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Week 14(14th January 2010)

 

Postponed due to bad weather

 

 

 

Week 15 (21st January 2010)

 

· Asteroids (see Powerpoint Asteroids and Meteorites)

 

· Jupiter’s moons – the Galilean satellites (Powerpoint Jupiter to Pluto)

 

· Pluto debate – why is it no longer classified as a planet? (same Powerpoint as above) More on this next week

 

 

 

Week 16 (28th January 2010)

 

· Optical instruments (Powerpoint of the same name)

 

· Reminder – test date on 11 Feb (1 hour duration). Topics to revised will be posted on site soon.

 

 

 

Week 17 (4th February 2010)

 

· The Sun

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GCSE Astronomy — Lesson Summary Sheets—Year 2009/10—Bexley

 

Week 18 (11th February 2010)

 

· Mid-course test

 

· Introduction to stellar distances – how they are measured

 

· Stellar brightness – apparent magnitude – introduction

 

 

 

Week 19 (25th February 2010)

 

· Recap apparent magnitude (m), absolute magnitude (M) and distance (d) in parsecs

 

· What does M mean in reality

 

· Relationship between M, m and d – Distance Modulus equation and examples – next week

 

· Star data for nearest and furthest stars

 

· Construct HR diagram from star data

 

· Introduction to the HR diagram

 

· Introduction to stellar spectra and spectral types  - next week