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ASTR 100 | Intro to Astrology
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ASTR 100 | Introduction to Astronomy
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ASTR100 (section 1) Fall 2017 page 9 Midterm Exam 1 - Study Guide The final exam will cover material from the entire semester; it is comprehensive. This study guide lists only the topics since the previous midterm (except, all equations and constants
ASTR100 (section 1) Fall 2017 page 5 Midterm Exam 3 - Study Guide Solar wind: steam of charged particles (protons/electrons) flowing outward, gas escapes from coronal holes Solar flares: violent, rapid eruption of material from the sun, occurs wh
Chromosphere - “sphere of color”- 2 nd of 3 layers. Where reddish color is released. Not easily seen-bright Corona -only seen on a complete solar eclipse. Rays that extend kilometers of the sun’s surface. Differenal Rotaon - sun rotates with differen
-built telescope, observed planets=imperfect. Saw moons orbiting Jupiter that did not go around Earth. Changing spots on sun (it too was rotating). Kepler -ellipse. Kepler’s third law, says that a planet’s orbital period squared is proportional to th