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Astronomy 1AS0/01 June 2023
1. Naked-eye astronomical observation techniques: sundials, planispheres, stellar asterism recognition (e.g. Orion, Ursa Major), meteor radiant mapping, solar altitude tracking, lunar eclipse timing
2. Celestial geometry and motion concepts: solar analemma pattern, Equation of Time, Earth’s axial tilt and orbit eccentricity, sidereal vs synodic time, declination and zenith relationships
3. Moon-related phenomena: libration, tidal cycles, phase transitions, eclipse visibility, Giant Impact Hypothesis, lunar surface crater analysis, Eratosthenes’ Moon size estimation from eclipse data
4. Observational astronomy at specific latitudes: St. Helena as ideal viewing site, visibility limits of circumpolar stars, celestial equator star altitude estimates, using Polaris and Mintaka for positional fixes
5. Historical and cultural astronomy: alignment of stone circles with solar and stellar events, axial precession affecting ancient alignments, solar year mapping at Callanish, Ptolemaic epicycles explaining retrograde motion
6. Planetary and cometary motion laws: inferior planet visibility phases, Mercury’s orbit positions and observational planning, Kepler’s Third Law applications to Comet Encke, orbital period and stellar mass influence on revolution time
2. Celestial geometry and motion concepts: solar analemma pattern, Equation of Time, Earth’s axial tilt and orbit eccentricity, sidereal vs synodic time, declination and zenith relationships
3. Moon-related phenomena: libration, tidal cycles, phase transitions, eclipse visibility, Giant Impact Hypothesis, lunar surface crater analysis, Eratosthenes’ Moon size estimation from eclipse data
4. Observational astronomy at specific latitudes: St. Helena as ideal viewing site, visibility limits of circumpolar stars, celestial equator star altitude estimates, using Polaris and Mintaka for positional fixes
5. Historical and cultural astronomy: alignment of stone circles with solar and stellar events, axial precession affecting ancient alignments, solar year mapping at Callanish, Ptolemaic epicycles explaining retrograde motion
6. Planetary and cometary motion laws: inferior planet visibility phases, Mercury’s orbit positions and observational planning, Kepler’s Third Law applications to Comet Encke, orbital period and stellar mass influence on revolution time