Transcript Sept 29

ASTRONOMY
DAY 9B
SEPT 29
Learning Target: I can explain how ancient astronomers
impacted today’s thinking about the universe.
VOCABULARY
 Retrograde motion
 epicycles
AGENDA
1.
Reminder Test Corrections
2.
Stellarium due today
3.
Constellation Project due today
4.
How to use your sky wheel
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-resources/video-using-starcharts-and-star-wheels/
Notes on Astronomers
QUIZ
1. Describe the difference between heliocentric and geocentric
2. Name one person who supported geocentric thinking
3. Name one person who supported heliocentric thinking