Astronomy 210
Lecture 4, Jan 24
Spring 2018
Lecture Notes:
pdf file
Eclipses
geometery
of orbits
Lunar
total
,
moonrise in eclipse
,
time lapse
Solar
partial
, over the
Golden Gate
,
total--over Turkey:
zoom
,
time lapse
high-res
annular
, composite of rare
hybrid
event
diamond ring
Moon at
closest and farthest
(perigee/apogee)
eclipse path
animation
looking down
on an eclipsed Earth
Epic Eclipse of 2017
Solar
corona
in totality
composite
of ground and space images
AAS site
NASA
looks down
telescope
movie
It's the Law! Illinois was the best eclipse site on Earth:
2017 Eclipse Resolution
Plan for
future eclipses
Planet Motion
Location on celestial sphere
four-planet
sunset
trailing planets
Clementine lunar orbiter view of
the Moon, Sun, Saturn, Mars, and Mercury.
Normal (direct) motion: SOHO/LASCO
movie
; try Mercury Mar 20-26, 2003
Retrograde motion:
animation
Lecture Archive
Brian D. Fields