Chapter 28 Vocabulary
... Main sequence star - A star that is at the point in its life cycle in which it is actively fusing hydrogen nuclei into helium nuclei; also the band of the Hertzsprun-Russell diagram depicting such stars. ...
... Main sequence star - A star that is at the point in its life cycle in which it is actively fusing hydrogen nuclei into helium nuclei; also the band of the Hertzsprun-Russell diagram depicting such stars. ...
Astronomy 360 Physics/Geology 360
... The point at which the line bends away from the main sequence straight line is the turnoff point. The star’s age is just a tiny bit less than the main sequence lifetime. To get the cluster’s age we therefore measure the age of the star at the turnoff point by calculating its main sequence lifetime f ...
... The point at which the line bends away from the main sequence straight line is the turnoff point. The star’s age is just a tiny bit less than the main sequence lifetime. To get the cluster’s age we therefore measure the age of the star at the turnoff point by calculating its main sequence lifetime f ...
Pistol Star of the Pistol Nebula
... 10^6.3) and appears to have more than 150 Solar-masses, having been resolved as a single star down to a projected separation of 110 AUs (Figer et al, 1998). Indeed, the star may have started with as much as 200 to 250 Solar-masses but has been violently shedding much of its substance. With over 40 S ...
... 10^6.3) and appears to have more than 150 Solar-masses, having been resolved as a single star down to a projected separation of 110 AUs (Figer et al, 1998). Indeed, the star may have started with as much as 200 to 250 Solar-masses but has been violently shedding much of its substance. With over 40 S ...
PH507 - University of Kent
... 1. Calculate the luminosity (in units of the solar luminosity) of a blackbody of Saturn’s radius that has a temperature of 1000 K? Explain the steps you take in the derivation. The surface temperature of the Sun is 5780 K. The radii of Saturn and the Sun are 6.00 x 107 m and 6.96 x 108 m, respective ...
... 1. Calculate the luminosity (in units of the solar luminosity) of a blackbody of Saturn’s radius that has a temperature of 1000 K? Explain the steps you take in the derivation. The surface temperature of the Sun is 5780 K. The radii of Saturn and the Sun are 6.00 x 107 m and 6.96 x 108 m, respective ...
RFS_315_answers
... mass of a star the shorter it’s lifetime as it’s fuel is used much faster. Algol B is a dying K giant star but at only .81 solar masses, it is the LESS massive of the two. The dim companion has lost a great deal of mass to it’s closely orbiting partner. 15. Polaris is a variable star – what type of ...
... mass of a star the shorter it’s lifetime as it’s fuel is used much faster. Algol B is a dying K giant star but at only .81 solar masses, it is the LESS massive of the two. The dim companion has lost a great deal of mass to it’s closely orbiting partner. 15. Polaris is a variable star – what type of ...
Unit 11 Guide: Concepts of Earth Science Stars, Galaxies, and the
... 10. Be able to use an H-R diagram to plot the temperature, absolute magnitude, and luminosity of a star. Be able to use an H-R diagram to determine the stage in stellar evolution of a given star. 11. What are the stages in the life of a high mass star? A low mass star? Be able to give characteristic ...
... 10. Be able to use an H-R diagram to plot the temperature, absolute magnitude, and luminosity of a star. Be able to use an H-R diagram to determine the stage in stellar evolution of a given star. 11. What are the stages in the life of a high mass star? A low mass star? Be able to give characteristic ...
Astronomy Snakes and Ladders Earth, third planet in Solar System
... Astronomy Snakes and Ladders Nebulae is supernova remnant from dead massive stars ...
... Astronomy Snakes and Ladders Nebulae is supernova remnant from dead massive stars ...
Study Guide_galaxies, Tools, and Stars Test
... 6. Name and describe the 3 types of galaxies. 7. Where is our solar system located in the Milky Way galaxy? 8. What is a light year? 9. What contains all the matter and energy that exists? 10. Name two types of optical telescopes. 11. What do radio telescopes receive and where do they come from? 12. ...
... 6. Name and describe the 3 types of galaxies. 7. Where is our solar system located in the Milky Way galaxy? 8. What is a light year? 9. What contains all the matter and energy that exists? 10. Name two types of optical telescopes. 11. What do radio telescopes receive and where do they come from? 12. ...
Night Sky Checklist October–November
... Andromeda Galaxy is a spiral of well over 500 billion stars so far away that we can barely see it, at a distance of nearly 3 million light years. It looks like a faint fuzzy about halfway between the Great Square and Cassiopeia. It’s an easy object in binoculars or a low power telescope, but will sh ...
... Andromeda Galaxy is a spiral of well over 500 billion stars so far away that we can barely see it, at a distance of nearly 3 million light years. It looks like a faint fuzzy about halfway between the Great Square and Cassiopeia. It’s an easy object in binoculars or a low power telescope, but will sh ...
Extra Questions Stellar properties
... 1.A certain type of variable star is known to have an absolute magnitude of 0.0. Such stars are observed in a particular star cluster to have an average magnitude of +16.0 What is the distance to that star cluster. 2 The star Procyon in Canis Major is a prominent star in the winter sky because its a ...
... 1.A certain type of variable star is known to have an absolute magnitude of 0.0. Such stars are observed in a particular star cluster to have an average magnitude of +16.0 What is the distance to that star cluster. 2 The star Procyon in Canis Major is a prominent star in the winter sky because its a ...
One physical property of a star is apparent magnitude. Which of the
... information is discovered. Which of the following would NOT be a result of new scientific research and information? A. Binomial nomenclature is assigned to a recently identified plant species. B. An endangered monkey species is put in a reserve for protection from extinction. C. A newly discovered c ...
... information is discovered. Which of the following would NOT be a result of new scientific research and information? A. Binomial nomenclature is assigned to a recently identified plant species. B. An endangered monkey species is put in a reserve for protection from extinction. C. A newly discovered c ...
Homework 7
... 2. Why are carbonaceous chondritic meteorites thought to be the oldest pristine material from the inner solar system? ...
... 2. Why are carbonaceous chondritic meteorites thought to be the oldest pristine material from the inner solar system? ...
An Introduction to the Night Sky Stars and Constellations
... An Introduction to the Night Sky Stars and Constellations 1. What is the Latin root word of star? 2. Why do stars “twinkle”? 3. Why do planets “shine”? ...
... An Introduction to the Night Sky Stars and Constellations 1. What is the Latin root word of star? 2. Why do stars “twinkle”? 3. Why do planets “shine”? ...
1 - Pitt County Schools
... 3. What factors determine a star’s apparent magnitude? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 4. The H-R diagram shows the relationship between what two factors? _________________________ ...
... 3. What factors determine a star’s apparent magnitude? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 4. The H-R diagram shows the relationship between what two factors? _________________________ ...
COM 2014 January
... The Alpha Persei Cluster, also know as Melotte 20, is a bright stellar association in Perseus constellation. To the naked eye, the cluster consists of several blue stars of spectral type B, along with the most massive member, the yellow supergiant Alpha Persei itself. Brightest members include Alpha ...
... The Alpha Persei Cluster, also know as Melotte 20, is a bright stellar association in Perseus constellation. To the naked eye, the cluster consists of several blue stars of spectral type B, along with the most massive member, the yellow supergiant Alpha Persei itself. Brightest members include Alpha ...
The distance that light travels in a year is 9.5 trillion km. The
... SC.8.E.5.1 SC.8.E.5.2 SC.8.E.5.3 SC.8.E.5.4 SC.8.E.5.5 ...
... SC.8.E.5.1 SC.8.E.5.2 SC.8.E.5.3 SC.8.E.5.4 SC.8.E.5.5 ...
Perseus (constellation)
Perseus, named after the Greek mythological hero Perseus, is a constellation in the northern sky. It was one of 48 listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy and among the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). It is located in the northern celestial hemisphere near several other constellations named after legends surrounding Perseus, including Andromeda to the west and Cassiopeia to the north. Perseus is also bordered by Aries and Taurus to the south, Auriga to the east, Camelopardalis to the north, and Triangulum to the west.The galactic plane of the Milky Way passes through Perseus but is mostly obscured by molecular clouds. The constellation's brightest star is the yellow-white supergiant Alpha Persei (also called Mirfak), which shines at magnitude 1.79. It and many of the surrounding stars are members of an open cluster known as the Alpha Persei Cluster. The best-known star, however, is Algol (Beta Persei), linked with ominous legends because of its variability, which is noticeable to the naked eye. Rather than being an intrinsically variable star, it is an eclipsing binary. Other notable star systems in Perseus include X Persei, a binary system containing a neutron star, and GK Persei, a nova that peaked at magnitude 0.2 in 1901. The Double Cluster, comprising two open clusters quite near each other in the sky, was known to the ancient Chinese. The constellation gives its name to the Perseus Cluster (Abell 426), a massive galaxy cluster located 250 million light-years from Earth. It hosts the radiant of the annual Perseids meteor shower—one of the most prominent meteor showers in the sky.