What is a Frame of Reference and how do you determine various speeds in relation to moving objects? What are constellations, how do they move relative to Earth, and how were they u... What is a Frame of Reference and how do you determine various speeds in relation to moving objects? What are constellations, how do they move relative to Earth, and how were they used by ancient civilizations? What are planets and how are they differentiated from stars? What are altitude and azimuth, and how do you figure them out, including the instruments used? What are the differences and similarities between Geocentric and Heliocentric models of our solar system, and the scientists who developed them? Who are the key scientists that led to the current model of the solar system: Ptolemy, Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, and Newton? What is the current model of the solar system and its scale? What are the similarities and differences between refracting and reflecting telescopes? What is Adaptive Optics and its use in space research? Explain Universal Gravitation and its effect on the solar system. Describe the three types of spectra and their production. What is a spectroscope? How is spectral analysis performed and used in space research? Explain the Doppler Effect and its applications in space research, including red and blue shifts. Discuss the Hubble, Kepler, and Webb space telescopes: their locations and uses. How do gravity and momentum determine the shape of a celestial body's orbit? What are Astronomical Units and Light years, and when are they used? How do we use triangulation to find distances to far-away objects? How are radio telescopes used and how is the data analyzed? What is the difference between Low Earth and Geosynchronous orbits, and what are some examples of uses for each? Discuss major spacecraft technology and their uses, how GPS works, important individuals in space, and drawbacks to human space travel. Read more