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Teach Astronomy - Star Motions

http://www.teachastronomy.com/ The apparent motions of the stars in the night sky depend on your position on the Earth's surface. At a northern temperate latitude, the stars rise in the east and set in the west, and they travel on slanting paths across the sky. The north celestial pole s

From playlist 02. Ancient Astronomy and Celestial Phenomena

Teach Astronomy - Celestial Sphere

http://www.teachastronomy.com/ The celestial sphere is an imaginary sphere surrounding the Earth onto which are projected the objects of the night sky.  There are several fixed points on the celestial sphere that are important.  The Zenith is the point directly over your head.  The Nadir i

From playlist 02. Ancient Astronomy and Celestial Phenomena

Teach Astronomy - Solstices and Equinoxes

http://www.teachastronomy.com/ At the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere, the northern pole of the Earth is tilted as much towards the Sun as it can. The Sun is overhead at noon at the Tropic of Cancer, the Sun never sets north of the Arctic Circle, and the Sun never rises south o

From playlist 02. Ancient Astronomy and Celestial Phenomena

Astronomy - Ch. 12: Mars (16 of 25) The Polar Caps

Visit http://ilectureonline.com for more math and science lectures! To donate: http://www.ilectureonline.com/donate https://www.patreon.com/user?u=3236071 We will learn about Mars polar ice caps. The Northern Polar Cap have milder winters compared to the Southern Ice Caps because it's wi

From playlist ASTRONOMY 12 MARS

Teach Astronomy - Navigation

http://www.teachastronomy.com/ The patterns and motions of the stars in the night sky can be used for navigation. In the Northern Hemisphere the stars all appear to move about a fixed point in the sky called the Northern Celestial Pole. There happens to be a fairly bright star in this di

From playlist 02. Ancient Astronomy and Celestial Phenomena

Astronomy - Ch. 2: Understanding the Night Sky (8 of 23) Understanding Celestial Coordinates

Visit http://ilectureonline.com for more math and science lectures! In this video I will explain the coordinates of the celestial sphere.

From playlist ASTRONOMY 2 THE NIGHT SKY

Astronomy 101: Motion of the Celestial Sphere

Skynet University: http://skynet.unc.edu/introastro Use Our Telescopes From Anywhere! Astronomy 101: The Solar System Lesson 1: Celestial Motions Topic: Motion of the Celestial Sphere Next: Sun-Earth-Moon Scale Model (http://youtu.be/ksLErDRXFi8) Previous: Constellations and the Cel

From playlist UNC: Astronomy 101 by Skynet University | CosmoLearning.org Astronomy

Annual Motion | History and Philosophy of Astronomy 1.05

Learn about the history and philosophy of astronomy from Professor Impey, a University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy at the University of Arizona, with our Knowing the Universe: History and Philosophy of Astronomy course here on YouTube. This video is part of module 1, Ancient Skies

From playlist History and Philosophy Course Module 1: Ancient Skies

Daily Motion | History and Philosophy of Astronomy 1.04

Learn about the history and philosophy of astronomy from Professor Impey, a University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy at the University of Arizona, with our Knowing the Universe: History and Philosophy of Astronomy course here on YouTube. This video is part of module 1, Ancient Skies

From playlist History and Philosophy Course Module 1: Ancient Skies

Star Paths: The Magic Of Observational Astronomy (Part 1)

Credit to: Veena Srinivasan (Animation and Graphics) See Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuQMhBjN5AI Correction: At 12:13 I meant to say simply "zenith angle" and "azimuth angle" rather than "solar zenith angle" and "solar azimuth angle" ; the latter terms would refer solely to the

From playlist Summer of Math Exposition Youtube Videos

Annual Motion | Introductory Astronomy Course 2.03

Welcome to Astronomy: Exploring Time and Space, a course from Professor Impey, a University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy at the University of Arizona. Learn about the foundations of astronomy in this free online course here on YouTube. This video is part of module 2, Annual Motion.

From playlist Introductory Astronomy Module 2: Night Sky

History of Astronomy Part 1: The Celestial Sphere and Early Observations

Now that we've learned about how the universe began, as well as the development of the Milky Way galaxy, the solar system, and the Earth, it's time to learn about the human beings that came to inhabit the Earth. Eventually, they began to look at the sky and wonder about what they were seei

From playlist Astronomy/Astrophysics

Teach Astronomy - Sphere of Graviational Influence

From playlist 10. The Solar System

What Causes The Northern Lights?

Have you ever seen the beautiful auroral displays in the high latitudes? These are the Northern and Southern Lights. But what dark physics wizardry is going on to make this happen? Support us at: http://www.patreon.com/universetoday More stories at: http://www.universetoday.com/ Follow us

From playlist Guide to Space

Astronomy - Ch. 2: Understanding the Night Sky (7 of 23) Understanding Earth's Longitude & Latitude

Visit http://ilectureonline.com for more math and science lectures! In this video I will explain the Earth's longitude and latitude.

From playlist ASTRONOMY 2 THE NIGHT SKY

Calendars | History and Philosophy of Astronomy 1.03

Learn about the history and philosophy of astronomy from Professor Impey, a University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy at the University of Arizona, with our Knowing the Universe: History and Philosophy of Astronomy course here on YouTube. This video is part of module 1, Ancient Skies

From playlist History and Philosophy Course Module 1: Ancient Skies

Birth of a Great Observatory

For many centuries, maps of the southern sky showed extensive blank areas -- the Terra Incognita of the heavens. The year 1595: For the first time, Dutch traders set sail to the East Indies. At night, navigators Pieter Keyser and Frederik de Houtman measured the positions of more than 130

From playlist The Solar System

Why Is There So Much Land In The North?

Watch the new season of MinuteBody - and get access to both CuriosityStream and Nebula - at https://curiositystream.com/minuteearth Most of Earth’s land is currently in the northern hemisphere because we happen to exist in a time where uneven heating in the mantle has pushed many continent

From playlist Earth History

Astronomy - Ch. 2: Understanding the Night Sky (5 of 23) Understanding the Celestial Sphere

Visit http://ilectureonline.com for more math and science lectures! In this video I will explain what is the celestial sphere (a sort of GPS of the universe).

From playlist ASTRONOMY 2 THE NIGHT SKY