Add to ORKGThis tutorial explains some of the techniques developed by astronomers to determine the distances of objects we see in the sky. Links to additional information are embedded in the text. Educational levels: High school, Undergraduate lower division, Undergraduate upper division
This animation simulates a voyage from the sun past all nine planets. For convenience, the planets a...
This is an introduction to measuring distances to the stars, including a brief history of how the an...
This activity gives an easy way for students to measure the relationship between distance and bright...
This program calculates an estimated time of arrival for various destinations in the Universe (for e...
Distance determination is an essential technique in astronomy, and is briefly covered in most textbo...
Users can read about how distances are measured in the solar system. Attempts by early astronomers t...
This resource gives an impression of how immense our Universe is by starting with an image of the Ea...
In this activity, students calculate the distance from a satellite to a receiving station on Earth. ...
This lesson introduces "pre-trigonometry," the estimate of the distance to a far-away point. Student...
Resource to explain the absolute and apparent magnitudes of stars. It includes a short flash activit...
Resource to explain the absolute and apparent magnitudes of stars. It includes a short flash activit...
The objective of this activity is to help students comprehend the vast distances between the stars, ...
The European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Southern Observatory (ESO) have produced a series o...
How do we know the distance of the sun from the earth? Or that of the nearest galaxy to our own? Thi...
This is an introduction to measuring distances to the stars, including a brief history of how the an...
This animation simulates a voyage from the sun past all nine planets. For convenience, the planets a...
This is an introduction to measuring distances to the stars, including a brief history of how the an...
This activity gives an easy way for students to measure the relationship between distance and bright...
This program calculates an estimated time of arrival for various destinations in the Universe (for e...
Distance determination is an essential technique in astronomy, and is briefly covered in most textbo...
Users can read about how distances are measured in the solar system. Attempts by early astronomers t...
This resource gives an impression of how immense our Universe is by starting with an image of the Ea...
In this activity, students calculate the distance from a satellite to a receiving station on Earth. ...
This lesson introduces "pre-trigonometry," the estimate of the distance to a far-away point. Student...
Resource to explain the absolute and apparent magnitudes of stars. It includes a short flash activit...
Resource to explain the absolute and apparent magnitudes of stars. It includes a short flash activit...
The objective of this activity is to help students comprehend the vast distances between the stars, ...
The European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Southern Observatory (ESO) have produced a series o...
How do we know the distance of the sun from the earth? Or that of the nearest galaxy to our own? Thi...
This is an introduction to measuring distances to the stars, including a brief history of how the an...
This animation simulates a voyage from the sun past all nine planets. For convenience, the planets a...
This is an introduction to measuring distances to the stars, including a brief history of how the an...
This activity gives an easy way for students to measure the relationship between distance and bright...