Special Topics - Semi-Major Axis

Описание: In this lecture, we will discuss the semi-major axis of an ellipse and find out what that means in astronomy.

The Astronomy Picture of the Day video will be uploaded each Monday.
The Exploration of the Solar System video will be uploaded each Wednesday.
The Special Topics 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...

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

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 (currently paused) is available here:    • Misconceptions in Astronomy  

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

The series on Astronomy of Other Cultures (currently paused) is available here:    • Astronomy of Other Cultures  

The series on Exploration of the Solar System is available here:    • Special Topics in Astronomy  

The series on Women in Astronomy (currently paused) is available here:    • Women in Astronomy  

The series on the Celestial Sphere (currently paused) is available here:    • The Celestial Sphere  

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.