Science East Meteor Radiant Worksheet finished
... Meteors: Pieces of this dust or debris that enter the atmosphere and burns up. These are also known as ‘shooting stars’ or ‘falling stars’. Most burn up and never land at the surface. Fireball: Is simply a very bright meteor, generated by a larger chunk or rock. Fireballs can make it to the ground, ...
... Meteors: Pieces of this dust or debris that enter the atmosphere and burns up. These are also known as ‘shooting stars’ or ‘falling stars’. Most burn up and never land at the surface. Fireball: Is simply a very bright meteor, generated by a larger chunk or rock. Fireballs can make it to the ground, ...
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... This unusual long arm shows lots of young blue star clusters. But NGC 772 also possesses many weak, tightly coiled arms which, although well formed, are relatively smooth, indicating only a small current rate of star formation. The relatively smooth multiple arms on the opposite side from the promin ...
... This unusual long arm shows lots of young blue star clusters. But NGC 772 also possesses many weak, tightly coiled arms which, although well formed, are relatively smooth, indicating only a small current rate of star formation. The relatively smooth multiple arms on the opposite side from the promin ...
Stellar Physics
... black of night. You see a single light which may be a motorcycle. How do you know how far way it is? (Is it a motorcycle or something else?) Practical demonstration: various small light sources of varying brightnesses could be placed in a totally darkened room or corridor. Four would be a suitable n ...
... black of night. You see a single light which may be a motorcycle. How do you know how far way it is? (Is it a motorcycle or something else?) Practical demonstration: various small light sources of varying brightnesses could be placed in a totally darkened room or corridor. Four would be a suitable n ...
classifying stars
... The brightness of a star depends on its size, temperature and distance from the earth. Some stars appear brighter to us on earth because they are much closer than others, astronomers call this apparent magnitude (HOW BRIGHT A STAR APPEARS.) However, if astronomers could take two stars and place them ...
... The brightness of a star depends on its size, temperature and distance from the earth. Some stars appear brighter to us on earth because they are much closer than others, astronomers call this apparent magnitude (HOW BRIGHT A STAR APPEARS.) However, if astronomers could take two stars and place them ...
Educator`s Guide
... researched, organized, and laid out so that the educator need not spend hours coming up with lesson plans or labs. This has already been accomplished by certified educators. The guide is written to alleviate the fear of space and the night sky (that many elementary and middle school teachers have) w ...
... researched, organized, and laid out so that the educator need not spend hours coming up with lesson plans or labs. This has already been accomplished by certified educators. The guide is written to alleviate the fear of space and the night sky (that many elementary and middle school teachers have) w ...
Legends Night Sky Orion
... researched, organized, and laid out so that the educator need not spend hours coming up with lesson plans or labs. This has already been accomplished by certified educators. The guide is written to alleviate the fear of space and the night sky (that many elementary and middle school teachers have) w ...
... researched, organized, and laid out so that the educator need not spend hours coming up with lesson plans or labs. This has already been accomplished by certified educators. The guide is written to alleviate the fear of space and the night sky (that many elementary and middle school teachers have) w ...
Stellar Populations of Galaxies- 2 Lectures H
... function metallicitylines are models points are data lower metallicity stars are 'bluer' (both hotter and with a different spectral energy distribution) and brighter for a given mass. (fig 1.5 in S+G). ...
... function metallicitylines are models points are data lower metallicity stars are 'bluer' (both hotter and with a different spectral energy distribution) and brighter for a given mass. (fig 1.5 in S+G). ...
Using photometric analysis to determine characteristics of the V
... explosion that created a drastic increase in the brightness of the nova. The increase in optical brightness is due to the fact that the in‐falling matter from the companion star cause the white dwarf to approach a mass of 1.4 times that of the Sun (a mass called the Chandrasekhar limit after th ...
... explosion that created a drastic increase in the brightness of the nova. The increase in optical brightness is due to the fact that the in‐falling matter from the companion star cause the white dwarf to approach a mass of 1.4 times that of the Sun (a mass called the Chandrasekhar limit after th ...
Sky-High 2013 - Irish Astronomical Society
... We all know the Heavens don't revolve, it is the other way round, the Earth rotates on its axis. But it looks otherwise and it is easier to describe things as we see them for our immediate purpose. The fact that the Earth turns on its axis about every 24 hours causes the Sun to rise in the east and ...
... We all know the Heavens don't revolve, it is the other way round, the Earth rotates on its axis. But it looks otherwise and it is easier to describe things as we see them for our immediate purpose. The fact that the Earth turns on its axis about every 24 hours causes the Sun to rise in the east and ...
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... Consider a relatively nearby, single star, that is, a star that is not a member of a binary system and has no known orbiting planets. Listed below are a few properties of this star. Classify each property as either something that we can observe or measure directly (with the aid of a telescope and in ...
... Consider a relatively nearby, single star, that is, a star that is not a member of a binary system and has no known orbiting planets. Listed below are a few properties of this star. Classify each property as either something that we can observe or measure directly (with the aid of a telescope and in ...
The Evening Sky Map
... Constellation – A defined area of the sky containing a star pattern. Diffuse Nebula – A cloud of gas illuminated by nearby stars. Double Star – Two stars that appear close to each other in the sky; either linked by gravity so that they orbit each other (binary star) or lying at different distances f ...
... Constellation – A defined area of the sky containing a star pattern. Diffuse Nebula – A cloud of gas illuminated by nearby stars. Double Star – Two stars that appear close to each other in the sky; either linked by gravity so that they orbit each other (binary star) or lying at different distances f ...
Chapter 30: Stars
... Solar Activity Cycle Astronomers have observed that the number of sunspots changes regularly and on average, reaches a maximum number every 11.2 years on average. Scientists therefore hypothesized that the solar activity cycle is 11.2 years in length. However, when the polarity of the Sun’s magnetic ...
... Solar Activity Cycle Astronomers have observed that the number of sunspots changes regularly and on average, reaches a maximum number every 11.2 years on average. Scientists therefore hypothesized that the solar activity cycle is 11.2 years in length. However, when the polarity of the Sun’s magnetic ...
StellarManual
... An incomplete sentence is presented that indicates the size and surface temperature a certain star has relative to the Sun. Students should determine how the stellar luminosity will compare with the Sun. Initially there is no equation displayed. Answer: Luminosity of a star is proportional to the sq ...
... An incomplete sentence is presented that indicates the size and surface temperature a certain star has relative to the Sun. Students should determine how the stellar luminosity will compare with the Sun. Initially there is no equation displayed. Answer: Luminosity of a star is proportional to the sq ...
sections 12-15 instructor notes
... resulting from the tilt of the local spiral feature to the Galactic plane, with the tilt being below the plane in the direction of the anticentre and above the plane in the direction of the Galactic centre. Investigations of the distribution of dark clouds by Lynds (ApJS, 7, 1, 1962) for the norther ...
... resulting from the tilt of the local spiral feature to the Galactic plane, with the tilt being below the plane in the direction of the anticentre and above the plane in the direction of the Galactic centre. Investigations of the distribution of dark clouds by Lynds (ApJS, 7, 1, 1962) for the norther ...
ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS Letter to the Editor Low
... around the blue supergiant Sher 25 (Brandner et al. 1997) about 1800 north of the core are clearly detected in the K band. The image also shows the three proplyd-like objects that have been recently discovered by Brandner et al. (2000); these proplyds are similar to those seen in Orion but about 20– ...
... around the blue supergiant Sher 25 (Brandner et al. 1997) about 1800 north of the core are clearly detected in the K band. The image also shows the three proplyd-like objects that have been recently discovered by Brandner et al. (2000); these proplyds are similar to those seen in Orion but about 20– ...
What is the minimum size of a star that will go supernova? A. Half
... This red giant, one of the largest and brightest stars known, lies in the constellation Orion. Be careful not to say its name three times though or you could end up in trouble. A. Pollux B. Gemini C. Betelgeuse Answer: C. Betelgeuse It lies 640 light years from Earth. Betelgeuse’s radiu ...
... This red giant, one of the largest and brightest stars known, lies in the constellation Orion. Be careful not to say its name three times though or you could end up in trouble. A. Pollux B. Gemini C. Betelgeuse Answer: C. Betelgeuse It lies 640 light years from Earth. Betelgeuse’s radiu ...
VISIBLE STARS AS APPARENT OBSERVATIONAL EVIDENCE IN
... that those diameters represented the actual sizes of the stars, and that therefore his measurements in conjunction with the assumption that the stars were suns could be used to determine stellar distances, which he consistently reported as ranging ...
... that those diameters represented the actual sizes of the stars, and that therefore his measurements in conjunction with the assumption that the stars were suns could be used to determine stellar distances, which he consistently reported as ranging ...
Constellation Paper - Matt Hape`s Portfolio
... The Pisces constellation is clearly a very interesting and important thing in space. It contains many things that are scientifically significant, but there are two things in particular that make the Pisces constellation unique. The first object of interest is a Messier object known as Messier 74, o ...
... The Pisces constellation is clearly a very interesting and important thing in space. It contains many things that are scientifically significant, but there are two things in particular that make the Pisces constellation unique. The first object of interest is a Messier object known as Messier 74, o ...
Magnitude Scales and Photometric Systems
... they are more sensitive to blue light or to red light than is the eye. The advent of photography in the late 19th century revolutionized astronomy, as did the introduction of photomultiplier tubes with their lightsensitive photocathodes in the mid-20th century and sensors such as silicon charge-coup ...
... they are more sensitive to blue light or to red light than is the eye. The advent of photography in the late 19th century revolutionized astronomy, as did the introduction of photomultiplier tubes with their lightsensitive photocathodes in the mid-20th century and sensors such as silicon charge-coup ...
Star Map - Science Centre
... The Big Dipper is one of the most famous asterisms (star patterns) throughout history. In some places of the Northern Hemisphere, its seven brightest stars can be seen all year round. Further South near the equator, it is only visible for a few months. Merak and Dubhe are known as The Pointers, poin ...
... The Big Dipper is one of the most famous asterisms (star patterns) throughout history. In some places of the Northern Hemisphere, its seven brightest stars can be seen all year round. Further South near the equator, it is only visible for a few months. Merak and Dubhe are known as The Pointers, poin ...
Document
... H-R diagrams are useful because they help astronomers categorize stars into groups: Main sequence stars, like the Sun, are in a very stable part of their life cycle. White dwarfs are hot and dim and cannot be seen without a telescope. Red giants are cool and bright and some can be seen witho ...
... H-R diagrams are useful because they help astronomers categorize stars into groups: Main sequence stars, like the Sun, are in a very stable part of their life cycle. White dwarfs are hot and dim and cannot be seen without a telescope. Red giants are cool and bright and some can be seen witho ...
J: Chapter 4: Stars and Galaxies
... right eye closed, as the girl in Figure 3A is doing. Your thumb appears to change position with respect to the background. Now do the same experiment with your thumb closer to your face, as shown in Figure 3B. What do you observe? The nearer an object is to the observer, the greater its parallax is. ...
... right eye closed, as the girl in Figure 3A is doing. Your thumb appears to change position with respect to the background. Now do the same experiment with your thumb closer to your face, as shown in Figure 3B. What do you observe? The nearer an object is to the observer, the greater its parallax is. ...
Canis Minor
Canis Minor /ˌkeɪnɨs ˈmaɪnər/ is a small constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere. In the second century, it was included as an asterism, or pattern, of two stars in Ptolemy's 48 constellations, and it is counted among the 88 modern constellations. Its name is Latin for ""lesser dog"", in contrast to Canis Major, the ""greater dog""; both figures are commonly represented as following the constellation of Orion the hunter.Canis Minor contains only two stars brighter than the fourth magnitude, Procyon (Alpha Canis Minoris), with a magnitude of 0.34, and Gomeisa (Beta Canis Minoris), with a magnitude of 2.9. The constellation's dimmer stars were noted by Johann Bayer, who named eight stars including Alpha and Beta, and John Flamsteed, who numbered fourteen. Procyon is the seventh-brightest star in the night sky, as well as one of the closest. A yellow-white main sequence star, it has a white dwarf companion. Gomeisa is a blue-white main sequence star. Luyten's Star is a ninth-magnitude red dwarf and the Solar System's next closest stellar neighbour in the constellation after Procyon. The fourth-magnitude HD 66141, which has evolved into an orange giant towards the end of its life cycle, was discovered to have a planet in 2012. There are two faint deep sky objects within the constellation's borders. The 11 Canis-Minorids are a meteor shower that can be seen in early December.