First Year Astronomy Notes
written by Elizabeth Wonders
There you go, your brand-new notes for Astronomy 101! Good luck! <3 (Notes on other subjects are coming out. Owl me if you would like to request a specific subject published sooner.)
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05/15/24
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Lesson 5) A.M.E. in Depth
Chapter 5
- The A.M.E. was invented by Dr. Ayesha Mansour
- The calculations for the A.M.E. Quotient involve the distance from the Sun, angular size, albedo, and phase of a celestial body
- The amount of light an object receives from the Sun decreases with increasing distance from the Sun (inverse square law for light)
- Angular size is the greatest angular separation between two ends of an object, and the more angular size it has, the more light it sends to Earth
- Albedo is the ratio of the light reflected off a surface to the light incident on it, with values ranging from 0 to 1
- The phase of a celestial body refers to the proportion of its lit side as seen from Earth, with more lit side reflecting more light towards Earth
- Phases can be affected by blocking of reflected light or being in the shadow of another body
- Dr. Mansour modified the formula for the amount of sunlight reflected to create a formula for the amount of magic reflected by celestial bodies
- The magical albedo of a body is the ratio of the magic reflected to the magic incident on the body
- Interference is a unique component of the A.M.E. that accounts for the interaction of reflected magic from different celestial bodies
- Interference can be constructive or destructive, enhancing or canceling out the reflected magic respectively
- Objects closer together than 90 degrees in the sky interfere constructively, while objects farther apart interfere destructively
- The interference component ranges from -1 to +1, and a 1 is added to the equation to allow for doubling or cancellation of the reflected magic
- The alignment of Jupiter and Mars can increase the strength of their reflected magic
