Figure 1
... The 154-orbits program is obtaining NUV,U,B,V,I images of 50 star-forming galaxies in the distance range 4-12 Mpc, covering the full range of morphology, star formation rate (SFR), mass, metallicity, internal structure, and interaction state found in the local Universe. The imaging survey will yield ...
... The 154-orbits program is obtaining NUV,U,B,V,I images of 50 star-forming galaxies in the distance range 4-12 Mpc, covering the full range of morphology, star formation rate (SFR), mass, metallicity, internal structure, and interaction state found in the local Universe. The imaging survey will yield ...
galaxy
... Andromeda Galaxy, which is about 2 million light-years away. People in the Southern Hemisphere can see the Large Magellanic Cloud, which is about 160,000 light-years from Earth, and the Small Magellanic Cloud, which is about 180,000 light-years away. ...
... Andromeda Galaxy, which is about 2 million light-years away. People in the Southern Hemisphere can see the Large Magellanic Cloud, which is about 160,000 light-years from Earth, and the Small Magellanic Cloud, which is about 180,000 light-years away. ...
Universe and Star Formation - White Plains Public Schools
... • Only 10 percent of the known galaxies have irregular shapes and are classified as irregular galaxies. • In addition to shape and size, one of the major differences among different types of galaxies is the age of their stars. Irregular galaxies contain young stars. ...
... • Only 10 percent of the known galaxies have irregular shapes and are classified as irregular galaxies. • In addition to shape and size, one of the major differences among different types of galaxies is the age of their stars. Irregular galaxies contain young stars. ...
Characteristics of Stars ppt.
... Stars Box open star cluster • Jewel This is an image of NGC 4755, the Jewel Box open star cluster. It is located in the constellation Crux and is 7,600 light-years from Earth. The cluster was described as a "superb piece of jewelry" in an early astronomical catalog, hence the popular name. ...
... Stars Box open star cluster • Jewel This is an image of NGC 4755, the Jewel Box open star cluster. It is located in the constellation Crux and is 7,600 light-years from Earth. The cluster was described as a "superb piece of jewelry" in an early astronomical catalog, hence the popular name. ...
Chapter22_New
... 13. He explained that the galaxy is flat so we can only see distant stars (that form the glow of the Milky Way) when we look along the disk rather than out of it. 14. The observer’s planet is located near the center of the galaxy. 15. More matter is required to account for the speed of rotation of t ...
... 13. He explained that the galaxy is flat so we can only see distant stars (that form the glow of the Milky Way) when we look along the disk rather than out of it. 14. The observer’s planet is located near the center of the galaxy. 15. More matter is required to account for the speed of rotation of t ...
Galaxies
... (collapse of an accreting white dwarf in a binary system): Type Ia Supernova have well known standard luminosity → Compare to apparent magnitude → Find its distance Both are “Standard-candle” methods: Know absolute magnitude (luminosity) → compare to apparent magnitude → find distance. ...
... (collapse of an accreting white dwarf in a binary system): Type Ia Supernova have well known standard luminosity → Compare to apparent magnitude → Find its distance Both are “Standard-candle” methods: Know absolute magnitude (luminosity) → compare to apparent magnitude → find distance. ...
The Fourth Day (January 5, 2014)
... afterthought. “He made the stars also.” According to National Geographic, there are likely more than 100 billion galaxies with each galaxy containing more than 100 billion stars. If you and I had been in charge of creation it might have taken us at least two days to accomplish that small feat, don’t ...
... afterthought. “He made the stars also.” According to National Geographic, there are likely more than 100 billion galaxies with each galaxy containing more than 100 billion stars. If you and I had been in charge of creation it might have taken us at least two days to accomplish that small feat, don’t ...
Test 3 Version 3 1. Milky Way halo stars follow: (a) differential
... 3. Which one of the following statements is true? (a) stars in the halo are deficient in heavy elements, (b) stars in the galactic disk are deficient in heavy elements, (c) stars in the nucleus have the largest amounts of heavy elements, (d) all chemical elements are distributed more or less uniform ...
... 3. Which one of the following statements is true? (a) stars in the halo are deficient in heavy elements, (b) stars in the galactic disk are deficient in heavy elements, (c) stars in the nucleus have the largest amounts of heavy elements, (d) all chemical elements are distributed more or less uniform ...
GAIA A Stereoscopic Census of our Galaxy
... distances to 1% for ~20 million stars to 2.5 kpc distances to 10% for 150 million stars to 25 kpc rare stellar types and rapid evolutionary phases in large numbers parallax calibration of all distance indicators e.g. Cepheids and RR Lyrae to LMC/SMC ...
... distances to 1% for ~20 million stars to 2.5 kpc distances to 10% for 150 million stars to 25 kpc rare stellar types and rapid evolutionary phases in large numbers parallax calibration of all distance indicators e.g. Cepheids and RR Lyrae to LMC/SMC ...
Basic properties of stars
... The Sun-centered model of the solar system laid out by Copernicus in De Revolutionibus (1543) made a very specific prediction: that the nearby stars should exhibit parallax shifts with respect to the distant background of stars. Tycho Brahe improved positional measures from +/- 10 arc minutes to as ...
... The Sun-centered model of the solar system laid out by Copernicus in De Revolutionibus (1543) made a very specific prediction: that the nearby stars should exhibit parallax shifts with respect to the distant background of stars. Tycho Brahe improved positional measures from +/- 10 arc minutes to as ...
astrophysics - Uplift Summit Intl
... (a) The value of the Hubble constant H0 is accepted by some astronomers to be in the range 60 km s–1 Mpc–1 to 90 km s–1 Mpc–1. (i) State and explain why it is difficult to determine a precise value of H0 ...
... (a) The value of the Hubble constant H0 is accepted by some astronomers to be in the range 60 km s–1 Mpc–1 to 90 km s–1 Mpc–1. (i) State and explain why it is difficult to determine a precise value of H0 ...
the Up2d8 Maths resource
... presentations to demonstrate the students’ understanding of the quantities and concepts discussed, including findings from research Working in groups: This activity lends itself to paired or small group work and, by encouraging students to work collaboratively, it is likely that you will allow them ...
... presentations to demonstrate the students’ understanding of the quantities and concepts discussed, including findings from research Working in groups: This activity lends itself to paired or small group work and, by encouraging students to work collaboratively, it is likely that you will allow them ...
Space+-+the+final+frontier
... presentations to demonstrate the students’ understanding of the quantities and concepts discussed, including findings from research Working in groups: This activity lends itself to paired or small group work and, by encouraging students to work collaboratively, it is likely that you will allow them ...
... presentations to demonstrate the students’ understanding of the quantities and concepts discussed, including findings from research Working in groups: This activity lends itself to paired or small group work and, by encouraging students to work collaboratively, it is likely that you will allow them ...
Press release - ASTRONOMY GROUP – University of St Andrews
... monitoring the brightness of 100,000 stars. But Dr Penny, a member of a 200 strong international team, will use the same data to study a much smaller sample of stars. He explained, "While Kepler is doing its exciting planet-hunting, we will be using its extreme precision to resolve a possible proble ...
... monitoring the brightness of 100,000 stars. But Dr Penny, a member of a 200 strong international team, will use the same data to study a much smaller sample of stars. He explained, "While Kepler is doing its exciting planet-hunting, we will be using its extreme precision to resolve a possible proble ...
1” “Sky-Notes” of the Open University Astronomy Club. September
... NGC6960/6979/6992-5 (7.0) snr. One of the most beautiful deep-sky objects can be found in the "east wing" of Cygnus. This is the "Veil/Filament nebula", a supernova remnant (SNR). Although it shows up well in photographs it can be frustratingly difficult to see visually, partly because of its large ...
... NGC6960/6979/6992-5 (7.0) snr. One of the most beautiful deep-sky objects can be found in the "east wing" of Cygnus. This is the "Veil/Filament nebula", a supernova remnant (SNR). Although it shows up well in photographs it can be frustratingly difficult to see visually, partly because of its large ...
Why Star Positions?
... position has changed by a certain amount over a few years might be a relatively nearby star moving slowly through space, or a star at a greater distance moving more rapidly. In practice, stars with large proper motions do tend to be nearby, and searching for high proper motion objects—by comparing p ...
... position has changed by a certain amount over a few years might be a relatively nearby star moving slowly through space, or a star at a greater distance moving more rapidly. In practice, stars with large proper motions do tend to be nearby, and searching for high proper motion objects—by comparing p ...
EX - Uplift North Hills Prep
... (a) The value of the Hubble constant H0 is accepted by some astronomers to be in the range 60 km s–1 Mpc–1 to 90 km s–1 Mpc–1. (i) State and explain why it is difficult to determine a precise value of H0 ...
... (a) The value of the Hubble constant H0 is accepted by some astronomers to be in the range 60 km s–1 Mpc–1 to 90 km s–1 Mpc–1. (i) State and explain why it is difficult to determine a precise value of H0 ...
The Galactic Super Star Cluster Westerlund 1
... extrapolate from the observed stars using a Kroupa IMF, we find that Westerlund 1 is ~90 times the mass of Orion. Therefore, we would have expected diffuse emission with L x = 3x10 35 erg s-1, which is five times more flux than we observe. We suggest that the IMF is nonstandard, as is often claimed ...
... extrapolate from the observed stars using a Kroupa IMF, we find that Westerlund 1 is ~90 times the mass of Orion. Therefore, we would have expected diffuse emission with L x = 3x10 35 erg s-1, which is five times more flux than we observe. We suggest that the IMF is nonstandard, as is often claimed ...
Page 25 - Types of Galaxies
... • Edwin Hubble classified galaxies into four major types: A) spiral B) barred spiral C) elliptical D) irregular • Most galaxies are spirals, barred spirals, or ellipticals. • Earth can be found in the Milky Way Galaxy, which is a spiral galaxy ...
... • Edwin Hubble classified galaxies into four major types: A) spiral B) barred spiral C) elliptical D) irregular • Most galaxies are spirals, barred spirals, or ellipticals. • Earth can be found in the Milky Way Galaxy, which is a spiral galaxy ...
Cosmic distance ladder
The cosmic distance ladder (also known as the extragalactic distance scale) is the succession of methods by which astronomers determine the distances to celestial objects. A real direct distance measurement of an astronomical object is possible only for those objects that are ""close enough"" (within about a thousand parsecs) to Earth. The techniques for determining distances to more distant objects are all based on various measured correlations between methods that work at close distances and methods that work at larger distances. Several methods rely on a standard candle, which is an astronomical object that has a known luminosity.The ladder analogy arises because no one technique can measure distances at all ranges encountered in astronomy. Instead, one method can be used to measure nearby distances, a second can be used to measure nearby to intermediate distances, and so on. Each rung of the ladder provides information that can be used to determine the distances at the next higher rung.