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Cycles in the Sky: Crash Course Astronomy #3
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- CrashCourse
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- Sep 18, 2026
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- 763
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Summary
This week we build on our naked eye observations from last week and take a look at the cyclical phenomena that we can see at work in the universe.Check out the Crash Course Astronomy solar system poster here: http://store.dftba.com/products/crashcourse-astronomy-poster--Chapters:Introduction 00:00Cycles in the Sky 0:42The Zodiac 2:10Planetary Movement 2:59The Earth's Axis 3:36Precession 6:09Things We've Learned From Naked Eye Observations 7:09Review 8:40--PBS Digital Studios: http://youtube.com/pbsdigitalstudiosFollow Phil on Twitter: https://twitter.com/badastronomerCrash Course is on Patreon! You can support us directly by signing up at http://www.patreon.com/crashcourseWant to find Crash Course elsewhere on the internet?Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/YouTubeCrashCourseTwitter - http://www.twitter.com/TheCrashCourseInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/thecrashcourse/CC Kids: http://www.youtube.com/crashcoursekids--PHOTOShttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_ascension#mediaviewer/File:Stars_and_ra.pnghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ecliptic_path.jpghttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sagittarius_Hevelius.jpghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorpius#mediaviewer/File:Sidney_Hall_-_Urania%27s_Mirror_-_Scorpio.jpghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libra_(constellation)#mediaviewer/File:Sidney_Hall_-_Urania%27s_Mirror_-_Libra.jpghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgo_(constellation)#mediaviewer/File:Sidney_Hall_-_Urania%27s_Mirror_-_Virgo.jpghttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leo_Hevelius.jpghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancer_(constellation)#mediaviewer/File:Sidney_Hall_-_Urania%27s_Mirror_-_Cancer.jpghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globe#mediaviewer/File:GEO_Globe.jpghttp://sailornanny.weebly.com/uploads/1/0/5/0/10509307/4835516_orig.gifhttp://www.slate.com/content/dam/slate/b…