ASTRONOMY: EarTH, SKY AND PLANETS Astronomy: COURSE GUIDE Earth, Sky, and Planets Professor James B. Kaler University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Professor James B. Kaler UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS To access this course web page at CHAMPAIGN wwwimodernscholacom use this password: 1024]BK Ripped by JB-24601‘Astronomy: Earth, Sky. and Planets Professor Jamos 8, Keler Release Executive Producer cha J. Alexander Exeaxtve Eator Donna F. Carnahan RECORDING Producer - Devid Markowitz Ditestor- Matt Cavnar COURSE GUIDE Editor - Karen Sparrough Michael Tennyson James Gatagner Design Constant - Katy Peterson vio Producer - David Markowitz ‘iector- Scott Sinker Lecture eartent ©2003 by Jamos B. Kale Course Guide €2003 by Recorded Socks, LLC 12008 by Recorded Books, LLC ‘sUTONS 198: 1402557825 ‘Aetna pce eres nh atcrueo penta et aaoaning cose sb ‘oetos she ahr aint tecodeoro es tongoreae ‘Course Syilabus ‘Astronomy: Earth, Sky and Planets Professor Biography onsenicennnnscnnnnmnnin cnt Introductory Remarks ie snsnsnn nn 5 Lecture! We and the Universe 62 Lecture Il Refestons ofthe Spinning Eafth...ccusnnessnssesn 1A Lecture Ii Sun end Seasons. ss cicada Lect 1V_ Stoves inthe Sky: Constellations oon. 2733 Lecture V Romance of the MO0M nncnnsenn 24.29 Loctite VI Happy Wanderers: The Prane 4045, Lecture Vil Keeping It Al Together...» sone AS Lecture Vil Reacring Outward oninnenenesanen en 62D Lectue Our Domain: Earth end the Moon anne sneranen 8085 Leotute X_ Iron Planets: Moreury, Venus, and Mars 6873 Lecture Xt Monsters ofthe Midway: Jupter and Satum 74:20 Lecture Xi) Dstant Outposts: Uranus, Neptune, ane PO oe. 8 HE Lecture Xl Leftovers of Creation; Comets, Asteroids, and Metecrs 07-89 Lecture XIV Creation soon oe eve 8-100 Stor Maps. a 40208 Suggested Course Materials aot Inrocucton ta Astronomy Stas. Galaxies, ard the Universe 412‘About Your Professor — James B. Kaler aes B. li) Kalo is Protessce meets of ‘Arononiy al tne Univer of linois at Ursan- Ghampagn. Ha recened tes 8A in Astronarn a Univrsty of Nechigan 0 1980 and hs mi UCLA 1964, arth pois yale “planotary nebo” Futagpt and Guage 5s boen ard 2 Astrocontical Society of tha Pec co, He curently serres an the Baar ied) science popslzation, Professor Kalac has wrilen fora Inchide Astronomy, Shy ad loscone, Sterdate, Sonic Amora, tha fenign magazine FAstroncrsa, ar Ye Ouch mopar Teve- ius radio programs and ono ‘vera Books that include Be fer Copersicus Books, a poi of toxtbooks, and another pai fr he prosigious Sew Aroren ivory sees ana of entre Sie shave di so, Hs wrk Fs iy hae St ‘Spectra (Cambridge) was soiected ty Sky and one of ser island: Choice called fee Amer p oldgantby w recor readers” the Observatary refered fo The. Ever-Changing Sky a afin book which ts in bie Herature”; Exam Stars was the rs choice far “Outstansing aes Sesiiany The omy for 2001 ige Through the Uivrser al ings tesrvision, Protoss ‘Cambridge Universty Press F's Ut of excelent leachers and has won, Ihvee teaching awards rom student groups. Ouimach actvives inchada extensive fs "using to the publ and te lanlaium arouns. and a suit of popula and award-nin ning websites that inciie “Sayaghs” (a weekly column on what's up bs Y36 Shy at ‘ihe dtr uc eu-halerisyights iri) and “Stars (hic Raghnhs 3 taro! 1 Week, complete with kabelad Photageahs, at hieiww astro uu ofa kae ‘sows him) A planetarium show basod on his Me ond work (Tha StarGate fs 4, Protessor Kal’ out nan, poor resident ofthe Board of Os Introduet mong the: most ofall sconces: Ad ie primal level, al laok up. Theve in the day stat, the Sin: and maybe the while ak night we Cad feost he eyes an planets and myriads of ors. mothing of the meanings of the naked-oye sigh 18 heat er trough a Yekescope for Claser examination At the fop, we lea n those whe stranomical trade, ant ‘but how ty a have spent ail f astionomcal vides iat into two broad catego 4 related bodies, and the “deep spice that is csembios, By 0 hove thngs that gan this cou tor, anc take up the doop sp tio Sun becomes the Onde bet rol the Universe that provides i explores the moving Earth and the lay pings the yeor, the seasons, and tne Earthy views slats. and consiesatons. inthe secacd we examine ‘ep, and look af how wo'Feain lh natu iced and how they difer fram ene anather. The final $ ehows what we hava tearnad of ho Solo’ Systeers ning and wat It moans. to il undying ov ce ie ion, which bangs us again back tothe