Determination of a planet's diameter by occultation time-an introductory astronomy exercise

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Oct 1977

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American Journal of Physics, Volume 45, Issue 10, pp. 914-917 (1977).

Physics

Laboratory Experiments And Apparatus, Venus

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This paper describes an exercise developed for a liberal arts astronomy course in which the students obtain values for the diameter of Venus by timing the intervals between contacts in a videotaped occultation of that planet by the Moon. Approximate expressions relating the planetary diameter to this time interval are obtained for occultations of a planet in the crescent or gibbous phases. We note that classroom playback of certain videotaped astronomical events demonstrates clearly their dynamic nature.

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