(Gryffindor) First Year Notes
This book will include all notes I have taken in first year. Chapter titles will tell you the class and lesson. I hope it helps.
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Astronomy Lesson #1
Chapter 1
LESSON ONE:
Astronomy is the study of the universe.
- Muggles believe it to be a natural science.
- Earth is within the Milky way galaxy.
- Eight planets, all orbiting the Sun in a Elliptical rotation and counterclockwise motion.
- The sun obits the galactic centre.
Inner solar system: Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. Outer Solar System: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
Asteroid belt is between Mars & Jupiter.
Stars are balls of hydrogen & helium. They maintain a nuclear fusion in their core.
Stars play important role in religion and navigation.
North star always points you north.
Pattern of stars are constellations.
1929- the international astronomical union recognized 88 constellations. These are the only official constellations to this day.
Big dipper is considered a asterism and is in the constellation "ursa major".
Twelve of constellations make up zodiac because of their location above the equator.
- Aries.
- Aquarius
- Cancer
- Capricorn
- Gemini
- Leo
- Libra
- Pisces
- Sagittarius
- Scorpio
- Taurus
- Virgo