Astr 1050
Fri. Sep. 9, 2005
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Extra Credit Articles, HW Due/Solutions
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Finish Ch. 2, The Sky
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Start Ch. 3: Cycles in the Sky
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Seasons
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Angular Size formula
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Eclipses
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Phases of the moon
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Milankovitch Hypothesis deferred to end of
semester, if time (w/ global warming topic)
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Reading:
For Today:
Chapter 3
For Wed/Fri. :
Chapter 4 on Origins of Modern Astronomy
New Homework on WebCT (Due next FRIDAY)