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AST
104
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Fall
2010
5. Planetary Motion
The
Calendar
Some fundamental elements of our calendar
originate from the motion of the Earth and Moon.
The Month is
based
approximately on
the time it takes
the Moon to
orbit the Earth
The
Year
The year is based approximately on the time it
takes the Earth to orbit the Sun.
2. Full Moon
3.
Third
Quarter
2
4.
New
Moon
3
4
Third
Quarter
Crescent Gibbous
Waning
New Full
Waxing
Crescent Gibbous
Light from
the Sun First
Quarter
The
Moon’s
RotaHon
and
RevoluHon
Rota2on
The
spinning
of
an
object
about
an
axis
that
passes
through
it.
Revolu2on
The
orbiHng
of
one
object
around
another.
Moon
Sun
Earth
Sidereal Period:
The amount of time required for one revolution
of an object with respect to the distant stars.
Synodic About
Period 29.5 Days
Moon
Sun
Earth
Synodic Period:
The time interval between successive similar
alignments of an object with respect to the Sun.
Lunar
Eclipses
Lunar Eclipse:
The Moon enters the Earth’s shadow
Penumbra
Umbra
Earth
Moon
Penumbra
Umbra
Total Solar Eclipse:
The Moon completely
blocks the Solar
photosphere, revealing the
Solar corona.