Moon Phase & Picture of The Day!
Astronomy Picture of The Day: Palm Tree Partial Eclipse
Explanation: Only those along the narrow track of the Moon's shadow on April 8 saw a total solar eclipse. But most of North America still saw a partial eclipse of the Sun. From Clearwater, Florida, USA this single snapshot captured multiple images of that more widely viewed celestial event without observing the Sun directly.
In the shade of a palm tree, criss-crossing fronds are projecting recognizable eclipse images on the ground, pinhole camera style. In Clearwater the maximum eclipse phase was about 53 percent.
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Question: How do we calculate the distance from the earth to the sun?
GPT-Ans: The distance from the earth to the sun is about 93 million miles (150 million kilometers).
Expert Answer: The Easiest way to get the distance between the Sun and the Earth is using the Equation of Motion. S = V.t. For this we need the Time that a Photon takes to reach Earth from the Sun's Surface and the Speed of light in Vacuum. Once we have these we can put these in the distance equation.
Question: What is the orbital period of Jupiter?
GPT-Ans: The orbital period of Jupiter is about 11.9 Earth years.
Expert Answer: 11.86 Earth years. Jupiter revolves or orbits around the Sun once every 11.86 Earth years, or once every 4,330.6 Earth days. Jupiter travels at an average speed of 29,236 miles per hour or 47,051 kilometers per hour in its orbit around the Sun.
Useful website to learn more about space!
Scale of the Universe
Scale of Universe is an interactive experience to inspire people to learn about the vast ranges of the visible and invisible world.
It will help you visualize just how vast and big our universe is!
Chandra
The Chandra X-Ray Observatory from Harvard University continuously takes pictures of space phenomenon thousands of light years away.
If you want to see space outside of the solar system, this is the destination for you.
Hubble Site
Hubble Site takes an in-depth look at the Hubble Telescope. From news to its latest image captures, the site has it all. You can even learn about how it works and how it helps scientists learn about space. The best part of the site is its galleries section.
The Hubble Site is fantastic. It's a must-see.
Nine Planets
Nine Planets gives you an in-depth "tour" of the solar system. It provides information on the sun, all the planets, and much more. It even shows satellite pictures taken of a variety of clusters and nebulae.
Though the information on the site isn't as in-depth as what you'll find on NASA's pages, it's still worth consulting as you learn more about our solar system.
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's site is filled with space news. It also has updates on missions. But if you want to be entertained, you can spend hours perusing the site's images and videos depicting different solar systems and star clusters around the universe.
NASA.gov even has interactive features that let you see objects in Space in 3D. You'll be blown away by NASA's resources.
