Misconceptions in Astronomy - The Cause of the Seasons

Описание: In this lecture, we will look at the cause of the seasons on Earth. We will learn that it has nothing to do with the changing distance between Earth and Sun but is instead caused by the tilt of Earth's axis.

The Astronomy Picture of the Day video will be uploaded each Monday.
The Misconception in Astronomy video will be uploaded each Wednesday.
The Special Topic in Astronomy video will be uploaded each Friday.

These lecture videos are designed to complement the content in the OpenStax Astronomy 2e textbook. The book can be downloaded free of charge at: https://openstax.org/details/books/as...

I can be reached with comments at [email protected]. However, classes I am teaching receive priority so I will try to respond as I can to questions.

Note: Lesson 0 materials are specific for the classes that I teach. Lesson 1 will start with Chapter 1 of the textbook.

You can access the most current versions of the lecture videos through the following playlist:    • OpenStax Astronomy 2e - Lecture Videos - 2023  

The series on Misconceptions in Astronomy is available here:    • Misconceptions in Astronomy  

The series on Special Topics in Astronomy is available here:    • Special Topics in Astronomy  

These videos are being released under a CC-BY license so that others can feel free to adapt them for their use as long as attribution is given.

Lecture slides are available for download here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folder... They are currently available in Apple Keynote, PowerPoint, and pdf format.