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Where are We?

Where are We?. Rotation. Rotate Period 23h:56m 24h Day Velocity 0 to 40,000 km/day 0 to 24,000 mi/24h. Rotation. Effect Day/night Coriolis Effect Objects moving are deflected to the right of their intended path . Rotation. Effect Shift of stars in sky Direction

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Where are We?

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  1. Where are We?

  2. Rotation • Rotate • Period • 23h:56m • 24h • Day • Velocity • 0 to 40,000 km/day • 0 to 24,000 mi/24h

  3. Rotation • Effect • Day/night • Coriolis Effect • Objects moving are deflected to the right of their intended path

  4. Rotation • Effect • Shift of stars in sky • Direction • CCW when viewed from north

  5. Revolution • Travel Around • Period • 365.25 days • Year • Velocity • 30 km/sec • 18.5 mi/sec

  6. Revolution • Effect • Shift in position of stars in the sky. • with tilt = seasons • Direction • Counterclockwise when viewed from the north.

  7. Planets

  8. Planets

  9. Planets & Moons

  10. Asteroids, Comets and other Junk

  11. Stars

  12. Stars • Size • Mass • Color • Age

  13. Space is really really really really big and very very very empty.

  14. Galaxy

  15. Galaxy

  16. SupernovaPinwheel Galaxy

  17. Universe Hubble Deep Space

  18. Universe • Relative Sizes • Power of Ten • Journey to the Edge

  19. Take a Walk on the Wild Side

  20. Go where no woman has gone before!

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