Astronomy Galaxies & The Universe
... Star Brightness luminosity – depends on size & temperature apparent magnitude – as seen from Earth: brightest are ≤ 1 faintest are ≥ 6 absolute magnitude – expresses luminosity of stars as if they were all seen 32.6 lightyears from Earth (our sun = 4.8) ...
... Star Brightness luminosity – depends on size & temperature apparent magnitude – as seen from Earth: brightest are ≤ 1 faintest are ≥ 6 absolute magnitude – expresses luminosity of stars as if they were all seen 32.6 lightyears from Earth (our sun = 4.8) ...
Space Vocabulary - Primary Grades Class Page
... A small, frozen mass of dust and gas revolving around the sun. ...
... A small, frozen mass of dust and gas revolving around the sun. ...
Stars - Denbigh Baptist Christian School
... Sizes and Distances of Stars Dwarfs – small and medium Our Sun has diameter of 865,000 miles (1,400,000 km) This size makes it a medium-sized yellow star. Giant stars – 10’s – 100’s of times larger and 100’s times more luminous. Supergiants – 100’s times larger and 1000’s times more luminous. Next c ...
... Sizes and Distances of Stars Dwarfs – small and medium Our Sun has diameter of 865,000 miles (1,400,000 km) This size makes it a medium-sized yellow star. Giant stars – 10’s – 100’s of times larger and 100’s times more luminous. Supergiants – 100’s times larger and 1000’s times more luminous. Next c ...
3.6 spectral classes
... Nearby stars appear to shift back and forth relative to more distant stars as Earth revolves around the Sun. The apparent change in a star’s position observed when the star is sighted from opposite sides of Earth’s orbit is called stellar parallax ...
... Nearby stars appear to shift back and forth relative to more distant stars as Earth revolves around the Sun. The apparent change in a star’s position observed when the star is sighted from opposite sides of Earth’s orbit is called stellar parallax ...
Stars and their Properties
... 1/60th of a degree = 1 arc minute (1’) 1/60th of an arc minute = 1 arc second (1’’) Nearest stars to the Earth are a couple hundred thousand time the distance between the Sun and the Earth There is a limit to how far out you can use Parallax (100 parsecs) Professional astronomers do not use light ye ...
... 1/60th of a degree = 1 arc minute (1’) 1/60th of an arc minute = 1 arc second (1’’) Nearest stars to the Earth are a couple hundred thousand time the distance between the Sun and the Earth There is a limit to how far out you can use Parallax (100 parsecs) Professional astronomers do not use light ye ...
AN INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY Dr. Uri Griv Department of Physics, Ben-Gurion University
... • Strictly speaking: L = (4πR2 )(σT 4 ) where R is the radius of a star. On the other hand, L = f · (4πr2 ) → T = (f r2 /R2 σ)1/4 • The basic idea of UBV Photometry is to measure the proportions of radiant energy put out by a thermal body at ultraviolet (U), blue (B), and visual (V) wavelength • fV ...
... • Strictly speaking: L = (4πR2 )(σT 4 ) where R is the radius of a star. On the other hand, L = f · (4πr2 ) → T = (f r2 /R2 σ)1/4 • The basic idea of UBV Photometry is to measure the proportions of radiant energy put out by a thermal body at ultraviolet (U), blue (B), and visual (V) wavelength • fV ...
Lifecycle of Stars - Mrs. Plante Science
... forming larger and larger balls of gas and dust molecules. • When the mass becomes large enough, gravitational contraction results in high pressure and temperature, and a protostar is formed. ...
... forming larger and larger balls of gas and dust molecules. • When the mass becomes large enough, gravitational contraction results in high pressure and temperature, and a protostar is formed. ...
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... C. Longest: Venus; Shortest: Jupiter D. Longest: Pluto; Shortest: Mercury E. Most: Earth; Least: Saturn ...
... C. Longest: Venus; Shortest: Jupiter D. Longest: Pluto; Shortest: Mercury E. Most: Earth; Least: Saturn ...
UNIT 4 STUDY GUIDE Objectives
... What are the two ways that the Earth moves through space? Describe each. Why does the Earth have seasons? Are the seasons the same all over the Earth? Why or why not? What is a solstice? How many are there? When are they? What is an equinox? How many are there? When are they? The force of gravity de ...
... What are the two ways that the Earth moves through space? Describe each. Why does the Earth have seasons? Are the seasons the same all over the Earth? Why or why not? What is a solstice? How many are there? When are they? What is an equinox? How many are there? When are they? The force of gravity de ...
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... (c) Estimate the surface area of your body (in m2). You are welcome to make any reasonable assumptions and approximations, but be sure to state what they are! (d) Assuming your body radiates like a blackbody (OK within a factor of 2-3), estjmate the total power L radiated by your body in Watts. How ...
... (c) Estimate the surface area of your body (in m2). You are welcome to make any reasonable assumptions and approximations, but be sure to state what they are! (d) Assuming your body radiates like a blackbody (OK within a factor of 2-3), estjmate the total power L radiated by your body in Watts. How ...
Characteristics of Stars WS Questions 1-20
... do not rephrase or use complete sentences, you will automatically lose half of the points ...
... do not rephrase or use complete sentences, you will automatically lose half of the points ...
here - Lund Observatory
... The trigonometric parallax for Sirius has been determined to 0.375’’. Stars of the same spectral and luminosity class are supposed to have the same absolute magnitudes and intrinsic colour indices. The interstellar reddening of the two binary components is assumed to be the same. The two cluster sta ...
... The trigonometric parallax for Sirius has been determined to 0.375’’. Stars of the same spectral and luminosity class are supposed to have the same absolute magnitudes and intrinsic colour indices. The interstellar reddening of the two binary components is assumed to be the same. The two cluster sta ...
Foundation 1 - Discovering Astronomy
... The more massive a star, the faster it consumes its fuel, the shorter its lifetime ...
... The more massive a star, the faster it consumes its fuel, the shorter its lifetime ...
What Can We See in the Night Sky?
... • Groups of stars that are close together and travel together are known as star clusters • Star clusters are part of galaxies • Open clusters – contain about 50 to 1000 stars – dispersed along the Milky Way’s main band ...
... • Groups of stars that are close together and travel together are known as star clusters • Star clusters are part of galaxies • Open clusters – contain about 50 to 1000 stars – dispersed along the Milky Way’s main band ...
The Solar System - MHS-Integrated
... What is the Solar System? The Solar System is made up of all the planets, moons, comets and asteroids that orbit our Sun. ...
... What is the Solar System? The Solar System is made up of all the planets, moons, comets and asteroids that orbit our Sun. ...
When Stars Blow Up
... Collapse of a massive stellar core •Type Ia: core collapse of a 1.4 M white dwarf o complete detonation of the core - no remnant •Type II: core collapse of a star with M > 8M o yields a neutron star or black hole o core collapses when fuel all used up and gravity wins ...
... Collapse of a massive stellar core •Type Ia: core collapse of a 1.4 M white dwarf o complete detonation of the core - no remnant •Type II: core collapse of a star with M > 8M o yields a neutron star or black hole o core collapses when fuel all used up and gravity wins ...
THE HERTZSPRUNG-RUSSELL DIAGRAM (H
... NOTE: Absolute Magnitude IS THE SAME THING AS LUMINOSITY ON THE GRAPH DEFINE: absolute magnitude (Pg. 372 if you don’t know) ...
... NOTE: Absolute Magnitude IS THE SAME THING AS LUMINOSITY ON THE GRAPH DEFINE: absolute magnitude (Pg. 372 if you don’t know) ...
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.