Transcription of Science Focus 9 - EDQUEST SCIENCE
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SCIENCE Focus 9 Space Exploration Notes SCIENCE Focus 9 Unit E Space Exploration Space Link: NASA Topic 1 For Our Eyes Only Frames of Reference What Our Ancestors Saw Ancient Myths Sky Co-ordinates The Stars as a Frame of Reference The Earth-Centred Model The Sun-Centred Model Topic 2 Stronger Eyes and Better Numbers Telescopes Galileo s Approach to Inquiry Resolving Power Copernicus s Sun-centred Revolution Continues Universal Gravitation Topic 3 The Spectroscope.
Science Focus 9 Space Exploration Notes Sky Co-ordinates Altitude and Azimuth are calculated from the observer's (the person in blue) position: Altitude tells you "how far above the horizon the object is"; the point straight overhead has an altitude of +90 degrees; straight underneath, an altitude of -90 degrees.
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