31 — Main-Sequence Stars [Revision : 1.1]
... – Structural: below ∼ 1.3 M , convective envelope; above, radiative – Energetic: below ∼ 1.2 M , PP chain dominates; above, CNO cycle – Terminal: above ∼ 9 M , supernova; below, white dwarf – Spectroscopic: above ∼ 1.5 M , early spectral type (OBA); below, late • Structural differences – Most si ...
... – Structural: below ∼ 1.3 M , convective envelope; above, radiative – Energetic: below ∼ 1.2 M , PP chain dominates; above, CNO cycle – Terminal: above ∼ 9 M , supernova; below, white dwarf – Spectroscopic: above ∼ 1.5 M , early spectral type (OBA); below, late • Structural differences – Most si ...
Revolutions of Earth
... Galileo also discovered that Venus has phases like the Moon (Figure 1.3), which provides direct evidence that Venus orbits the Sun. Galileo’s discoveries caused many more people to accept the heliocentric model of the universe, although Galileo himself was found guilty of heresy. The shift from an E ...
... Galileo also discovered that Venus has phases like the Moon (Figure 1.3), which provides direct evidence that Venus orbits the Sun. Galileo’s discoveries caused many more people to accept the heliocentric model of the universe, although Galileo himself was found guilty of heresy. The shift from an E ...
A Planetary System Around Our Nearest Star is Emerging
... The new planet, Alpha Centauri Bb (Alf Cen B b for short), orbits the secondary star Alpha Centauri B with a period at 0.04 the Earth-Sun distance from the star. A this short distance, the planet receives about 310 times more light than Earth receives from the Sun, making its surface very hot, nearl ...
... The new planet, Alpha Centauri Bb (Alf Cen B b for short), orbits the secondary star Alpha Centauri B with a period at 0.04 the Earth-Sun distance from the star. A this short distance, the planet receives about 310 times more light than Earth receives from the Sun, making its surface very hot, nearl ...
Volume 4 (Issue 3), March 2015
... surrounding the evolution of galaxies, deepening our understanding of the future of the Milky Way. The supermassive black holes in the cores of some galaxies drive massive outflows of molecular hydrogen gas. As a result, most of the cold gas is expelled from the galaxies. Since cold gas is required ...
... surrounding the evolution of galaxies, deepening our understanding of the future of the Milky Way. The supermassive black holes in the cores of some galaxies drive massive outflows of molecular hydrogen gas. As a result, most of the cold gas is expelled from the galaxies. Since cold gas is required ...
SkyWatcher - Boise Astronomical Society
... Planet is in quasi-conjunction with Venus on February 1st. The two planets are separated by 5.4 degrees at the time. Mars (apparent size 4.6 arc seconds) is located within nine-tenths of a degree of Uranus (apparent size 3.4 arc seconds) from February 25th to February 27th. Jupiter is stationary in ...
... Planet is in quasi-conjunction with Venus on February 1st. The two planets are separated by 5.4 degrees at the time. Mars (apparent size 4.6 arc seconds) is located within nine-tenths of a degree of Uranus (apparent size 3.4 arc seconds) from February 25th to February 27th. Jupiter is stationary in ...
Review: How does a star`s mass determine its life story?
... dwarf in close binary system reaches white dwarf limit, causing total explosion ...
... dwarf in close binary system reaches white dwarf limit, causing total explosion ...
Habitable zone - Penn State University
... • Dim red stars have multiple problems for habitability: 1) Tidal locking, 2) solar wind stripping, 3) deficiencies in volatiles, magnified by long, bright, pre-main-sequence evolution • A galactic habitable zone probably exists, but it is large compared to the area of space that we can search in th ...
... • Dim red stars have multiple problems for habitability: 1) Tidal locking, 2) solar wind stripping, 3) deficiencies in volatiles, magnified by long, bright, pre-main-sequence evolution • A galactic habitable zone probably exists, but it is large compared to the area of space that we can search in th ...
Exploring the Moon and Stars
... Different Times of the Year • The number of hours of daylight and darkness gradually changes throughout the year as the orientation of the Earth to the Sun shifts. • On the northern summer solstice, regions north of the equator have the greatest number of daylight hours of the year. • On the norther ...
... Different Times of the Year • The number of hours of daylight and darkness gradually changes throughout the year as the orientation of the Earth to the Sun shifts. • On the northern summer solstice, regions north of the equator have the greatest number of daylight hours of the year. • On the norther ...
ASTR3007/4007/6007, Class 1: Observing the Stars 23 February
... as well as absorption lines. Emission lines are like absorption lines in reverse: they are upward spikes in the spectrum, where there is much more light at a given frequency than you would get from a blackbody. Emission lines appear when there is an excess of a certain species of atoms and molecules ...
... as well as absorption lines. Emission lines are like absorption lines in reverse: they are upward spikes in the spectrum, where there is much more light at a given frequency than you would get from a blackbody. Emission lines appear when there is an excess of a certain species of atoms and molecules ...
The Edge of the Solar System The Oort Cloud
... • Spherical sun (Kuiper belt ends at 55 AU) Centauri is 270,000 AU from sun • Proxima • Contains between 0.1 and 2 trillion comets between Oort Cloud Comets: 50-500 million • Distance km (0.33-3.33 AU) • Surface temp. in Oort Cloud ~5-6 K (Kuiper belt 30-60 K) • Named after Jan Oort ...
... • Spherical sun (Kuiper belt ends at 55 AU) Centauri is 270,000 AU from sun • Proxima • Contains between 0.1 and 2 trillion comets between Oort Cloud Comets: 50-500 million • Distance km (0.33-3.33 AU) • Surface temp. in Oort Cloud ~5-6 K (Kuiper belt 30-60 K) • Named after Jan Oort ...
The Oort Cloud
... Pushed out by large molecular clouds, passing stars, or tidal interactions with Milky Way's disc 5 of these enter inner solar system per year It takes thousands of years for them to orbit the sun ...
... Pushed out by large molecular clouds, passing stars, or tidal interactions with Milky Way's disc 5 of these enter inner solar system per year It takes thousands of years for them to orbit the sun ...
The Earth in space: An essay on the origin of the Solar system
... of small " drops " , which were sent spinning into space by the force of the impact. Then came the monistic theory of Kant-Laplace. They conceived of the whole Solar system as originating in a condensation of a large mass of diffuse gas. (Kant's hypothesis was one of the first to consider the proces ...
... of small " drops " , which were sent spinning into space by the force of the impact. Then came the monistic theory of Kant-Laplace. They conceived of the whole Solar system as originating in a condensation of a large mass of diffuse gas. (Kant's hypothesis was one of the first to consider the proces ...
Grade Nine Planetarium script
... 11) a) Go over the major constellations and asterisms and how to find them Start with the big dipper Show how to use the pointer stars to find the little dipper, Cassiopeia, Cepheus, Cygnus, and Draco. b) Show how to measure angles with you fist (10 degrees) and finger (1 degree) at arms length. c) ...
... 11) a) Go over the major constellations and asterisms and how to find them Start with the big dipper Show how to use the pointer stars to find the little dipper, Cassiopeia, Cepheus, Cygnus, and Draco. b) Show how to measure angles with you fist (10 degrees) and finger (1 degree) at arms length. c) ...
ASTR 1020 Homework Solutions Chapter 1
... years and a is in AU. (a) P = 64 years, so P2 = 4096. Then a = cube root of 4096 = 16 AU. (b) The distance between perihelion and aphelion equals the major-axis, i.e., two times the semi-major axis or 2a. So, if the comet is 31.5 AU from the Sun at aphelion, then it must be (2 × 16 AU) – 31.5 AU = 0 ...
... years and a is in AU. (a) P = 64 years, so P2 = 4096. Then a = cube root of 4096 = 16 AU. (b) The distance between perihelion and aphelion equals the major-axis, i.e., two times the semi-major axis or 2a. So, if the comet is 31.5 AU from the Sun at aphelion, then it must be (2 × 16 AU) – 31.5 AU = 0 ...
Deaths of Stars - Chabot College
... rotation, neutron star appears to be a pulsar if polar beam is always pointing toward or always pointing away from Earth, we do not see a pulsar ...
... rotation, neutron star appears to be a pulsar if polar beam is always pointing toward or always pointing away from Earth, we do not see a pulsar ...
STAR OF BETHLEHEM
... • March 20, 6 BC. The Moon occulted Jupiter at about sunset with Moon–Jupiter still well above the horizon as seen from the Near East. It ended about half an hour later on the horizon. • April 17, 6 BC. The Moon again occulted Jupiter, but now around local noon in the Near East, so it was invisible. ...
... • March 20, 6 BC. The Moon occulted Jupiter at about sunset with Moon–Jupiter still well above the horizon as seen from the Near East. It ended about half an hour later on the horizon. • April 17, 6 BC. The Moon again occulted Jupiter, but now around local noon in the Near East, so it was invisible. ...
Star evolution - El Camino College
... • What kind of pressure resists gravity? – _______________________pressure ...
... • What kind of pressure resists gravity? – _______________________pressure ...
Aquarius (constellation)
Aquarius is a constellation of the zodiac, situated between Capricornus and Pisces. Its name is Latin for ""water-carrier"" or ""cup-carrier"", and its symbol is 20px (Unicode ♒), a representation of water.Aquarius is one of the oldest of the recognized constellations along the zodiac (the sun's apparent path). It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century AD astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations. It is found in a region often called the Sea due to its profusion of constellations with watery associations such as Cetus the whale, Pisces the fish, and Eridanus the river.