Stellar Properties
... periodic shift of its spectral lines. This shift is caused by the Doppler effect as the orbits of the stars carry them alternately toward and away from Earth. An eclipsing binary is a system whose orbits are viewed nearly edge-on from Earth, so that one star periodically eclipses the other. Detail ...
... periodic shift of its spectral lines. This shift is caused by the Doppler effect as the orbits of the stars carry them alternately toward and away from Earth. An eclipsing binary is a system whose orbits are viewed nearly edge-on from Earth, so that one star periodically eclipses the other. Detail ...
Slide 1
... type I: rapid lightcurve evolution - type Ia: standard; - type Ib: He lines produced in the massive ejecta, by non-thermal excitation by fast particles emitted by the (56)Ni -> (56)Co-> (56)Fe decay. - type Ic: progenitor must be either an extreme WR star, or a binary (Nomoto 1995) - type II: progen ...
... type I: rapid lightcurve evolution - type Ia: standard; - type Ib: He lines produced in the massive ejecta, by non-thermal excitation by fast particles emitted by the (56)Ni -> (56)Co-> (56)Fe decay. - type Ic: progenitor must be either an extreme WR star, or a binary (Nomoto 1995) - type II: progen ...
The standard error of the mean for pointings would be
... Manager for MicroSurvey, and he said in most cases the instrument settings are reported as “pointings,” but if I wanted to assure myself of that fact, I should ask if the instrument specs are reported as per DIN 18723. Subsequently, I did a Google search for DIN 18723. One of the results was a newsl ...
... Manager for MicroSurvey, and he said in most cases the instrument settings are reported as “pointings,” but if I wanted to assure myself of that fact, I should ask if the instrument specs are reported as per DIN 18723. Subsequently, I did a Google search for DIN 18723. One of the results was a newsl ...
Investigating the Effects of Milky Way Globular Clusters
... the Milky Way and found that at distances greater than 8.5 kiloparsecs from the galactic center, the rotation curve was flat and did not decrease (Rubin). The flat nature of the graph was very surprising to physicists because the amount of luminous mass in the Milky Way is such that as the dista ...
... the Milky Way and found that at distances greater than 8.5 kiloparsecs from the galactic center, the rotation curve was flat and did not decrease (Rubin). The flat nature of the graph was very surprising to physicists because the amount of luminous mass in the Milky Way is such that as the dista ...
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... (p. 12) This is another very subjective question, but it should get students thinking about the size of Earth in the cosmos. At the very least, most students will be very surprised at how small our planet seems in relation to the solar system. For most students, it makes Earth seem a little more fra ...
... (p. 12) This is another very subjective question, but it should get students thinking about the size of Earth in the cosmos. At the very least, most students will be very surprised at how small our planet seems in relation to the solar system. For most students, it makes Earth seem a little more fra ...
Review 3 (11-18-10)
... Apparent brightness: how bright a star looks in the sky The inverse-square Law: light from stars gets fainter as the inverse square of the distance (brightness proportional to 1/d2). If we know the apparent brightness and the distance to a star we can calculate its absolute (intrinsic) brightness ...
... Apparent brightness: how bright a star looks in the sky The inverse-square Law: light from stars gets fainter as the inverse square of the distance (brightness proportional to 1/d2). If we know the apparent brightness and the distance to a star we can calculate its absolute (intrinsic) brightness ...
JWST_eye - University of Arizona
... Compared to our naked eyes, modern telescopes collect more light and reveal fainter objects. Celestial objects are often fainter because they are farther away, so it takes their light some time to make the journey to us. Thus, the light that reaches us is old, and we see objects as they appeared in ...
... Compared to our naked eyes, modern telescopes collect more light and reveal fainter objects. Celestial objects are often fainter because they are farther away, so it takes their light some time to make the journey to us. Thus, the light that reaches us is old, and we see objects as they appeared in ...
January 2015 - Newbury Astronomical Society
... computed using a statistical technique based on proper motion and velocities of its stars. The mass within the central part has been found to be between 1600 and 3200 solar masses. It does need a telescope to see well. ...
... computed using a statistical technique based on proper motion and velocities of its stars. The mass within the central part has been found to be between 1600 and 3200 solar masses. It does need a telescope to see well. ...
Which Stars Form Black Holes and Neutron Stars?
... The third method is to identify compact objects that are members of coeval populations of stars, for which the maximum initial masses of stars still present is also a lower limit on the masses of stars that have undergone supernovae. Unfortunately, neutron stars and black holes may receive kicks at ...
... The third method is to identify compact objects that are members of coeval populations of stars, for which the maximum initial masses of stars still present is also a lower limit on the masses of stars that have undergone supernovae. Unfortunately, neutron stars and black holes may receive kicks at ...
Part2
... o We have ignored metallicity effects, enhancement due to intereactions. In reality, low mass galaxies are hard to see at all and mergers can be very bright. o Unlike GMCs, it isn’t always straightforward to get all of the galaxy inside the beam. We’ll talk a bit about the intermediate case next… We ...
... o We have ignored metallicity effects, enhancement due to intereactions. In reality, low mass galaxies are hard to see at all and mergers can be very bright. o Unlike GMCs, it isn’t always straightforward to get all of the galaxy inside the beam. We’ll talk a bit about the intermediate case next… We ...
Stars with T eff
... Trend with the Teff of the limiting rotational velocity for He settling in presence of meridional circulation for two cases: • Ciculation enters the He convection zone (dots); • Circulation does not enter into the convection zone (triangles); ...
... Trend with the Teff of the limiting rotational velocity for He settling in presence of meridional circulation for two cases: • Ciculation enters the He convection zone (dots); • Circulation does not enter into the convection zone (triangles); ...
Photometric variability of the Pre
... This periodicity typically persists for only a couple of rotation cycles. The UXor type of variability is seen in HAEBE and some CTT stars from F-G spectral types. The typical amplitudes are of the order of 2-3 mag (V), and time scales are longer compared to the irregular variations of CTT stars. Du ...
... This periodicity typically persists for only a couple of rotation cycles. The UXor type of variability is seen in HAEBE and some CTT stars from F-G spectral types. The typical amplitudes are of the order of 2-3 mag (V), and time scales are longer compared to the irregular variations of CTT stars. Du ...
Christensen Shaun Christensen Professor David Schaffer Physics
... space. Realizing the vast distances and excruciating response times with broadcasting and receiving remote signals, other alien civilizations have probably already given up hope for communicating by radio broadcasts. Even shortly after its conception, humans publicly questioned whether we should eve ...
... space. Realizing the vast distances and excruciating response times with broadcasting and receiving remote signals, other alien civilizations have probably already given up hope for communicating by radio broadcasts. Even shortly after its conception, humans publicly questioned whether we should eve ...
PHY306 Introduction to Cosmology Practice Problems
... what redshift is it necessary to start paying attention to whether your distance indicator measures luminosity distance (standard candle) or angular diameter distance (standard ruler)? (b) For the local universe (z ≪ 1), the Hubble law can be written cz = H0 d, where d is the distance. (i) Galaxies ...
... what redshift is it necessary to start paying attention to whether your distance indicator measures luminosity distance (standard candle) or angular diameter distance (standard ruler)? (b) For the local universe (z ≪ 1), the Hubble law can be written cz = H0 d, where d is the distance. (i) Galaxies ...
Introduction: The Night Sky
... neutron star is about 50% more massive than Sun, but is only 20 km across basically a gigantic atomic nucleus: protons and electrons have combined to form neutrons in extreme cases even this may not be stable, and a black hole is formed instead ...
... neutron star is about 50% more massive than Sun, but is only 20 km across basically a gigantic atomic nucleus: protons and electrons have combined to form neutrons in extreme cases even this may not be stable, and a black hole is formed instead ...
STAR CLUSTERS M. Ramella e G. Iafrate INAF – Astronomical
... observations made by professional astronomers have demonstrated that these groups are made of stars that are physically close together in space, rather than just a projection effect along the line of sight. The common origin of these stars is an interstellar cloud of gas and dust where an over-dense ...
... observations made by professional astronomers have demonstrated that these groups are made of stars that are physically close together in space, rather than just a projection effect along the line of sight. The common origin of these stars is an interstellar cloud of gas and dust where an over-dense ...
The Milky Way Galaxy
... the stars and if a star is far enough away, its light is totally absorbed Interstellar Extinction Interstellar dust is also denser towards the center of the galaxy So how did we find our location? Astronomy 1-2 ...
... the stars and if a star is far enough away, its light is totally absorbed Interstellar Extinction Interstellar dust is also denser towards the center of the galaxy So how did we find our location? Astronomy 1-2 ...
Preparing astronomical observations and observing with OHP facilities
... about 3 million light years). Galaxies are disposed homogenously in the sky, and thus are visible in almost every part of the sky, except in the busy zones of our foreground Milky Way. These zones are too crowded with stars and nebulae to offer a good transparency towards extragalactic world. Galaxie ...
... about 3 million light years). Galaxies are disposed homogenously in the sky, and thus are visible in almost every part of the sky, except in the busy zones of our foreground Milky Way. These zones are too crowded with stars and nebulae to offer a good transparency towards extragalactic world. Galaxie ...
31 October: Supernovae and Neutron Stars
... • An object having the mass of the Sun (or more) but in an object with the diameter of Iowa City! • An equivalent to the Chandrasekhar mass (largest possible mass of a neutron star) • Do they exist? ...
... • An object having the mass of the Sun (or more) but in an object with the diameter of Iowa City! • An equivalent to the Chandrasekhar mass (largest possible mass of a neutron star) • Do they exist? ...
Paper
... Because of the dimness of the star, the evidence presented by Hajduk e al. that Sakurai’s Object has started to heat up again is indirect (Asplund, 2005). The observation conducted by scientists and astronomers suggest that there is a new area inside the old planetary nebula, which requires a stella ...
... Because of the dimness of the star, the evidence presented by Hajduk e al. that Sakurai’s Object has started to heat up again is indirect (Asplund, 2005). The observation conducted by scientists and astronomers suggest that there is a new area inside the old planetary nebula, which requires a stella ...
Measuring distances to the edge of the local group
... estimating the size of a galaxy based on its rotational velocity, but changed at certain mass limits. Was this caused by an underlying physical phenomenon that we did not understand the mechanics of? Or was it potentially a problem with our measuring techniques? Noordermeer & Verheijen (2007) took a ...
... estimating the size of a galaxy based on its rotational velocity, but changed at certain mass limits. Was this caused by an underlying physical phenomenon that we did not understand the mechanics of? Or was it potentially a problem with our measuring techniques? Noordermeer & Verheijen (2007) took a ...
SPECTROSCOPY OF HIGH-REDSHIFT TYPE Ia SUPERNOVAE
... To this day, all statistical tests and observational data have failed to disprove the Ω Λ 6= 0 cosmology indicated by the SN Ia data. However our lack of a complete physical model to describe the Type Ia supernova phenomenon (progenitor systems as well as explosion physics) render us prone to system ...
... To this day, all statistical tests and observational data have failed to disprove the Ω Λ 6= 0 cosmology indicated by the SN Ia data. However our lack of a complete physical model to describe the Type Ia supernova phenomenon (progenitor systems as well as explosion physics) render us prone to system ...
Chapter-by-Chapter Guide
... (p. 12) This is another very subjective question, but it should get students thinking about the size of Earth in the cosmos. At the very least, most students will be very surprised at how small our planet seems in relation to the solar system. For most students, it makes Earth seem a little more fra ...
... (p. 12) This is another very subjective question, but it should get students thinking about the size of Earth in the cosmos. At the very least, most students will be very surprised at how small our planet seems in relation to the solar system. For most students, it makes Earth seem a little more fra ...
The Triple-Ring Nebula: Fingerprint of a Binary Merger
... merger of two stars about 20,000 years before the explosion has long been the leading model for the progenitor8 . In this model, the system consisted initially of two massive stars, one with a mass of 15 – 20 times the mass of the Sun and a less massive companion with a mass of times the mass of t ...
... merger of two stars about 20,000 years before the explosion has long been the leading model for the progenitor8 . In this model, the system consisted initially of two massive stars, one with a mass of 15 – 20 times the mass of the Sun and a less massive companion with a mass of times the mass of t ...
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.