ppt课件-她的天空-乔治王子城的社区学院（ the earthand sky- prince georges community college）.pptVIP

Lines in the Sky In order to use the sky to measure time you need to measure the location of objects in the sky. We will look at two methods of measuring locations in the sky. Both methods require measuring angles. These methods have long been used not only for timekeeping but for navigation as well. But first we need to define some terms The Earth and Sky From where we stand Earth appears flat and the sky appears like a dome above us. The point where the dome of the sky meets the Earth is called the horizon. The Earth and Sky If an object is above the horizon it is visible. If it is below t