참탐구를 위한 천체 관측 활동

이 책은 초등학교부터 고등학교에 이르기까지 과학교육과정에서 다루고 있는 천문 교육을 더욱 풍성히 하고자 과학교육과정의 수준에 알맞은 천체 관측을 소개하려고 노력하였다. 그러기에 모든 천체 관측은 맨눈과 소형망원경, 디지털카메라, 스마트폰카메라 등을 도구로 하고 있다. 이 책은 간단하지만 학생들의 관측을 바탕으로 한 자료를 이용해 천문 현상을 이해하고, 설명하는 참탐구(Authentic Inquiry) 활동을 학습하기 위해 준비된 것이다.

∙ 머리말 ················································································································3 ∙ 천체 관측을 시작하면서 ························································································7 1장. 맨눈 관측 ·····································································································11 1.1. 맨눈 관측의 기초 ···························································································13 1.2. ‘스텔라리움(Stellarium)’을 활용한 맨눈 관측 활동 ·····································24 1.3. ‘스카이 맵(Sky map)’을 활용한 관측 활동 ··················································32 2장. 망원경 ·········································································································37 2.1. 망원경의 역할과 역사 ·····················································································39 2.2. 간이 굴절 망원경의 제작과 관측 ····································································46 2.3. 망원경의 성능 ·······························································································59 2.4. 광학 망원경의 구조와 역할 ·············································································68 2.5. 천체 망원경의 설치 ························································································72 2.6. 천체 망원경의 조작과 관측 ··············································································81 3장. 카메라 관측 ···································································································89 3.1. 카메라의 역할 ·······························································································91 3.2. DSLR 카메라 ································································································93 3.3. 카메라의 주요 용어와 기능 ·············································································94 3.4. 망원경과의 결합 ··························································································100 3.5. 디지털카메라를 이용한 촬영 ··········································································105 3.6. 고정 촬영법 - 별의 일주운동 ········································································122 3.7. 별의 일주운동 사진 합성하기 ········································································125 3.8. 직초점 촬영법(카메라) - 행성, 위성 ····························································143 3.9. 어포컬 촬영법(스마트폰)-달 ···········································································154 4장. 천체 관측과 함께하는 천체 탐구 활동 ····························································161 4.1. 별자리의 연주운동 ·······················································································163 4.2. 달의 일주운동 ·····························································································170 4.3. 달의 지형 ···································································································182 4.4. 달 크레이터 크기 구하기 ··············································································192 4.5. 목성 위성의 공전주기 구하기 ········································································199 4.6. 목성의 질량 구하기 ·····················································································213 4.7. 토성 위성의 공전궤도 구하기 ········································································217 4.8. 낮에 보이는 별, 태양 ···················································································229 4.9. 태양의 흑점 관측으로 태양의 자전주기 구하기 ··········································233 찾아보기 ···········································································································252