logging in or signing up Eclipses davwilson Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 23 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: October 19, 2009 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Eclipses Dr. Joseph HowardSalisbury University : Eclipses Dr. Joseph HowardSalisbury University Eclipse : Eclipse A penny will hide the biggest star in the universe if you hold it close enough to your eye. -- Samuel Grafton Nature is an infinite sphere whose center is everywhere and whose circumference is nowhere. -- Blaise Pascal Solar Eclipses : Solar Eclipses The Sun is vanishing! The Sun is going out! The daylight is retreating! Bad Omens All! The Gods are MAD! A view from the past. : A view from the past. “Zeus, the father of theOlympic Gods, turnedmid-day into night, hiding the lightof the dazzling Sun;and sore fear came upon men.” Archilochus (c680-c640 BC) The Modern View : The Modern View The answer lies hidden among the shadows. Shadow Structure : Shadow Structure Umbra Solar Eclipse Details : Solar Eclipse Details Moon What is the phase of the moon? New Moon! Solar Eclipse Images : Solar Eclipse Images Total Solar Eclipse : Total Solar Eclipse Slide 17: A Total Solar Eclipse from beginning to end Interesting Features : Interesting Features The Diamond Ring : The Diamond Ring Why not a solar eclipse every month then? : Why not a solar eclipse every month then? Sun Ecliptic Moon Moon’s Orbit Earth 5o Moon's orbit is tilted about 5o with respect to the Earth's orbit (ecliptic), so the shadows usually miss! Slide 28: · But, the Moon passes through the ecliptic twice a month. · *IF* at new moon - SOLAR ECLIPSE probability. Annular Solar Eclipse : Annular Solar Eclipse Partial Solar Eclipse : Partial Solar Eclipse During a total solar eclipse, depending on your location during the event, you might only see part of the Sun’s face blocked because of your observing vantage point. A Lunar Eclipse : A Lunar Eclipse Moon A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth lies between the Sun and Moon, so that Earth's shadow darkens the Moon. Slide 32: This image shows a complete transition during a lunar eclipse. Notice that the phase of the moon is “full.” Slide 36: The moon becomes a blood red color during a total lunar eclipse. No wonder that ancient cultures feared the appearance of the moon during a lunar eclipse. Lunar Eclipse Types : Lunar Eclipse Types Total Penumbral Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Penumbral Eclipse The Blood Moon : The Blood Moon The moon often does not totally disappear during a total lunar eclipse. Instead it can be seen as a very dark red color because of the refraction of sunlight through the Earth's atmosphere. The End : The End You cannot create experience. You must undergo it. -- Albert Camus You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
Eclipses davwilson Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 23 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: October 19, 2009 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Eclipses Dr. Joseph HowardSalisbury University : Eclipses Dr. Joseph HowardSalisbury University Eclipse : Eclipse A penny will hide the biggest star in the universe if you hold it close enough to your eye. -- Samuel Grafton Nature is an infinite sphere whose center is everywhere and whose circumference is nowhere. -- Blaise Pascal Solar Eclipses : Solar Eclipses The Sun is vanishing! The Sun is going out! The daylight is retreating! Bad Omens All! The Gods are MAD! A view from the past. : A view from the past. “Zeus, the father of theOlympic Gods, turnedmid-day into night, hiding the lightof the dazzling Sun;and sore fear came upon men.” Archilochus (c680-c640 BC) The Modern View : The Modern View The answer lies hidden among the shadows. Shadow Structure : Shadow Structure Umbra Solar Eclipse Details : Solar Eclipse Details Moon What is the phase of the moon? New Moon! Solar Eclipse Images : Solar Eclipse Images Total Solar Eclipse : Total Solar Eclipse Slide 17: A Total Solar Eclipse from beginning to end Interesting Features : Interesting Features The Diamond Ring : The Diamond Ring Why not a solar eclipse every month then? : Why not a solar eclipse every month then? Sun Ecliptic Moon Moon’s Orbit Earth 5o Moon's orbit is tilted about 5o with respect to the Earth's orbit (ecliptic), so the shadows usually miss! Slide 28: · But, the Moon passes through the ecliptic twice a month. · *IF* at new moon - SOLAR ECLIPSE probability. Annular Solar Eclipse : Annular Solar Eclipse Partial Solar Eclipse : Partial Solar Eclipse During a total solar eclipse, depending on your location during the event, you might only see part of the Sun’s face blocked because of your observing vantage point. A Lunar Eclipse : A Lunar Eclipse Moon A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth lies between the Sun and Moon, so that Earth's shadow darkens the Moon. Slide 32: This image shows a complete transition during a lunar eclipse. Notice that the phase of the moon is “full.” Slide 36: The moon becomes a blood red color during a total lunar eclipse. No wonder that ancient cultures feared the appearance of the moon during a lunar eclipse. Lunar Eclipse Types : Lunar Eclipse Types Total Penumbral Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Penumbral Eclipse The Blood Moon : The Blood Moon The moon often does not totally disappear during a total lunar eclipse. Instead it can be seen as a very dark red color because of the refraction of sunlight through the Earth's atmosphere. The End : The End You cannot create experience. You must undergo it. -- Albert Camus