PHYS 284 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Celestial Sphere, Dwarf Planet, Celestial Equator
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The final exam questions will be based on the 12 lessons in the outline course. 70% of the questions will be about facts found in the lessons. 30% of the questions will be about concepts. Title of the ninth lesson should be jovian planets. 10th should be asteroids, comets, and dwarf planets. Ex: phases of the moon, celestial sphere and (cid:374)e(cid:449)to(cid:374)(cid:859)s laws. Only facts and concepts mentioned in the online lessons. To understand the concept, need to imagine the earth growing like a balloon out into the universe or imagine the sky as a glass dome with grids and the stars labeled on the glass dome. To properly understand angular distances, you need the book. Ex: you look up at the sky and notice a full moon. Ex: when certain astronomers were born or the dates of certain constellations. If it(cid:859)s mentioned in the online lectures, then yes.
