Lecture 08: The Phases of the Moon

Update: 2007-09-28

Description

What are the Phases of the Moon? This lecture introduces the Moon and
describes the monthly cycle of phases. Topics include synchronous
rotation, apogee and perigee, the cycle of phases, and the sidereal and
synodic month. Recorded 2007 Sep 28 in 1000 McPherson Lab on the
Columbus campus of The Ohio State University.

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Welcome to Astronomy 161 for Autumn Quarter 2007

2007-09-19--:--

Lecture 01: Introduction to Astronomy 161

2007-09-1913:48

Lecture 02: Astronomical Numbers

2007-09-2043:58

Lecture 03: The Starry Night

2007-09-2135:19

Lecture 04: Measuring the Earth

2007-09-2438:47

Lecture 05: Mapping Earth & Sky

2007-09-2540:54

Lecture 06: Daily and Annual Motions

2007-09-2642:05

Lecture 07: The Four Seasons

2007-09-2738:03

Lecture 08: The Phases of the Moon

2007-09-2842:34

Lecture 09: Eclipses of the Sun and Moon

2007-10-0140:23

Lecture 10: Telling Time

2007-10-0241:19

Lecture 11: The Calendar

2007-10-0340:16

Lecture 12: The Wanderers

2007-10-0442:34

Lecture 13: The Harmony of the Spheres - Greek Astronomy

2007-10-0840:20

Lecture 14: The Revolutions of Nicolaus Copernicus

2007-10-0914:50

Lecture 14b: Copernicus from Au2006

2007-10-0942:01

Lecture 15: The Watershed - Tycho and Kepler

2007-10-1037:54

Lecture 16: The Starry Messenger - Galileo and the Telescope

2007-10-1141:48

Lecture 17: On the Shoulders of Giants: Isaac Newton and the Laws of Motion

2007-10-1244:47

Lecture 18: The Apple and the Moon - Newtonian Gravitation

2007-10-1540:08

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Lecture 08: The Phases of the Moon

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Lecture 08: The Phases of the Moon

Richard Pogge

Lecture 08: The Phases of the Moon