A trio of metalrich dust and gas discs found orbiting candidate white
... This paper reports follow-up photometric and spectroscopic observations, including warm Spitzer IRAC photometry of seven white dwarfs from the SDSS with apparent excess flux in UKIDSS K-band observations. Six of the science targets were selected from 16 785 DA star candidates identified either spect ...
... This paper reports follow-up photometric and spectroscopic observations, including warm Spitzer IRAC photometry of seven white dwarfs from the SDSS with apparent excess flux in UKIDSS K-band observations. Six of the science targets were selected from 16 785 DA star candidates identified either spect ...
A Compilation of Relevant Articles from MMM`s first 25 years, issues
... 1.A. Proxima Centauri, a small red M-type star, is just a little closer than the Alpha Centauri double sun of which it is a distant companion. This system lies 60° below the celestial equator, well below the horizon from most of the USA. 2.A. 106 million times as far as the Moon, and 9,000 times as ...
... 1.A. Proxima Centauri, a small red M-type star, is just a little closer than the Alpha Centauri double sun of which it is a distant companion. This system lies 60° below the celestial equator, well below the horizon from most of the USA. 2.A. 106 million times as far as the Moon, and 9,000 times as ...
A re-appraisal of the habitability of planets around M dwarf
... of 10 pc (!33 light years) from the observer. Observations were historically made with the naked eye, then eyes with telescopic assistance, then recorded on photographic plates, and now recorded with instrumentation spanning a much larger range of frequencies than can be perceived by the human eye. ...
... of 10 pc (!33 light years) from the observer. Observations were historically made with the naked eye, then eyes with telescopic assistance, then recorded on photographic plates, and now recorded with instrumentation spanning a much larger range of frequencies than can be perceived by the human eye. ...
CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE
... Astronomy was the first of the sciences, and when colleges and universities were established in the middle Ages, it was one of the seven subjects taught to all students. It has always had important applications, including calendar making, time keeping, and navigation. Nowadays, astronomy is adding o ...
... Astronomy was the first of the sciences, and when colleges and universities were established in the middle Ages, it was one of the seven subjects taught to all students. It has always had important applications, including calendar making, time keeping, and navigation. Nowadays, astronomy is adding o ...
Pre-Lab
... bright lights, the Milky Way, a band of diffuse light stretching across the dark sky, would have been as familiar as the planets and the Moon. This band of stars completely encircles Earth. It is the disk of our Galaxy seen from the inside (but not the center). With unaided eyes one other galaxy can ...
... bright lights, the Milky Way, a band of diffuse light stretching across the dark sky, would have been as familiar as the planets and the Moon. This band of stars completely encircles Earth. It is the disk of our Galaxy seen from the inside (but not the center). With unaided eyes one other galaxy can ...
SherwoodWA_1973redux - Edinburgh Research Archive
... 1970; Gottesman and Davis, 1970) found that the HII regions and blue supergiants (in associations) lie within the ...
... 1970; Gottesman and Davis, 1970) found that the HII regions and blue supergiants (in associations) lie within the ...
PPT - IAC
... finding new PPNs, since the distance is known and we will have a complete census. Work is underway to find PPN candidates. Many of these can be followed up from the ground. ...
... finding new PPNs, since the distance is known and we will have a complete census. Work is underway to find PPN candidates. Many of these can be followed up from the ground. ...
Galaxy Formation and Evolution
... Since galaxies are observed over cosmological length and time scales, the description of their formation and evolution must involve cosmology, the study of the properties of space-time on large scales. Modern cosmology is based upon the Cosmological Principle, the hypothesis that the Universe is spa ...
... Since galaxies are observed over cosmological length and time scales, the description of their formation and evolution must involve cosmology, the study of the properties of space-time on large scales. Modern cosmology is based upon the Cosmological Principle, the hypothesis that the Universe is spa ...
Discovery of extremely lead-rich subdwarfs: does heavy metal signal
... evolution theory suggests that they should have helium-rich atmospheres but, because radiation causes hydrogen to diffuse upwards, a majority are extremely helium poor. Questions posed include: when does the atmosphere become chemically stratified and at what rate? The existence of several helium-ri ...
... evolution theory suggests that they should have helium-rich atmospheres but, because radiation causes hydrogen to diffuse upwards, a majority are extremely helium poor. Questions posed include: when does the atmosphere become chemically stratified and at what rate? The existence of several helium-ri ...
CHAPTER 1 The Formation and Structure of Stars
... • How do astronomers know there is an interstellar medium, and how do they know its properties? – In some cases, the interstellar medium is easily visible as clouds of gas and dust—as in the case of the Great Nebula in Orion. – Astronomers call such a cloud a nebula—from the Latin word for cloud. – ...
... • How do astronomers know there is an interstellar medium, and how do they know its properties? – In some cases, the interstellar medium is easily visible as clouds of gas and dust—as in the case of the Great Nebula in Orion. – Astronomers call such a cloud a nebula—from the Latin word for cloud. – ...
IR Universe
... IRAS found that dust from comets fills the Solar System and that comets are dustier than they were thought to be. Many of the meteors may be the larger pieces of this comet dust. IRAS discovered 6 new comets including comet IRAS-Araki-Alcock and collected infrared data on 25 previously known comet ...
... IRAS found that dust from comets fills the Solar System and that comets are dustier than they were thought to be. Many of the meteors may be the larger pieces of this comet dust. IRAS discovered 6 new comets including comet IRAS-Araki-Alcock and collected infrared data on 25 previously known comet ...
The Galactic evolution of phosphorus
... therein). This is not the case for phosphorus, that, before this work, had never been analysed systematically in cool stars. The reason why was already given by Struve (1930): no P i line is available in the “ordinary” range of the observed spectra of stars of spectral type F, G, or K. Some P ii and ...
... therein). This is not the case for phosphorus, that, before this work, had never been analysed systematically in cool stars. The reason why was already given by Struve (1930): no P i line is available in the “ordinary” range of the observed spectra of stars of spectral type F, G, or K. Some P ii and ...
Ursa Minor
Ursa Minor (Latin: ""Smaller She-Bear"", contrasting with Ursa Major), also known as the Little Bear, is a constellation in the northern sky. Like the Great Bear, the tail of the Little Bear may also be seen as the handle of a ladle, hence the name Little Dipper. It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, and remains one of the 88 modern constellations. Ursa Minor has traditionally been important for navigation, particularly by mariners, due to Polaris being the North Star.Polaris, the brightest star in the constellation, is a yellow-white supergiant and the brightest Cepheid variable star in the night sky, ranging from apparent magnitude 1.97 to 2.00. Beta Ursae Minoris, also known as Kochab, is an aging star that has swollen and cooled to become an orange giant with an apparent magnitude of 2.08, only slightly fainter than Polaris. Kochab and magnitude 3 Gamma Ursae Minoris have been called the ""guardians of the pole star"". Planets have been detected orbiting four of the stars, including Kochab. The constellation also contains an isolated neutron star—Calvera—and H1504+65, the hottest white dwarf yet discovered with a surface temperature of 200,000 K.