The
\nplanets of the Solar System can be divided into two major classes,
\nterrestrial and Jovian planets, but each planet has their own
\ninteresting characteristics. With the Stellarium planetarium software,
\nyou can get a close up view of the planets and see their features for
\nyourself.<\/p>\n

Background Question \u2013 Describe three characteristics of a planet that you think you could measure from visual observations.<\/p>\n

Object:
\nExplain the purpose of this laboratory assignment in your own words.
\nWhat do you think you will accomplish or learn from this exercise?<\/p>\n

Hypothesis:
\nWrite a simple hypothesis connected to planetary features that you will
\nbe able to test using the Stellarium software (for example, Jovian
\nplanets have faster rotation period than terrestrial planets)<\/p>\n

Procedure:<\/p>\n

\n
• Open
  \nthe Stellarium software. Open the location window (F6) and change the
  \nplanet to the Sun. This will change our observing location to the center
  \nof our Solar System.<\/li>\n
• Open the Sky and Viewing options window
  \n(F4). Under the \u201cSky\u201d tab, uncheck the Atmosphere, Stars, and Dynamic
  \neye adaption. Check \u201cShow planet markers\u201d and \u201cShow planet orbits\u201d.<\/li>\n
• Select the Landscape tab and uncheck \u201cShow ground\u201d.<\/li>\n
• Open
  \nthe Search window (F3) and enter in Mercury. The view should shift such
  \nthat the Mercury is in the center of the screen. As long as Mercury is
  \nactively select, it will remain in your field of view as you advance
  \ntime.<\/li>\n
• In the table below, make note of the visible features of
  \nMercury. This can include over color, surface features such as craters
  \nor ice caps, presence of an atmosphere and cloud structure, and any
  \nvisible moons orbiting the planet. You can also advance time and try to
  \nobserve in the planet has a faster or slow rotation.<\/li>\n
• Repeat your observer with each of the eight planets. You can use the Search window (F3) to shift your view to each planet.<\/li>\n
• \nWe can use the small angle formula to find the physical diameter of a
  \nplanet. Select one planet and record its angular size in arcseconds and
  \ndistance from the observer (Distance displayed in units of millions of
  \nkm). The physical size of an astronomical object is equal to the angular
  \nsize times the object\u2019s distance divided by 206, 265 ( similar formula
  \ncan be found in the textbook on page 29).<\/li>\n
• <\/li>\n
• Continue using Stellarium to test your individual hypothesis. If you need further direction, please ask your instructor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

  \n |Planet|<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n |Color|<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n |Atmosphere (yes\/no)|<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n |Surface Features|<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n |Rotation Speed|<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n	\n |Any Moons|<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  <\/td>\n	<\/td>\n	<\/td>\n	<\/td>\n	<\/td>\n	<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Q1 In your opinion, which planet had the most distinct appearance?<\/i><\/p>\n Q2: Which group of planets (terrestrial or Jovian) appear to have the most moons?<\/i><\/p>\n Q3: Which group of planets (terrestrial or Jovian) appear to have the fastest rotation?<\/i><\/p>\n <\/i><\/p>\n Q4: Did you have any problem observing the rotation of any planet? If so, why do you think this was the case?<\/i><\/p>\n Q5: \nCompare your calculation with the planet radius information in the \ntextbook (Chapter 6 or Appendix E). Is your calculated radius close to \nthe known value? <\/i><\/p>\n Conclusion: In 1-2 paragraphs, explain if \nyour observations and data support or conflict with your hypothesis and \nif you have met your assignment objective. Was there any portion of the \nassignment that was particularly interesting or difficult?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The planets of the Solar System can be divided into two major classes, terrestrial and Jovian planets, but each planet has their own interesting characteristics. With the Stellarium planetarium software, you can get a close up view of the planets and see their features for yourself. In this part of the project, use a computer […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_joinchat":[]},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/qualityassignments.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272043"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/qualityassignments.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/qualityassignments.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qualityassignments.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qualityassignments.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=272043"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/qualityassignments.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272043\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/qualityassignments.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=272043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qualityassignments.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=272043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qualityassignments.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=272043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}