ASTRONOMY 125 OUTLINE of topics to be covered in class lectures

• Constellations (54):
  • Characteristics
    
    • Name
      
    • Object
      
    • Abbreviation
      
    • Bright Stars (70)
      
    • Pattern
      
    • Deep Sky Objects
      
      
  • Constellation Group 1
    
    • Ursa Major
      
      • Dubhe
        
      • Mizar
        
      • Alcor
        
    • Canes Venatici
      
      • Cor Caroli
        
    • Boötes
      
      • Arcturus
        
      • Nekkar
        
    • Scorpius
      
      • Antares
        
    • Ophiuchus
      
      • Ras Alhague
        
      • Sabik
        
    • Serpens
      
      • Unakalhai
        
        
  • Constellation Group 2
    
    • Corona Borealis
      
      • Alphecca = Gemma
        
    • Hercules
      
      • Ras Algethi
        
    • Lyra
      
      • Vega
        
    • Ursa Minor
      
      • Polaris
        
      • Kochab
        
    • Draco
      
      • Thuban
        
      • Eltanin
        
    • Sagittarius
      
      • Nunki
        
        
  • Constellation Group 3
    
    • Aquila
      
      • Altair
        
      • Tarazed
        
    • Scutum
      
    • Cygnus
      
      • Deneb
        
      • Albireo
        
    • Delphinus
      
      • Sualocin
        
      • Rotanev
        
    • Sagitta
      
    • Vulpecula
      
      
  • Constellation Group 4
    
    • Pegasus
      
      • Markab
        
      • Scheat
        
      • Enif
        
    • Capricornus
      
      • Dabih
        
    • Aquarius
      
      • Sadalmelik
        
      • Sadalsud
        
    • Equuleus
      
      • Kitalpha
        
    • Cepheus
      
      • Alderamin
        
    • Lacerta
      
      
  • Constellation Group 5
    
    • Andromeda
      
      • Alpheratz
        
      • Alamak
        
    • Cassiopeia
      
      • Schedar
        
    • Pisces
      
      • Alrisha
        
    • Piscis Austrinus
      
      • Fomalhaut
        
    • Cetus
      
      • Menkar
        
      • Deneb Kaitos
        
      • Mira
        
    • Sculptor
      
      
  • Constellation Group 6
    
    • Triangulum
      
    • Aries
      
      • Hamal
        
      • Sheratan
        
    • Perseus
      
      • Mirfak = Algenib
        
      • Algol
        
    • Auriga
      
      • Capella
        
      • Menkalinan
        
    • Camelopardalis
      
    • Eridanus
      
      • Cursa
        
      • Zaurak
        
        
        
  • Constellation Group 7
    
    • Taurus
      
      • Aldebaran
        
      • El Nath
        
    • Orion
      
      • Betelgeuse
        
      • Rigel
        
      • Bellatrix
        
      • Saiph
        
    • Lepus
      
      • Arneb
        
    • Gemini
      
      • Castor
        
      • Pollux
        
    • Canis Minor
      
      • Procyon
        
    • Lynx
      
      
  • Constellation Group 8
    
    • Canis Major
      
      • Sirius
        
    • Monoceros
      
    • Cancer
      
      • Acubens
        
    • Leo
      
      • Regulus
        
      • Denebola
        
      • Algieba
        
    • Leo Minor
      
    • Sextans
      
      
  • Constellation Group 9
    
    • Virgo
      
      • Spica
        
      • Porrima
        
    • Libra
      
      • Zubenelgenubi
        
      • Zubeneschemali
        
    • Coma Berenices
      
      • Diadem
        
    • Crater
      
      • Alkes
        
    • Corvus
      
      • Gienah
        
    • Hydra
      
      • Alphard
        
        
  • Global Constellation Map
    
    

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• Night Sky Appearance
  
  
  • Earth
    
    • North Pole, South Pole, Equator, Prime Meridian
      
    • Directions on Earth
      
    • Terrestrial Coordinates
      
      • Longitude
        
      • Latitude
        
    
    
  • Celestial Sphere
    
    • NCP, SCP, Celestial Equator
      
    • Directions in the Sky
      
    • Zenith, Nadir, Horizon, North Point
      
    • Horizon Coordinates
      
      • Azimuth
        
      • Altitude
        
    
    
  • Rotation Effects
    
    • Diurnal Motion
      
    • Star Trails
      
      • Latitude Variations
        
      • Direction Variations
        
    • Equatorial Coordinates
      
      • Right Ascension
        
      • Declination
        
    
    
  • Revolution Effects
    
    • Ecliptic
      
      • Vernal Equinox
        
      • Summer Solstice
        
      • Autumnal Equinox
        
      • Winter Solstice
        
    • Zodiac
      
    • Precession
      
    
    
  • Star Charts
    
    • Coordinates
      
    • Hour Circles
      
    • Diurnal Circles
      
    • Star Names
      
    • Star Wheel
      
      

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• Telescopes
  
  
  • Telescope Mounts
    
    • Alt-Az
      
    • Equatorial
      
      • Polar Axis
        
      • Dec Axis
        
        
  • Time
    
    • Hour Angle
      
    • Solar Time
      
      • Standard Time
        
      • Daylight Time
        
      • Universal Time
        
    • Sidereal Time
      
      • Calculation
        
      • Estimation
        
      • Star Wheel
        
      • Setting Circles
        
        
  • Telescope Optics
    
    • Lenses
      
      • Converging
        
      • Diverging
        
    • Mirrors
      
      • Concave
        
      • Convex
        
    • Objective
      
    • Eyepiece
      
      
  • Telescope Powers
    
    • Light-gathering Power
      
    • Magnifying Power
      
    • Resolving Power
      
      • Dawes Limit
        
        
  • Telescope/Camera Properties
    
    • Aperture
      
    • Focal Length
      
    • Photographic Speed
      
    • Lens Specifications
      
    • Telescope Specifications
      
      
  • Astrophotography
    
    • Shutter Speed
      
    • f-stop
      
    • Film Speed
      
    • Image Size
      
    • Star Trails
      
      
  • Telescope Applications
    
    • Effects of Focal Length (f) & Aperture (D) on Viewing
      
    • Focal Length Modifiers
      
      • Telecompressor/Rich Field Adaptor
        
      • Barlow Lens
        
        
  • Telescope Designs
    
    • Newtonian
      
    • Cassegrain
      
    • Refractor
      
    • Schmidt-Cassegrain
      
      

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• Observing the Moon
  
  
  • Phases
    
    • Rise/Set Times
      
    • Rise/Set Directions
      
    
    
  • Position in the Zodiac
    
    
  • Lunar Photography
    
    

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• Observing the Planets
  
  
  • Configurations of Inferior Planets
    
    • Inferior Conjunction
      
    • Superior Conjunction
      
    • Greatest Eastern Elongation
      
    • Greatest Western Elongation
      
    
    
  • Configurations of Superior Planets
    
    • Conjunction
      
    • Opposition
      
    • Eastern Quadrature
      
    • Western Quadrature
      
    
    
  • Synodic Periods
    
    
  • Ecliptic Coordinates
    
    • Celestial Longitude
      
    • Celestial Latitude
      
    
    
  • Position in the Zodiac
    
    
  • Graphic Time Tables
    
    
  • Planet Photography
    

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