
The power plant of the Sun and stars
... Visual binaries…you can see them as two stars in a telescope Like Albireo, Sirius, Nu Draconis Alpha Geminorum: Castor ...
... Visual binaries…you can see them as two stars in a telescope Like Albireo, Sirius, Nu Draconis Alpha Geminorum: Castor ...
An introduction to the HR diagram File
... sequence depends entirely on its mass. Low mass stars are found at the right and high mass stars at the left. • The mass of a star controls its radius, its temperature, its life expectancy and its eventual fate. ...
... sequence depends entirely on its mass. Low mass stars are found at the right and high mass stars at the left. • The mass of a star controls its radius, its temperature, its life expectancy and its eventual fate. ...
Using Star Charts Introduction A Digression on Star Names
... The SC1 Chart can be used to tell which stars are up at any time of the day or night, although it is not as easy as with the star wheel. Along the bottom edge of the chart, just below the numbers corresponding to the Right Ascension, are dates. A ruler placed vertically at that point shows the locat ...
... The SC1 Chart can be used to tell which stars are up at any time of the day or night, although it is not as easy as with the star wheel. Along the bottom edge of the chart, just below the numbers corresponding to the Right Ascension, are dates. A ruler placed vertically at that point shows the locat ...
Black Hole
... It is the tiniest star, having collapsed into a superdense state. It is thought to have formed when a large star exploded as a supernova. ...
... It is the tiniest star, having collapsed into a superdense state. It is thought to have formed when a large star exploded as a supernova. ...
Chapter 21
... within the next 100,000 years. Even at its relatively remote distance, it normally ranks as the tenth brightest star in the sky. ...
... within the next 100,000 years. Even at its relatively remote distance, it normally ranks as the tenth brightest star in the sky. ...
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 ...
Hertzsprung-Russell Diagrams and Distance to Stars
... two bands, B − V (B minus V ), was called the B-V color index. Hot stars have a negative index and cooler stars a positive index since in the magnitude system, fainter measurements have greater magnitudes. The B-V color index depends only on a star’s Temperature. Modern astronomers use two other sys ...
... two bands, B − V (B minus V ), was called the B-V color index. Hot stars have a negative index and cooler stars a positive index since in the magnitude system, fainter measurements have greater magnitudes. The B-V color index depends only on a star’s Temperature. Modern astronomers use two other sys ...
Document
... • The wavelengths are shorter and are characteristic of blue and violet light. • If the star is moving away from Earth, the waves will be expanded. Longer wavelengths are characteristic of red light. • The spectrum of a star moving away from Earth is shifted toward the red end. (the Red Shift) ...
... • The wavelengths are shorter and are characteristic of blue and violet light. • If the star is moving away from Earth, the waves will be expanded. Longer wavelengths are characteristic of red light. • The spectrum of a star moving away from Earth is shifted toward the red end. (the Red Shift) ...
Planisphere
... distortion, constellations in the sky will not appear as they do on the planisphere, but the planisphere can help us identify bright stars and give us a general idea of where to look for other stars. It's also very useful in figuring out when certain star will rise or set. The best way to get comfor ...
... distortion, constellations in the sky will not appear as they do on the planisphere, but the planisphere can help us identify bright stars and give us a general idea of where to look for other stars. It's also very useful in figuring out when certain star will rise or set. The best way to get comfor ...
Constellations Reading
... and the fully illustrated object or figure that represents the constellation. For example, consider the Northern Hemisphere’s winter constellation Orion the Hunter. The star pattern on which it is based — four bright stars at the corners of a trapezoid and three stars in a row near the center — does ...
... and the fully illustrated object or figure that represents the constellation. For example, consider the Northern Hemisphere’s winter constellation Orion the Hunter. The star pattern on which it is based — four bright stars at the corners of a trapezoid and three stars in a row near the center — does ...
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... (www.skymaps.com). This map shows the sky as it would appear over the Peoria area at around 8:00 p.m. in early January, at 7:00 p.m. in late January, and at 6:00 p.m. in early February. Use the map within one hour of these prescribed times to find constellations and bright stars in the outdoor night ...
... (www.skymaps.com). This map shows the sky as it would appear over the Peoria area at around 8:00 p.m. in early January, at 7:00 p.m. in late January, and at 6:00 p.m. in early February. Use the map within one hour of these prescribed times to find constellations and bright stars in the outdoor night ...
Activity: Stellar Evolution Scavenger Hunt - Chandra X
... These clusters are among the brightest, densest, and closest of those containing moderately massive stars. Intervening dust from the Milky Way's disk slightly obscures our view, dimming the pair's overall brightness by about a factor of five. The two clusters (known as NGC 884 and NGC 869) are strik ...
... These clusters are among the brightest, densest, and closest of those containing moderately massive stars. Intervening dust from the Milky Way's disk slightly obscures our view, dimming the pair's overall brightness by about a factor of five. The two clusters (known as NGC 884 and NGC 869) are strik ...
Astronomy
... Please do not write on this test 15. The magnitude scale a. originated just after the telescope was invented. b. can be used to indicate the apparent brightness of a celestial object. c. was devised by Newton. d. is no longer used today. 16. For an observer in the southern latitude -60o, the star P ...
... Please do not write on this test 15. The magnitude scale a. originated just after the telescope was invented. b. can be used to indicate the apparent brightness of a celestial object. c. was devised by Newton. d. is no longer used today. 16. For an observer in the southern latitude -60o, the star P ...
Stars Chapter 21
... light from a distant star into its characteristic color • SPECTRUM: the band of colors that forms as light passes through a prism • Used to see if galaxies are moving away or toward the earth ...
... light from a distant star into its characteristic color • SPECTRUM: the band of colors that forms as light passes through a prism • Used to see if galaxies are moving away or toward the earth ...
Toys Watch the Sky - The Sun is a close star
... centre of our Solar System. The Sun is located in an outer spiral arm of the Milky Way Galaxy, approximately 28,000 light-years from the galaxy's centre. (One light year is about 10 million million km.) In comparison with other stars, our Sun is very ordinary – it’s an average sized (1.4 million km ...
... centre of our Solar System. The Sun is located in an outer spiral arm of the Milky Way Galaxy, approximately 28,000 light-years from the galaxy's centre. (One light year is about 10 million million km.) In comparison with other stars, our Sun is very ordinary – it’s an average sized (1.4 million km ...
The Family of Stars
... more luminous than star A, so star B must be further away. The flux received from both stars is the same, but star B is 100 times more luminous than star A, so star B must be further away. Both stars are equally luminous, but the flux received from star A is 5 times less than from star B, so star A ...
... more luminous than star A, so star B must be further away. The flux received from both stars is the same, but star B is 100 times more luminous than star A, so star B must be further away. Both stars are equally luminous, but the flux received from star A is 5 times less than from star B, so star A ...
Stellar Evolution and the HR Diagram – Study Guide
... 13. White dwarfs are about the size of __Earth (planets)__ . 14. Neutron stars are about ___12__ miles in diameter. 15. Our Sun is a G2___ class star. 16. The MOST massive of stars live (the longest or the shortest) lives. 17. Supernovas are produced by the explosion of _super massive__ stars. The r ...
... 13. White dwarfs are about the size of __Earth (planets)__ . 14. Neutron stars are about ___12__ miles in diameter. 15. Our Sun is a G2___ class star. 16. The MOST massive of stars live (the longest or the shortest) lives. 17. Supernovas are produced by the explosion of _super massive__ stars. The r ...
STAAR Review – Week Ten
... Astronomers can indirectly measure the heat of objects such as particles of dust between stars. They do this by determining the – a. frequency of the particles’ infrared waves. b. size of the particles. c. speed of the particles from one location to another. d. number of atoms that the particles con ...
... Astronomers can indirectly measure the heat of objects such as particles of dust between stars. They do this by determining the – a. frequency of the particles’ infrared waves. b. size of the particles. c. speed of the particles from one location to another. d. number of atoms that the particles con ...
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... ____________ 22. small hot stars that are dimmer than the sun ____________ 23. high-temperature stars that quickly use up their hydrogen ____________ 24. cool stars with high absolute magnitude ...
... ____________ 22. small hot stars that are dimmer than the sun ____________ 23. high-temperature stars that quickly use up their hydrogen ____________ 24. cool stars with high absolute magnitude ...
SSG Coordinators will be at the Cronan Ranch observing site at 5
... scopes in the 4” range under medium to high magnification may glimpse a faint dust lane and some surface mottling. Cassiopeia (S&T Pocket Sky Atlas – pg 1 – 3) This constellation is one of the most recognized in the sky due to its prominent M (or W) asterism. Cassiopeia is also a circumpolar constel ...
... scopes in the 4” range under medium to high magnification may glimpse a faint dust lane and some surface mottling. Cassiopeia (S&T Pocket Sky Atlas – pg 1 – 3) This constellation is one of the most recognized in the sky due to its prominent M (or W) asterism. Cassiopeia is also a circumpolar constel ...
Stars - Science
... are red. Medium temperature stars are orange and yellow. The hottest stars are blue. ...
... are red. Medium temperature stars are orange and yellow. The hottest stars are blue. ...
Introduction to Stars: Their Properties
... Define brightness (see text), apparent magnitude, absolute magnitude. ...
... Define brightness (see text), apparent magnitude, absolute magnitude. ...