PROVING THE ORBITS OF THE GALILEAN MOONS THROUGH ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY

Authors

  • Gustavo Iachel Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), Brasil.

Keywords:

Astronomy teaching, Astronomical instrumentation, Astrophotography, Jupiter.

Abstract

An activity related to the observation of the Galilean moons and to amateur astrophotography is presented in this work. Through the reading of excerpts of the book Sidereus Nuncius (Sidereal Messenger), by Galileo, it is possible to trace a methodology to observe the planet and its natural satellites and, with the aid of the astrophotography, to analyze the field recordings. Moreover, it is possible to compare the images obtained after plotting the relative positions of these moons to prove their orbits. This activity can be conducted by teachers, students and amateur astronomers, in order to develop their capabilities of observation of astronomical phenomena.

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Published

2009-12-01

How to Cite

Iachel, G. (2009). PROVING THE ORBITS OF THE GALILEAN MOONS THROUGH ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY. Latin-American Journal of Astronomy Education, (8), 37–49. Retrieved from https://relea.ufscar.br/index.php/relea/article/view/137

Issue

No. 8 (2009)

Section

Articles

License

Este é um artigo publicado em acesso aberto (Open Access) sob a licença Creative Commons Attribution, que permite uso, distribuição e reprodução em qualquer meio, sem restrições desde que o trabalho original seja corretamente citado.