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Week 14 (26th January 2010)

 

· Discoveries of Uranus, Neptune and Pluto (Powerpoint Jupiter to Pluto)

 

· Status of Pluto  (same Powerpoint)

 

· Observing the Moon

 

 

 

Week 15 (2nd February 2010)

 

· Optical Instruments – resolution, aperture, light gathering, magnification

 

· Introduction to the Sun

 

· Web Links

 

· The Sun Kings book

 

 

 

Week 16 (9th February 2010)

 

· Mid Course Test

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GCSE Astronomy — Lesson Summary Sheets—Year 2009/10—St Olave’s

 

Week 17 (23rd February 2010)

 

· The Sun – individual study of the Sun Powerpoint

 

· Magnitude scale – apparent magnitude

 

· Measuring stars distances – the parsec

 

· Absolute magnitude – definition

 

 

 

Week 18 (2nd March 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