ppt课件-chartingthe heavens（chartingthe天堂）.pptVIP

Movement of the Earth (Daily) It ROTATES on its axis, which means it spins. Relative to distant stars is a sidereal day. Relative to the Sun is a solar day. Which will be longer, a solar day or a sidereal day? Movement of the Earth (Seasonal) Because the Earth is tilted (we will figure out why later), the Sun appears to rise and fall at noon, from day to following day. Movement of the Earth (Seasonal) Because the Earth is tilted (we will figure out why later), the Sun appears to rise and fall at noon, from day to following day. Movement of the Earth (Seasonal) Because the Earth is tilted (we will figure out why later), the days get longer and shorter. Movement of the Earth (Seasonal) Because the Earth is tilted (we will figure out why later), the days get longer and shorter. The shortest and longest days are the solstices (December-winter, June-summer) The days of equal length are the equinoxs (March-spring and September-fall) Movement of the Earth (long term) The Earth will move like a top, in a cycle called precession. This is a 25,000 year cycle. Movement of the Earth (long term) The Earth will move like a top, in a cycle called precession. This is a 25,000 year cycle. **For all you Astrologers...the “ages” change as precession places the Earth’s axis at different zodiac signs. We are in the “age of aquarius” because our axis most closely points to aquarius.** The Earth also moves from a tilt of 22.1o to 24.5o degrees each 41,000 years, and the eccentricity of the orbit changes slightly over the course of 100,000 years (the Milankovitch cycle). The changes in the Earth’s orbit and rotation alter the climate characteristics of the Earth. They are LONG term changes. **For all you Astrologers...the “ages” change as precession places the Earth’s axis at different zodiac signs. We are in the “age of aquarius” because our axis most closely points to aquarius.** Finding distances with triangulation. Parallax is the apparent change in position, due