...
Astronomy Picture of the Day - October 07 - The Long Tails of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS
Просмотров 819 часов назад
In today's image, we see comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS in the sky. The comet is currently very close to the Sun, but will likely be bright enough to be seen with the naked eye as it moves away from the Sun and is visible in the western sky after sunset. The Astronomy Picture of the Day video will be uploaded each Monday. The Celestial Sphere video will be uploaded each Wednesday. The Misconceptions i...
Misconceptions - The Earth Rotates Every 24 Hours
Просмотров 26719 часов назад
In this lecture, we will discuss the rotation of Earth and find out how long it takes Earth to rotate once on its axis. The Astronomy Picture of the Day video will be uploaded each Monday. The Celestial Sphere video will be uploaded each Wednesday. The Misconceptions in Astronomy video will be uploaded each Friday. These lecture videos are designed to complement the content in the OpenStax Astr...
Celestial Sphere - Introduction
Просмотров 43День назад
In this lecture, we will discuss the Celestial Sphere and introduce the series that will be released over the next few months describing different parts of the celestial sphere in more detail. The Astronomy Picture of the Day video will be uploaded each Monday. The Celestial Sphere video will be uploaded each Wednesday. The Misconceptions in Astronomy video will be uploaded each Friday. These l...
Astronomy Picture of the Day - September 30 - Comet Tsuchinshan ATLAS over Mexico
Просмотров 173День назад
In this lecture, we will discuss The Astronomy Picture of the Day video will be uploaded each Monday. The Celestial Sphere video will be uploaded each Wednesday. The Misconceptions in Astronomy video will be uploaded each Friday. These lecture videos are designed to complement the content in the OpenStax Astronomy 2e textbook. The book can be downloaded free of charge at: openstax.org/details/b...
Channel Updates - October 2024 Update
Просмотров 1514 дней назад
In this lecture, we will discuss the updates coming to the channel starting in October of 2024. The Astronomy Picture of the Day video will be uploaded each Monday. The Celestial Sphere video will be uploaded each Wednesday. The Misconceptions in Astronomy video will be uploaded each Friday. These lecture videos are designed to complement the content in the OpenStax Astronomy 2e textbook. The b...
Misconceptions - Everything in the Universe is Expanding
Просмотров 5514 дней назад
In this lecture, we will discuss Universal Expansion and find out what actually expands as the universe expands. The Astronomy Picture of the Day video will be uploaded each Monday. The Women in Astronomy video will be uploaded each Wednesday. The Misconceptions in Astronomy video will be uploaded each Friday. These lecture videos are designed to complement the content in the OpenStax Astronomy...
Women in Astronomy - Caroline Shoemaker
Просмотров 2514 дней назад
In this lecture, we will discuss astronomer Caroline Shoemaker and her contributions to astronomy including the discovery os comets and asteroids - one comet she discovered struck Jupiter in 1993. The Astronomy Picture of the Day video will be uploaded each Monday. The Women in Astronomy video will be uploaded each Wednesday. The Misconceptions in Astronomy video will be uploaded each Friday. T...
Astronomy Picture of the Day - September 23 - Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Approaches
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In today's image, we see comet Tsuchinsan-ATLAS which will make its closest approach to Sun later the week and its closest approach to Earth next month. It may brighten enough to be visible with the naked eye, but it is extremely difficult to predict the future brightness of a comet. The Astronomy Picture of the Day video will be uploaded each Monday. The Women in Astronomy video will be upload...
Misconceptions - Black Holes Live Forever
Просмотров 9821 день назад
In this lecture, we will discuss black holes and find out how long black holes actually live. The Astronomy Picture of the Day video will be uploaded each Monday. The Women in Astronomy video will be uploaded each Wednesday. The Misconceptions in Astronomy video will be uploaded each Friday. These lecture videos are designed to complement the content in the OpenStax Astronomy 2e textbook. The b...
Women in Astronomy - Vera Rubin
Просмотров 3921 день назад
In this lecture, we will discuss astronomer Vera Rubin and look at her contributions to astronomy including the clustering of galaxies and the study of rotation curves which led to the discovery of dark matter. The Astronomy Picture of the Day video will be uploaded each Monday. The Women in Astronomy video will be uploaded each Wednesday. The Misconceptions in Astronomy video will be uploaded ...
Astronomy Picture of the Day - September 16 - Mercury's Vivaldi Crater from BepiColumbo
Просмотров 6921 день назад
In today's image, we see an image of the Vivaldi crater on Mercury which was recently imaged by the BepiColumbo spacecraft. The craft recently flew by Mercury and is scheduled to begin orbiting Mercury in 2026. The Astronomy Picture of the Day video will be uploaded each Monday. The Women in Astronomy video will be uploaded each Wednesday. The Misconceptions in Astronomy video will be uploaded ...
Misconceptions - A Light Year is a Measurement of Time
Просмотров 4928 дней назад
In this lecture, we will discuss the light year and find out that it measures distance and not time. The Astronomy Picture of the Day video will be uploaded each Monday. The Women in Astronomy video will be uploaded each Wednesday. The Misconceptions in Astronomy video will be uploaded each Friday. These lecture videos are designed to complement the content in the OpenStax Astronomy 2e textbook...
Women in Astronomy - Nancy Grace Roman
Просмотров 18Месяц назад
In this lecture, we will discuss astronomer Nancy Grace Roman and look at her contributions to astronomy including finding two populations of stars based on their chemical composition and pushing for the building of the Hubble Space Telescope. The Astronomy Picture of the Day video will be uploaded each Monday. The Women in Astronomy video will be uploaded each Wednesday. The Misconceptions in ...
Astronomy Picture of the Day - September 09 - Mars: Moon, Craters, and Volcanos
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Astronomy Picture of the Day - September 09 - Mars: Moon, Craters, and Volcanos
Misconceptions - Gravity is the Strongest Force
Просмотров 97Месяц назад
Misconceptions - Gravity is the Strongest Force
Women in Astronomy - Margaret Burbidge
Просмотров 15Месяц назад
Women in Astronomy - Margaret Burbidge
Astronomy Picture of the Day - September 02 - A Triangular Prominence Hovers Over the Sun
Просмотров 91Месяц назад
Astronomy Picture of the Day - September 02 - A Triangular Prominence Hovers Over the Sun
Misconceptions - Red Stars are Hotter than Blue Stars
Просмотров 37Месяц назад
Misconceptions - Red Stars are Hotter than Blue Stars
Women in Astronomy - Dorrit Hoffleit
Просмотров 22Месяц назад
Women in Astronomy - Dorrit Hoffleit
Astronomy Picture of the Day - August 26 - Perseid Meteors Over Inner Mongolia
Просмотров 114Месяц назад
Astronomy Picture of the Day - August 26 - Perseid Meteors Over Inner Mongolia
Misconceptions - Light Travels in Straight Lines
Просмотров 62Месяц назад
Misconceptions - Light Travels in Straight Lines
Women in Astronomy - Helen Sawyer Hogg
Просмотров 17Месяц назад
Women in Astronomy - Helen Sawyer Hogg
Astronomy Picture of the Day - August 19 - IC 5146: The Cocoon Nebula
Просмотров 38Месяц назад
Astronomy Picture of the Day - August 19 - IC 5146: The Cocoon Nebula
Misconceptions - Nothing Can Travel Faster than Light
Просмотров 44Месяц назад
Misconceptions - Nothing Can Travel Faster than Light
Women in Astronomy - Cecelia Payne-Gaposhkin
Просмотров 13Месяц назад
Women in Astronomy - Cecelia Payne-Gaposhkin
Astronomy Picture of the Day - August 12 - Perseid Meteors over Stonehenge
Просмотров 114Месяц назад
Astronomy Picture of the Day - August 12 - Perseid Meteors over Stonehenge
Misconceptions - The Asteroid Belt is a Dangerous Place
Просмотров 582 месяца назад
Misconceptions - The Asteroid Belt is a Dangerous Place
Women in Astronomy - Henrietta Leavitt
Просмотров 1532 месяца назад
Women in Astronomy - Henrietta Leavitt

Комментарии

  • @joaquinjimenez207
    @joaquinjimenez207 5 дней назад

    Thank you so much for these videos!

  • @benjamin4885
    @benjamin4885 8 дней назад

    Wsg ma

  • @cristofervillaran4814
    @cristofervillaran4814 16 дней назад

    Hi, good day! Could you go through the demo of the student's guide? At least for the 1st part related to UBV Filters

  • @shawns0762
    @shawns0762 23 дня назад

    Dark matter is dilated mass. Mass that is dilated is smeared through spacetime relative to an outside observer. It's the phenomenon our high school teachers were talking about when they said "mass becomes infinite at the speed of light". A graph illustrates its squared nature, dilation increases at an exponential rate the closer you get to the speed of light. A time dilation graph illustrates the same phenomenon, it's not just time that gets dilated. Dilation occurs wherever there is an astronomical quantity of mass because high mass means high momentum. This includes the centers of very high mass stars and the overwhelming majority of galaxy centers. The mass at the center of our own galaxy is dilated. This means that there is no valid XYZ coordinate we can attribute to it, you can't point your finger at something that is smeared through spacetime. In other words that mass is all around us. Dilation does not occur in galaxies with low mass centers because they do not have enough mass to achieve relativistic velocities. It has been confirmed in 6 very low mass galaxies including NGC 1052-DF2 and DF4 to have no dark matter. In other words they have normal rotation rates. All planets and all binary stars have normal rotation rates for the same reason.

  • @briangc1972
    @briangc1972 26 дней назад

    How about a video exposing the myth that light travels at a constant speed? Light was observed to be traveling at slower speeds compared to previous measurements. Science started using atomic clocks to measure the speed of light. BUT!!! Atomic clocks use the speed of light for measuring time.* If the speed of light slows, then the atomic clock used to measure the speed of light also slows, so they remain in sync and constant compared to each other. Therefore, an atomic clock can not be used to measure the speed of light. Prior to the use of atomic clocks, science knew the the speed of light was not constant. *National Institute of Standards and Technology: Scientists measure the frequency of energy pulses affecting an atom's nucleus by counting the waves in the UV signal. Wavelengths that can induce a nucleus transition oscillate at higher frequencies, enabling more precise time measurements, the researchers say.

    • @introductiontoastronomy
      @introductiontoastronomy 22 дня назад

      I did do a video similar to this about a month ago. I discussed the misconception that nothing can travel faster than light. Since light does travel at different speeds in different materials, it is possible for particles to travel faster than light in water, for example. It is the speed of light in a vacuum which is the limiting speed.

  • @kaiklasher
    @kaiklasher 27 дней назад

    eclipse

  • @theodoresweger4948
    @theodoresweger4948 Месяц назад

    Very good. There was a movie where the student didn't take number accuracy account, and he was failed by the Teacher with a sad result sorry don't remember the movie. Thank you so much.

  • @briancurtis6022
    @briancurtis6022 Месяц назад

    Do you know of a resource for those Chinese groupings/constellations? I'd love to learn more about them.

    • @introductiontoastronomy
      @introductiontoastronomy 22 дня назад

      There are a number of resources available. One that I like was from the Hong Kong Space Museum: hk.space.museum/en/web/spm/resources/teachers-corner/constellations-and-myths/glossary-of-chinese-star-regions-asterisms-and-star-names.html This goes into far more detail than I could in just a few minutes, but you may find it interesting.

  • @briancurtis6022
    @briancurtis6022 Месяц назад

    This is a great series. Is there any reference or resource that describes what constellations other cultures came up with?

  • @Shdhdh-zo4lv
    @Shdhdh-zo4lv Месяц назад

    With the one saying that if a astronaut jumped on the moon they would float in space could it be that the astronauts that went on the moon stayed and where able to move because the weight of there gear or is there a different reason

    • @introductiontoastronomy
      @introductiontoastronomy Месяц назад

      It would not be possible for an astronaut to jump on the moon and float off into space. The escape velocity of the Moon is about 2.4 km/s (1.5 mi/hr) which is equivalent to about 9000 km/hr or 5500 mi/hr. These are certainly well beyond a speed any human could attain. One could certainly jump much higher on the Moon because of the lower gravity, but would not be able to jump and float off into space.

  • @joshuachalkley6883
    @joshuachalkley6883 Месяц назад

    I need to see this with the moon actually rotating on its axis as it rotates earth, as I still can’t visualise how something can spin on its axis and only show one side at all times it doesn’t make sense to my tiny brain 😂

    • @introductiontoastronomy
      @introductiontoastronomy Месяц назад

      There is an animation here: astronomywithastrophysics.blogspot.com that shows this well. You can also do a demonstrations of this yourself. If you place a ball at the center of a room to represent Earth, then walk around, keeping yourself facing Earth, you must rotate yourself as you move around for you to remain facing Earth. If you keep yourself from turning, once you get halfway around, your back will be to Earth.

  • @dineshhebbar7523
    @dineshhebbar7523 Месяц назад

    How to find absolute magnitude without knowing the distance?

    • @introductiontoastronomy
      @introductiontoastronomy Месяц назад

      If we understand the object, we can use that sometimes. For example, there are classes of variable stars which, once they are identified, we know their absolute magnitudes. This is because there is a relationship between the variations and the brightness. Once we determine the distance to one of these stars, we can calibrate the system and use this to get absolute magnitudes for any star of this class. These are known was RR Lyrae stars and Cepheid variable stars. There are other methods as well that work for different types of objects such as galaxies.

  • @johnevans1969
    @johnevans1969 Месяц назад

    Magnificent 🎉

  • @jamesmathews1841
    @jamesmathews1841 Месяц назад

    Amazing, breathtaking, celestial!!😊

  • @rutabega306
    @rutabega306 2 месяца назад

    So glad someone has covered this! I learned a lot!

  • @AmirKhan_KnowTech
    @AmirKhan_KnowTech 2 месяца назад

    Please correct me if I am wrong: I think we can hear the sound of explosion on the moon if we are on the moon as our body will be the medium those waves???

    • @introductiontoastronomy
      @introductiontoastronomy Месяц назад

      I would say that the sound waves would then be able to travel through continuously. Although, we may feel the impact more than actually hear it since the waves would be traveling through our bodies first.

  • @JohnMarkBurila-b4v
    @JohnMarkBurila-b4v 2 месяца назад

    Is the ppt presentation this whole course available for free?

    • @introductiontoastronomy
      @introductiontoastronomy 2 месяца назад

      Yes, you can access the slides of the 2017 version of the lectures (purple background) here: drive.google.com/drive/folders/0BwRhGdi-ckoCNU9WcTZ6Y3BnM3c?resourcekey=0-ypP4crHIUndlx1xyFNmHdA&usp=share_link I recorded and updated all lectures in 2023 (tan background) which are available on my channel as well: drive.google.com/drive/folders/12JnRLzV-o4xl5KnJ39bGyK27qG7s0Lnw?usp=share_link

    • @JohnMarkBurila-b4v
      @JohnMarkBurila-b4v 2 месяца назад

      @@introductiontoastronomy thank you so much.

  • @angelicsunshine2442
    @angelicsunshine2442 2 месяца назад

    wonderful! has been so nice going through these videos and the course! Keep doing what you're doing I've learned a lot and had fun listening!

  • @rafaelgonzalez4175
    @rafaelgonzalez4175 2 месяца назад

    How was this ever a misconception. The fuel in space has always been to maneuver around in space. Even the slightest change in direction requires fuel or energy. Fuel for the energy required to move the matter. What was the misconception? That once a rocket is in space it no longer needs fuel? It has to return, to do that requires fuel.

    • @introductiontoastronomy
      @introductiontoastronomy 2 месяца назад

      Thank you for taking the time to comment. The misconception comes from issues my students have in the past and probably comes from a lot of science fiction. Many students are under the misconception that you need to "keep your foot on the gas" so to speak when traveling through space. Which is what I was trying to get through here. Yes, small amounts of fuel are needed for course changes. And, yes, if you wish to stop, you would need fuel. But, Voyager 1 which is currently traveling at about 17 km/s will still be moving at that same speed and in the same direction, a million years from now all with no additional fuel. I have student who have difficulty with that concept which is why I created this video.

  • @Shubhyduby
    @Shubhyduby 2 месяца назад

    Thank you for these videos!

  • @rebanelson607
    @rebanelson607 2 месяца назад

    Excellent!

  • @danielgareth4205
    @danielgareth4205 3 месяца назад

    Great video, thanks for sharing!

  • @kyleflansbury9023
    @kyleflansbury9023 3 месяца назад

    It's too pixelated to read the names when zooming in. Could you point out where Earth is in the zoo please?

    • @introductiontoastronomy
      @introductiontoastronomy 3 месяца назад

      Thank you for the question. It took me a while to find it as well as it is much smaller than many of the other planets. Earth is a bit to the left of the "Exoplanet Zoo" box at the bottom of the image. There are three relatively large blue-green planets in a triangle with four smaller planets in the gap between them. Earth is the third from the left of those four planets.

  • @wiseoldfool
    @wiseoldfool 3 месяца назад

    Is there anybody out there?

  • @josephlabarbera6537
    @josephlabarbera6537 3 месяца назад

    Super excited for more Misconceptions in Astronomy! :)

  • @bohol_netherlands
    @bohol_netherlands 3 месяца назад

    Thanks, love the way you made these short video’s. The summaries are great !

    • @introductiontoastronomy
      @introductiontoastronomy 3 месяца назад

      Thank you. I prepare these of my students of a little background when we study certain topics. I am glad that other find them useful as well!

  • @HatimHegab
    @HatimHegab 3 месяца назад

    Thank you. Exactly what I was looking for.

  • @god-xu3ig
    @god-xu3ig 3 месяца назад

    I'd like to disagree. The "apparent" rotation of the moon could simply be due to it orbiting the Earth. Imagine a Moon/Earth model using a soccer ball and a tennis ball glued to a rod connecting the two spheres (to simulate tidal locking). If you move the model to simulate the Moon's orbit, the "apparent" revolution of the moon does indeed take place, but we know the Moon (tennis ball) cannot rotate as we have glued it to the rod. So how does science decide that the Moon revolves when the same observations would be made if it didn't?

    • @introductiontoastronomy
      @introductiontoastronomy 3 месяца назад

      Thank you for taking the time to comment. In your model, with Earth-Moon ties together, we would also not have the Earth rotating. I would also suggest that observations made from any of the missions to the Moon would show that the Moon is rotating on its axis. In general, science would look at all models. If multiple models can explain one observation, we would look at what other predictions they make. Testing these predictions can distinguish between the models allowing scientists to select the one that bets fits the currently available data. Of course, models are always changing as new observations and findings are made that allow for them to become better refined.

    • @god-xu3ig
      @god-xu3ig 3 месяца назад

      @@introductiontoastronomy Thank you for your reply. I realise you must think I'm a bit dim but I can't get my head round it. As far as the Earth's rotation is concerned, I thought it could be discounted for this example, but if you like, I can refine my model. Imagine the tennis ball still glued to the rod but the other end has a ring which is placed over an 'axis rod' sticking out of the 'north pole' of the soccer ball. The rod holding the 'Moon' can now rotate freely, as can the 'Earth'. The tennis ball still cannot rotate. I really do not WANT to disagree with NASA, (or you) but the explanations I have been given so far do not help me.

  • @triglideadventure5235
    @triglideadventure5235 4 месяца назад

    Great video. Thanks for sharing. When I was a kid in the early 60s my teachers and elders used to say polaris was the brightest star. But, anyone who looks can see that it's not. Even then I knew this was false. How could anyone born in the 20s and 30s have been so ignorant of that?

    • @introductiontoastronomy
      @introductiontoastronomy 3 месяца назад

      Thank you! I think it is one of those things that gets in people's heads and becomes "truth" even when it is incorrect. Polaris is often talked about and one of the best known stars. However when someone (incorrectly) says it is the brightest, that can carry on and become accepted (say in lay culture - not in science!) So, people keep repeating what they have heard in the past with our bothering to actually find out if it is indeed, true.

  • @gmsuarez7691
    @gmsuarez7691 4 месяца назад

    Thanks for these videos. I am currently taking PHYS 224 Astronomy at ERAU and simultaneously going thru your OpenStax course to augment my reading of the 2e textbook. I am enjoying your free class. Thank you.

    • @introductiontoastronomy
      @introductiontoastronomy 4 месяца назад

      I am glad that you find them helpful - I hope you do well in your class!

  • @Manigo1743
    @Manigo1743 4 месяца назад

    If the Sun orbited the Earth instead of the Earth spinning, then it must move pretty fast, actually 365 times faster than the Earth moves around the Sun. How could anyone ever believe that?

    • @introductiontoastronomy
      @introductiontoastronomy 4 месяца назад

      As I recall, if the Sun were orbiting Earth at its currently known distance, it would have to be traveling at a few percent of the speed of light.

  • @LoneWolf-dj7so
    @LoneWolf-dj7so 4 месяца назад

    👍

  • @Yuritsuki666
    @Yuritsuki666 4 месяца назад

    Maria Cunita - this form only. She always signs her correspondence in that way. Also, Her father used male-form Cuniti when signature some of his work. If you want to use the Silesian [as she described herself: 'Biczni Silesiorum'] system, then her surname can be written as Maria Kōnić. Thank you for showing great and lesser known people of science! 🙏

    • @introductiontoastronomy
      @introductiontoastronomy 4 месяца назад

      Thank you for the information! I have seen many different variations in the last name and went with the one that seemed to be used most.

  • @ashithasrinoj7760
    @ashithasrinoj7760 4 месяца назад

    Thank you so much sir 🙏🙏🙏❤ it's really good 💯.

  • @publicutility
    @publicutility 4 месяца назад

    Purdy😁😍

  • @simpirebuilds5528
    @simpirebuilds5528 4 месяца назад

    Thank you so much for all of the hard work and effort you put into these lectures. They were an amazing help, and I have enjoyed every moment. It followed along easily with my Astronomy 101 class, and you explained everything so that I could easily understand it. Again, Thank you!

    • @introductiontoastronomy
      @introductiontoastronomy 4 месяца назад

      I am glad that you find these useful. I have prepared them for my own classes, but see no reason not to share them with others who may be able to use them as well!

  • @divinelyautistic
    @divinelyautistic 5 месяцев назад

    Well if this is true, then the Babylonians which were here before the jews, came up with the Jew's current calendar and it wasn't given to them by Yahweh.. More than half of the months are the same name as the Babylonians. So then, a day starting at sunset and a new month starting the sightings of the crescent is Babylonian and not from the god of the bible..

  • @wcovey9405
    @wcovey9405 5 месяцев назад

    Have a problem here. I know and why the Egyptians broke the year, be it solar or lunar, into 3, four months section, but I thought the Babylonian use a 3 month to the season cycle. What did the Babylonians base their seasons on? What triggered a season change?

    • @introductiontoastronomy
      @introductiontoastronomy 5 месяцев назад

      Thank you for the comment and question. I have been reviewing my sources and am actually not sure where I got the three seasons. In Mapping Time (1998) by E.G. Richards it is suggested that there were only two seasons - each of six lunar months. These would be planting and harvesting seasons. I will have to review my work to find the reference for this - otherwise, I would have to consider my statement as unverified and possibly incorrect. I appreciate you mentioning the issue and bringing this to my attention!

  • @thairmo
    @thairmo 5 месяцев назад

    How do I make a perfect binary system where two massive objects orbit each other in such a way that their orbits perfectly overlap

    • @introductiontoastronomy
      @introductiontoastronomy 5 месяцев назад

      That cannot be done in this simulator as you cannot make the masses of the objects the same. You will always have one more massive and one less massive object. You would need a simulator which allows you to have two objects of the same mass in circular orbits.

  • @navypinkdesign
    @navypinkdesign 5 месяцев назад

    not many native english speakers discuss this so thank you! any ideas on why the cardinal directions are reversed from western astronomy (e.g. the Azure Dragon of the East is aligned with Virgo, Libra, Scorpio which are associated with autumn and the west)

    • @introductiontoastronomy
      @introductiontoastronomy 5 месяцев назад

      Not being an expert on this specific area, I cannot say for sure. My first thought is that we are looking at them differently. The Sun would be located in the direction of Virgo, Libra, and Scorpius in the fall which means that we would see them in the spring about six months later. The Chinese Azure Dragon may refer to when the constellations are visible, not when the Sun is located in that region of the sky.

  • @kidwave1
    @kidwave1 5 месяцев назад

    Lol. Space is a LIE!

  • @iamabsoleumie9251
    @iamabsoleumie9251 6 месяцев назад

    I can't believe i'm studying this for free

  • @sullivanfrommonstersinc3433
    @sullivanfrommonstersinc3433 6 месяцев назад

    tysm for this !!

  • @Aubrey2004-j4k
    @Aubrey2004-j4k 6 месяцев назад

    thanks

  • @gr8pointsbytanayshah17
    @gr8pointsbytanayshah17 6 месяцев назад

    Nice video!!!

  • @Iamtravismiles
    @Iamtravismiles 6 месяцев назад

    Very interesting would love to know more

  • @anupambanerjee8924
    @anupambanerjee8924 6 месяцев назад

    Thank you very informative

  • @noesuarez4186
    @noesuarez4186 6 месяцев назад

    I think I saw it today March 18 2024 with my dad

  • @md.hasiburrahman878
    @md.hasiburrahman878 6 месяцев назад

    it's helped me to update the basic of this . thanks 💖💖💖

  • @wayneharrison
    @wayneharrison 7 месяцев назад

    (Q) As Phobos orbits Mars ever so closely... does that mean one day, the Martian tidal forces will become so great, that Phobos will break up into Martian debris rings?🪐🤔

    • @introductiontoastronomy
      @introductiontoastronomy 7 месяцев назад

      This is a possibility. It is expected to either break apart or crash into the surface of Mars. This would likely not happen for tens of millions of years, however!

    • @wayneharrison
      @wayneharrison 7 месяцев назад

      @@introductiontoastronomy (❗) =❓