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Assignment 1: Astronomical Objects
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For
the Session Two assignment, you are going to use (good, scientific) web
sites to describe astronomical objects. You are to select:
- Three objects within our solar system
- Three objects within our galaxy but outside our solar system
- Three objects outside our galaxy.
For the nine total objects you are to provide the following for each:
1. An image
2. Its name and brief description (about 25 words).
3. Its approximate age
4. Its approximate distance from Earth
5. Unique or interesting features (about 75 words)
You will NOT get credit for text that is cut and paste from websites. You are to digest information and summarize in your own words.
You should include a brief introducation and conclusion, so that your total assignment ends up about 1000 words.
Our TA will
grade them and should return them within 2 weeks. If you have trouble
submitting, please email a copy of the assignment before the due date to
get full credit.
Note on Citations: For assignments you should simply cite the title, author (or publisher) and date of the article along with the URL. You do not need in-text citations on assignments, but please be prepared, for your term paper I will expect full citations.
You are welcome to discuss the assignment in your study group, but remember that in the end YOU MUST HAND IN YOUR OWN WORK.
Assignments will be graded according to the following:
40% accuracy of content; 30% scientific validity and citations; 20% completeness and clarity of writing; 20% originality of writing
Some websites you may want to use for this assignment include:
http://hubblesite.org/images/gallery
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
You are responsible for choosing a reliable web site with accurate scientific information. Finding these sites can be tricky. Here are some links with tips for finding good scientific websites:
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/finding-good-information-on-the-internet/
https://www.edb.utexas.edu/petrosino/Legacy_Cycle/mf_jm/Challenge%201/website%20reliable.pdf
Explanation & Answer
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Running head: ASTRONOMICAL OBJECTS
Astronomical Objects
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Astronomical Objects
Introduction
There are many Astronomical Objects in the universe which are found in the solar
system, within and outside the galaxy. Many of the Astronomical Objects have been researched
and scientifically proven by scientists of their existence together with their function and features.
Many individuals have been concerned in studying more about the astronomical events, planets,
the galaxies, asteroids just to mention a few. The paper discusses the Astronomical objects found
in the solar system, those found in our galaxy but outside the solar system and lastly the
Astronomical objects located outside our galaxy.
Objects within our Solar System
Our solar system consists of various objects. One of the objects found in our solar system
is the Sun. The sun is located at the center of the solar system, and it is the object that produces
heat and light to the earth. The age of the sun is about 4.6 billion years since it was born. The
distance of the sun from the Earth is approximately 149.6 million kilometers (Batygin & Brown,
2016). Exciting features about the sun is that it is 109 times wider than the earth and it usually
takes eight minutes for the sun rays to reach the earth.
The image of the Sun
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There are eight planets found in our solar system which are to the nearest of the sun
namely Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,...
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