Part 1 Instructor’s Manual
Chapter 1 Thinking Like an Astronomer 1
Chapter 2 Patterns in the Skyâ€â€Motions of the Earth and Moon 9
Chapter 3 Motion of Astronomical Bodies 19
Chapter 4 Gravity and Orbits 27
Chapter 5 Light 35
Chapter 6 The Tools of the Astronomer 43
Chapter 7 The Birth and Evolution of Planetary Systems 51
Chapter 8 The Terrestrial Planets and Earth’s Moon 59
Chapter 9 Atmospheres of the Terrestrial Planets 67
Chapter 10 Worlds of Gas and Liquidâ€â€the Giant Planets 75
Chapter 11 Planetary Moons and Rings 83
Chapter 12 Dwarf Planets and Small Solar System Bodies 89
Chapter 13 Taking the Measure of Stars 97
Chapter 14 Our Starâ€â€The Sun 105
Chapter 15 The Interstellar Medium and Star Formation 113
Chapter 16 Evolution of Low-Mass Stars 121
Chapter 17 Evolution of High-Mass Stars 129
Chapter 18 Relativity and Black Holes 137
Chapter 19 Galaxies 143
Chapter 20 The Milky Way: A Normal Spiral Galaxy 149
Chapter 21 The Expanding Universe 157
Chapter 22 Cosmology 163
Chapter 23 Large-Scale Structure in the Universe 169
Chapter 24 Life 175
Part 2 Answers to Starry Night Workbook Exercises
Exercise 1 The Celestial Sphere 185
Exercise 2 Earth’s Rotation Period 185
Exercise 3 Motion of the Sun Along the Ecliptic 186
Exercise 4 Motion of the Moon 186
Exercise 5 Earth and Moon Phases 187