November 2013 - Pomona Valley Amateur Astronomers
... Riverside Astronomical Society is looking for Volunteers and a Board member for next May's RTMC. Lee Collins followed with his “What's Up” segment on Novas and Supernovas. Tycho Brahe saw a supernova that was brighter than Venus in 1572. Thirty-two years later Johannes Kepler observed another supern ...
... Riverside Astronomical Society is looking for Volunteers and a Board member for next May's RTMC. Lee Collins followed with his “What's Up” segment on Novas and Supernovas. Tycho Brahe saw a supernova that was brighter than Venus in 1572. Thirty-two years later Johannes Kepler observed another supern ...
Absolute Magnitudes of Supernovae
... Figure 1: Six views of a distance galaxy with a supernova to the lower left of the galaxy. Notice the decreasing brightness and changing color of the supernova with time. (Hubble Space Telescope) ...
... Figure 1: Six views of a distance galaxy with a supernova to the lower left of the galaxy. Notice the decreasing brightness and changing color of the supernova with time. (Hubble Space Telescope) ...
SNC 1D Astonomy
... revolution around the sun is 365.24 days. • It takes one day for Earth to make one rotation on its axis. • The first clocks were pillars and sticks in the ground and people used the shadows they made to tell the time. ...
... revolution around the sun is 365.24 days. • It takes one day for Earth to make one rotation on its axis. • The first clocks were pillars and sticks in the ground and people used the shadows they made to tell the time. ...
The Observed Properties of Stars
... we NOT need to know about the Sun in order to compute an accurate model of its interior? A. Chemical composition B. Luminosity C. Mass D. Diameter E. We needed to know all of the above ...
... we NOT need to know about the Sun in order to compute an accurate model of its interior? A. Chemical composition B. Luminosity C. Mass D. Diameter E. We needed to know all of the above ...
Stellar Life Stages
... • Since early human history, people have looked up at the night sky in amazement. ...
... • Since early human history, people have looked up at the night sky in amazement. ...
Name: Date: Meteorology and Space Science Semester I 2016
... 13. What is an AU? Distance from Earth to the Sun 14. What is the best unit to measure distances to stars? Light-years. 15. What is the difference between revolution and rotation? Revolution: Earth orbiting around the Sun. Rotation: Earth spinning on its axis creating one day 16. Draw the phases of ...
... 13. What is an AU? Distance from Earth to the Sun 14. What is the best unit to measure distances to stars? Light-years. 15. What is the difference between revolution and rotation? Revolution: Earth orbiting around the Sun. Rotation: Earth spinning on its axis creating one day 16. Draw the phases of ...
Masers and high mass star formation Claire Chandler
... If you know flux density, dust temperature, distance to source, and opacity characteristics of dust, you can get Md. Assume dust to gas ratio and you get total mass of object. ...
... If you know flux density, dust temperature, distance to source, and opacity characteristics of dust, you can get Md. Assume dust to gas ratio and you get total mass of object. ...
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... us. Light from our sun only takes 8 minutes. Alpha Centauri are really three stars all orbiting each other. One of these stars Proxima Centauri is the closest star to Earth next to our sun. There are many kinds of stars, big and small, close and far, bright and dim, some even change in brightness in ...
... us. Light from our sun only takes 8 minutes. Alpha Centauri are really three stars all orbiting each other. One of these stars Proxima Centauri is the closest star to Earth next to our sun. There are many kinds of stars, big and small, close and far, bright and dim, some even change in brightness in ...
Star Quiz - Sue Ryder
... • Next think about timing, what day of the week, and time of day will suit them? Is a week night or weekend better? • Think about your venue too. Will your guests bring children? If so an earlier time, and family friendly venue will be best. You could use a pub, community centre, local café or your ...
... • Next think about timing, what day of the week, and time of day will suit them? Is a week night or weekend better? • Think about your venue too. Will your guests bring children? If so an earlier time, and family friendly venue will be best. You could use a pub, community centre, local café or your ...
Educator Guide: Starlab (Grades 6-8)
... Lunar Eclipse – when the sunlight which usually is reflected off the Moon is blocked by Earth, causing a darkened moon Main Sequence – the stable, middle stage of a star’s existence during which is uses nuclear fusion to fuse hydrogen into helium Meteor – also known a shooting star, this is not a ...
... Lunar Eclipse – when the sunlight which usually is reflected off the Moon is blocked by Earth, causing a darkened moon Main Sequence – the stable, middle stage of a star’s existence during which is uses nuclear fusion to fuse hydrogen into helium Meteor – also known a shooting star, this is not a ...
Physical Science Laboratory: Skyglobe
... Record the current date ______________ and time __________________ Observe the sky at the current time from Chicago, IL. Position your point of view so that you are looking straight up. Elevation in the top left corner should be set close to 90o. (as if you were lying on your back looking at the sky ...
... Record the current date ______________ and time __________________ Observe the sky at the current time from Chicago, IL. Position your point of view so that you are looking straight up. Elevation in the top left corner should be set close to 90o. (as if you were lying on your back looking at the sky ...
The origin, life, and death of stars
... actually has nothing to do with planets, but we didn’t know that in the 18th century when Herschel coined the term) The core collapses to form a White Dwarf ...
... actually has nothing to do with planets, but we didn’t know that in the 18th century when Herschel coined the term) The core collapses to form a White Dwarf ...
OVERVIEW: Stars and space
... 13.10 What is the life history of stars? Using skills, knowledge and understanding of how science works: • to explain how stars are able to maintain their energy output for millions of years • to explain why the early Universe contained only hydrogen but now contains a large variety of different ele ...
... 13.10 What is the life history of stars? Using skills, knowledge and understanding of how science works: • to explain how stars are able to maintain their energy output for millions of years • to explain why the early Universe contained only hydrogen but now contains a large variety of different ele ...
15-1 Notes - westscidept
... Scientists know that the _______ of star indicates the star’s temperature. _____ stars are the coolest, and _______ stars are the hottest. When you look at white light through a prism, you see a rainbow of colors called a ___________. Astronomers use a ________________ to separate a star’s light int ...
... Scientists know that the _______ of star indicates the star’s temperature. _____ stars are the coolest, and _______ stars are the hottest. When you look at white light through a prism, you see a rainbow of colors called a ___________. Astronomers use a ________________ to separate a star’s light int ...
Astronomy Midterm Review Sheet
... 17. When the ecliptic crosses the celestial equator, day, and night hours are equal. 18. The point where the ecliptic is highest or lowest above the celestial equator, Sun is greatest distance north or south of the celestial equator. 19. Star patterns or easily recognized groups of stars formed beca ...
... 17. When the ecliptic crosses the celestial equator, day, and night hours are equal. 18. The point where the ecliptic is highest or lowest above the celestial equator, Sun is greatest distance north or south of the celestial equator. 19. Star patterns or easily recognized groups of stars formed beca ...
VISIT TO NORMAN LOCKYER OBSERVATORY IN SIDMOUTH
... rewarding for those with "rich field" telescopes capable of seeing the many galaxies that lie within its boundaries. Spica is, in fact, an exceedingly close double star with the two B type stars orbiting each other every 4 days. Their total luminosity is 2000 times that of our Sun. In the upper righ ...
... rewarding for those with "rich field" telescopes capable of seeing the many galaxies that lie within its boundaries. Spica is, in fact, an exceedingly close double star with the two B type stars orbiting each other every 4 days. Their total luminosity is 2000 times that of our Sun. In the upper righ ...
Something Big Out There - binaryresearchinstitute.com
... km in diameter found to be orbiting our sun in a pattern quite similar to Sedna, one of the largest dwarfs, discovered in 2002. Mike Brown, an astrophysicist at Caltech, famed for killing Pluto by his discovery of so many of these minor planets, was the first to note that Sedna cannot exist in its c ...
... km in diameter found to be orbiting our sun in a pattern quite similar to Sedna, one of the largest dwarfs, discovered in 2002. Mike Brown, an astrophysicist at Caltech, famed for killing Pluto by his discovery of so many of these minor planets, was the first to note that Sedna cannot exist in its c ...
A Census of the Solar System
... 1. Planets and their satellites all lie in the same plane - the ecliptic – to within a few degrees 2. Sun’s rotational equator aligned with ecliptic 3. Planetary orbits are nearly circular ellipses 4. Planets all revolve in same W -> E direction 5. Sun and planets all rotate on axes in same W –E dir ...
... 1. Planets and their satellites all lie in the same plane - the ecliptic – to within a few degrees 2. Sun’s rotational equator aligned with ecliptic 3. Planetary orbits are nearly circular ellipses 4. Planets all revolve in same W -> E direction 5. Sun and planets all rotate on axes in same W –E dir ...
Reading the Stars
... 1. Examine color-magnitude diagrams of clusters of stars. Since a cluster of stars is a group of stars that were formed at the same time from the same cloud of gas and dust, we can learn a lot about the stars within that cluster. A color-magnitude diagram is a kind of H-R Diagram. The horizontal axi ...
... 1. Examine color-magnitude diagrams of clusters of stars. Since a cluster of stars is a group of stars that were formed at the same time from the same cloud of gas and dust, we can learn a lot about the stars within that cluster. A color-magnitude diagram is a kind of H-R Diagram. The horizontal axi ...
Astronomy Test Review
... 8. Why can we see some stars all year round, but others only during certain seasons? 9. Draw what the moon looks like in each of the following phases: a. Waxing crescent b. Waning gibbous c. First quarter 10. Why is it that we can see Jupiter, Mars and Saturn very well during some nights, but Venus ...
... 8. Why can we see some stars all year round, but others only during certain seasons? 9. Draw what the moon looks like in each of the following phases: a. Waxing crescent b. Waning gibbous c. First quarter 10. Why is it that we can see Jupiter, Mars and Saturn very well during some nights, but Venus ...
Earth Science SOL Review Sheet #1
... Stellar evolution - the stages of development and duration of stars, some of which appear on the H – R diagram H-R Diagram - a diagram that shows the relationships between a star's color, its absolute magnitude, and its temperature Nebula - a huge cloud of dust and gases; condense to form stars Revo ...
... Stellar evolution - the stages of development and duration of stars, some of which appear on the H – R diagram H-R Diagram - a diagram that shows the relationships between a star's color, its absolute magnitude, and its temperature Nebula - a huge cloud of dust and gases; condense to form stars Revo ...
Students Find Jupiter-sized Oddball Planet
... density, and the tilt and eccentricity of its orbit: and all with a relatively small telescope operated by UCL undergraduate students from a London suburb. The transit shows that the planet has a radius about the same as Jupiter, despite being about 4 times more massive. The planet, called HD80606b, ...
... density, and the tilt and eccentricity of its orbit: and all with a relatively small telescope operated by UCL undergraduate students from a London suburb. The transit shows that the planet has a radius about the same as Jupiter, despite being about 4 times more massive. The planet, called HD80606b, ...
Astronomy Final Study Guide – Name: **This will be the biggest test
... 27. Why won’t the Sun end in a huge explosion like a supernova? 28. What is our energy source for the solar system? 29. Be able to put the planets in order by:1. Distance from the Sun 2. Planet diameter (size) 30. How are the inner and outer planets different? 31. How do gravity and inertia keep the ...
... 27. Why won’t the Sun end in a huge explosion like a supernova? 28. What is our energy source for the solar system? 29. Be able to put the planets in order by:1. Distance from the Sun 2. Planet diameter (size) 30. How are the inner and outer planets different? 31. How do gravity and inertia keep the ...
Corvus (constellation)
Corvus is a small constellation in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere. Its name comes from the Latin word ""raven"" or ""crow"". It includes only 11 stars with brighter than 4.02 magnitudes. One of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, it remains one of the 88 modern constellations. The four brightest stars, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, and Beta Corvi from a distinctive quadrilateral in the night sky. The young star Eta Corvi has been found to have two debris disks.