February 8th, 2012
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Posts Tagged ‘Sun’

Jesse Warner

Illusions of the Seasons: Part 3

In our last two seasons discussions (part 1, part 2) we dispelled some common misconceptions about why we experience seasons here on Earth.  In this discussion, we will dispel the last misconception I presented and conclude our seasons discussion with an activity that you can do to help you better understand the seasons. 
The last misconception, The Earth’s [...]

Robert Bigelow

A 23 Hour Day

Yes, Daylight Saving Time is upon us. For most of the United States, on March 14, 1:59 a.m. will be followed by 3:00 a.m. as clocks are officially set forward one hour. So, March 14 will only be 23 hours long. Of course, Earth’s rotation knows nothing of this timepiece manipulation, so observers will note [...]

Robert Bigelow

“Mister” Sol’s neighborhood

The New Horizons spacecraft is on its way to Pluto. It left Earth back in January 2006. Now it is almost halfway between the orbits of Saturn and Uranus. When will it reach Pluto? Not until July 2015. Why so long? Pluto is “out there.” How “out there” is it? A scale model can help.

Seth Jarvis

COSMIC QUIZ: Where’s the Closest Star?

This week’s KUTV Cosmic Quiz winner is Cameron Porcaro. Cameron’s question was, “How far away is the nearest star to our solar system?”
Fun question!

Seth Jarvis

Cosmic Quiz – Let’s talk about star colors

This week’s Cosmic Quiz Question was asked by Erik Lindblom.
“Why do stars shine in different colors?”
That’s a great question, Eric!
Stars come in a variety of colors, temperatures, ages, brightness and sizes.

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