Observational astronomy uses _________________ to observe stars and galaxies. Theoretical astronomy predicts what should happen. At the time the Christian religion strongly disagreed with galileo.
Observational astronomy uses _________________ to observe stars and galaxies. Theoretical astronomy predicts what should happen. At the time the Christian religion strongly disagreed with galileo.
Observational astronomy uses _________________ to observe stars and galaxies. Theoretical astronomy predicts what should happen. At the time the Christian religion strongly disagreed with galileo.
Answer these questions while you listen to the discussion
1. What is one reason why ancient people used astronomy? ________________________________________________________________________ 2. Observational astronomy uses __________________ to observe stars and galaxies, whereas theoretical astronomy uses __________________ to predict what should happen. 3. What is one reason why early astronomers used maps of the stars? ________________________________________________________________________ 4. The Geocentric model places __________________ at the center of the Universe. 5. How is Copernicus Heliocentric model different from the Geocentric model? ________________________________________________________________________ 6. At the time the Christian religion strongly disagreed with Galileo.
7. In the 1930s non-Earth __________________ was discovered by Karl Jansky, which
led to the foundation of radio astronomy. 8. Why were the first observed radio waves thought to have originated from aliens? ________________________________________________________________________ 9. Mauna Kea in Hawaii is a good site for visible and infra-red telescopes because of its __________________. 10. How are astronomers trying to make up for the current limitations on the development of astronomy? ________________________________________________________________________