Brightness vs. Distance
... scatter light which decreases the amount that comes through. • Also, sunlight and starlight reflect off the “top” of the atmosphere and never reach the Earth. For the sun this may be as much as 25%. ...
... scatter light which decreases the amount that comes through. • Also, sunlight and starlight reflect off the “top” of the atmosphere and never reach the Earth. For the sun this may be as much as 25%. ...
Stars and Galaxies
... • Mass of massive stars 6x that of sun • Take same path as medium-sized stars except for after red giant stage they do not become white dwarfs • Carbon atoms continue to fuse creating heavier elements like oxygen & nitrogen • Core of massive star so hot that fusion continues until the heavy element ...
... • Mass of massive stars 6x that of sun • Take same path as medium-sized stars except for after red giant stage they do not become white dwarfs • Carbon atoms continue to fuse creating heavier elements like oxygen & nitrogen • Core of massive star so hot that fusion continues until the heavy element ...
Tour of the Universe
... comets and contains dwarf planets. ● The Kuiper belt is set to be the next frontier of exploration in our solar system. ● 6 of the planets have moons orbiting them. Them bigger ones have more moons than the smaller ones. ● Earth's moon was formed 4.5 billion years ago from material ejected when ...
... comets and contains dwarf planets. ● The Kuiper belt is set to be the next frontier of exploration in our solar system. ● 6 of the planets have moons orbiting them. Them bigger ones have more moons than the smaller ones. ● Earth's moon was formed 4.5 billion years ago from material ejected when ...
31-2 - Fremont Peak Observatory
... minutes east of G-Scorpii is the globular cluster NGC -6441. NGC-6441 is an 8th magnitude globular about 35,000 light years from the earth. In a small telescope at low power or binoculars the G-Scorpii/NGC6441 pair looks like a double star. With a 6” or larger scope the true nature of NGC-6441 can b ...
... minutes east of G-Scorpii is the globular cluster NGC -6441. NGC-6441 is an 8th magnitude globular about 35,000 light years from the earth. In a small telescope at low power or binoculars the G-Scorpii/NGC6441 pair looks like a double star. With a 6” or larger scope the true nature of NGC-6441 can b ...
Topic Eleven - Science - Miami
... Compare the shapes of orbit of the different objects in the 3. CPALMS: Comparison of Models, Our Solar System solar system, but not the specific values. Catalog Explore the Law of Gravity by recognizing that every object 4. StudyJams: Inner Planets, Outer Planets exerts gravitational force on every ...
... Compare the shapes of orbit of the different objects in the 3. CPALMS: Comparison of Models, Our Solar System solar system, but not the specific values. Catalog Explore the Law of Gravity by recognizing that every object 4. StudyJams: Inner Planets, Outer Planets exerts gravitational force on every ...
Astronomy Webquest Part 1: Life of Stars: Go to http://www.odec.ca
... In the Table of contents on the top-left hand corner, click on STARS and answer these questions. ...
... In the Table of contents on the top-left hand corner, click on STARS and answer these questions. ...
Fixed Stars
... Sirius – This very luminous star, the brightest and rather near, has always been regarded as of great significance, and this for very profound reasons. A mighty spiritual Lodge and connected institutions are situated in the vicinity of the visible Sirius. From there a number of suns and planets are ...
... Sirius – This very luminous star, the brightest and rather near, has always been regarded as of great significance, and this for very profound reasons. A mighty spiritual Lodge and connected institutions are situated in the vicinity of the visible Sirius. From there a number of suns and planets are ...
StarType
... When you look at the stars you’ll notice that some are white, some are yellow, and some are red. Stars are classified according to their colors, ranging from electric blue for the hottest stars to dull red for the coolest stars. Early spectrometers identified emission lines in the stars’ spectrum fo ...
... When you look at the stars you’ll notice that some are white, some are yellow, and some are red. Stars are classified according to their colors, ranging from electric blue for the hottest stars to dull red for the coolest stars. Early spectrometers identified emission lines in the stars’ spectrum fo ...
Bringing E.T. into Your Classroom The Search for
... (spectroscopy and detection by radial velocity/Doppler shift) SC4 – Student will use the organization of the Periodic Table to predict properties of elements. b) Compare and contrast trends in the chemical and physical properties of elements and their placement on the Periodic Table. (concepts of Ha ...
... (spectroscopy and detection by radial velocity/Doppler shift) SC4 – Student will use the organization of the Periodic Table to predict properties of elements. b) Compare and contrast trends in the chemical and physical properties of elements and their placement on the Periodic Table. (concepts of Ha ...
–1– AST104 Sp06: Welcome to EXAM 2 Multiple Choice Questions
... the magnetic field on the sun to be mapped. 42. The solar nebula from which the planets formed was composed mostly of helium 43. Lunar maria are older than the lunar highlands. 44. The active plate motions on Earth reduce the size of shield volcanos compared to those on Mars and Venus 45. The streng ...
... the magnetic field on the sun to be mapped. 42. The solar nebula from which the planets formed was composed mostly of helium 43. Lunar maria are older than the lunar highlands. 44. The active plate motions on Earth reduce the size of shield volcanos compared to those on Mars and Venus 45. The streng ...
Chapter 28
... What is a comet and where are they found? It could have a shot gun effect and hit the Earth in Small icy bodies (1-10 km in diameter) that have highly eccentric orbits around the Sun. They are largely found in the area from the Kuiper belt out to 100,000 AU. This is known as the Oort cloud. Some ge ...
... What is a comet and where are they found? It could have a shot gun effect and hit the Earth in Small icy bodies (1-10 km in diameter) that have highly eccentric orbits around the Sun. They are largely found in the area from the Kuiper belt out to 100,000 AU. This is known as the Oort cloud. Some ge ...
PS#3
... Lsun is 4x1026 W, so this is about 0.001 times the Sun’s luminosity 4. A radio transmitter on a spacecraft emits a signal at a frequency of 10 Hz. At Earth the signal is received and noted to be at 99,970,000Hz. How fast is the spacecraft moving? Is it receding or approaching? ...
... Lsun is 4x1026 W, so this is about 0.001 times the Sun’s luminosity 4. A radio transmitter on a spacecraft emits a signal at a frequency of 10 Hz. At Earth the signal is received and noted to be at 99,970,000Hz. How fast is the spacecraft moving? Is it receding or approaching? ...
Models of the Solar System
... positions of the stars would change as Earth moves. • This apparent change in the position of an object when viewed from different angles or locations on Earth is known as parallax. • What Aristotle did not take into account is the fact that stars are very far away. At such great distance parallax c ...
... positions of the stars would change as Earth moves. • This apparent change in the position of an object when viewed from different angles or locations on Earth is known as parallax. • What Aristotle did not take into account is the fact that stars are very far away. At such great distance parallax c ...
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... • The name derives from Old English and Germanic • 1) the inner core: a solid metal made up of nickel and iron (1200 km diameter) 2) the outer core: a liquid molten core of nickel and iron 3) the mantle: dense and mostly solid silicate rock 4) the crust: thin silicate rock material • The temperature ...
... • The name derives from Old English and Germanic • 1) the inner core: a solid metal made up of nickel and iron (1200 km diameter) 2) the outer core: a liquid molten core of nickel and iron 3) the mantle: dense and mostly solid silicate rock 4) the crust: thin silicate rock material • The temperature ...
Ch. 15 Notes
... – Easily identifiable by the three stars of his belt during the fall and winter – Betelgeuse, the hunter’s right shoulder, is a red supergiant star. If it was in our sun’s place it would extend to the orbit of Jupiter. It will explode in a supernova explosion sometime in the next 1000 years. When th ...
... – Easily identifiable by the three stars of his belt during the fall and winter – Betelgeuse, the hunter’s right shoulder, is a red supergiant star. If it was in our sun’s place it would extend to the orbit of Jupiter. It will explode in a supernova explosion sometime in the next 1000 years. When th ...
Focus On Middle School Astronomy Student
... has a “belt” of three bright stars in a straight row. Once the “belt” is located, it is easy to find the “club” and “shield” by looking for neighboring stars. ...
... has a “belt” of three bright stars in a straight row. Once the “belt” is located, it is easy to find the “club” and “shield” by looking for neighboring stars. ...
Chapter 12 Stellar Evolution
... The envelope is called a planetary nebula, even though it has nothing to do with planets – early astronomers viewing the fuzzy envelope thought it resembled a planetary system. ...
... The envelope is called a planetary nebula, even though it has nothing to do with planets – early astronomers viewing the fuzzy envelope thought it resembled a planetary system. ...
Astronomy Lecture 3b
... D.subduction of hydrogen into the Sun's surface E.rising plumes of dark, hot material ___ 16. The atmosphere of ? is mostly molecular nitrogen; it may have a liquid nitrogen, ethane and methane ocean up to a depth of one kilometer, beneath which may be a layer of acetylene. A.Iapetus B.Triton C.Mir ...
... D.subduction of hydrogen into the Sun's surface E.rising plumes of dark, hot material ___ 16. The atmosphere of ? is mostly molecular nitrogen; it may have a liquid nitrogen, ethane and methane ocean up to a depth of one kilometer, beneath which may be a layer of acetylene. A.Iapetus B.Triton C.Mir ...
Uninhabitableearth
... Billion Years at http://www.newsy.com/videos/study-earth-will-be-uninhabitable-in-175-billion-years/ Re-watch the video in pairs and answer the questions on the worksheet at the end o this lesson plan. Form into small groups of four of five and discuss the following questions: What are the necessa ...
... Billion Years at http://www.newsy.com/videos/study-earth-will-be-uninhabitable-in-175-billion-years/ Re-watch the video in pairs and answer the questions on the worksheet at the end o this lesson plan. Form into small groups of four of five and discuss the following questions: What are the necessa ...
Scientific Method
... in the solar atmosphere from which most of the visible light escapes into space (5800 K) • Sunspots: A region of the solar photosphere that is cooler than its surroundings & therefore appears dark (~4800 K) • Sunspots can be used to determine the sun’s rotation period ~ 24-27 days • Sunspots were di ...
... in the solar atmosphere from which most of the visible light escapes into space (5800 K) • Sunspots: A region of the solar photosphere that is cooler than its surroundings & therefore appears dark (~4800 K) • Sunspots can be used to determine the sun’s rotation period ~ 24-27 days • Sunspots were di ...
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.