Astronomy Activity : Understanding Celestial Coordinate Systems

Student Activity Document

Teacher Notes

The following are videos from Dr. Loren Anderson AT West Virginia University’s Astronomy department.
They are short clips from the his 2nd lecture given to the DSPIRA Teachers during July 2019.

Intro to Motion in the Sky

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUNDoUoDrCg

The Celestial Sphere

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8BcwK5nlos

Earth’s Motion and Star Trails

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_L1R1VnMeD4

More Celestial Sphere

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpYt7238p5g

Discussion of Common Misconceptions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfonuosoHUk

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