New Braunfels Astronomy Club
... Look for it just west, then southwest of Vega in the first week of May. As May progresses 41P moves into eastern Hercules, about 4-5° east-southeast of omicron (ο) Herculis (in his left hand). If we’re lucky, it will make magnitude 6 or even 5. Either way it should be a nice binocular and telescope ...
... Look for it just west, then southwest of Vega in the first week of May. As May progresses 41P moves into eastern Hercules, about 4-5° east-southeast of omicron (ο) Herculis (in his left hand). If we’re lucky, it will make magnitude 6 or even 5. Either way it should be a nice binocular and telescope ...
Crux The Southern Cross
... There are many stars in the sky that when viewed through a telescope appear as two dots. It is common for two stars to be locked together gravitationally to form a binary star system. Sometimes double stars may only appear close together from our vantage point on earth. If in reality they do not int ...
... There are many stars in the sky that when viewed through a telescope appear as two dots. It is common for two stars to be locked together gravitationally to form a binary star system. Sometimes double stars may only appear close together from our vantage point on earth. If in reality they do not int ...
Unit 4: Astronomy
... 2) Describe the unit of the length developed by astronomers to measure and describe distances to stars other than our own sun. 3) Explain the statement “looking deep into space is essentially looking back in time”. 4) Describe why some of the stars in the sky at night are only visible at certain tim ...
... 2) Describe the unit of the length developed by astronomers to measure and describe distances to stars other than our own sun. 3) Explain the statement “looking deep into space is essentially looking back in time”. 4) Describe why some of the stars in the sky at night are only visible at certain tim ...
Characteristics of Stars
... Brightness of A Star • Stars also differ in brightness or the amount of light they give off • The brightness of a star depends on both its temperature and size • A larger and hotter stars tends to be brighter • This is also determined by its distance from Earth and how bright it truly is ...
... Brightness of A Star • Stars also differ in brightness or the amount of light they give off • The brightness of a star depends on both its temperature and size • A larger and hotter stars tends to be brighter • This is also determined by its distance from Earth and how bright it truly is ...
giant molecular clouds
... Open Clusters of Stars (2) Large, dense cluster of (yellow and red) stars in the foreground; ~ 50 million years old ...
... Open Clusters of Stars (2) Large, dense cluster of (yellow and red) stars in the foreground; ~ 50 million years old ...
Precession of Earth
... wobbles as it rotates on its axis, the imaginary line that extends through the poles. This wobbling motion is due to the slight bulge at the equator. If you traced the Earth's axis out into space, you would see the extension of the axis slowly tracing a cone shape. The wobble is very slow; it takes ...
... wobbles as it rotates on its axis, the imaginary line that extends through the poles. This wobbling motion is due to the slight bulge at the equator. If you traced the Earth's axis out into space, you would see the extension of the axis slowly tracing a cone shape. The wobble is very slow; it takes ...
Environmental Science
... wobbles as it rotates on its axis, the imaginary line that extends through the poles. This wobbling motion is due to the slight bulge at the equator. If you traced the Earth's axis out into space, you would see the extension of the axis slowly tracing a cone shape. The wobble is very slow; it takes ...
... wobbles as it rotates on its axis, the imaginary line that extends through the poles. This wobbling motion is due to the slight bulge at the equator. If you traced the Earth's axis out into space, you would see the extension of the axis slowly tracing a cone shape. The wobble is very slow; it takes ...
Sample Midterm - IUPUI Physics
... 13. If you plot a very large number of random stars on a HR Diagram measuring their apparent magnitude vs. their B-V magnitude what will you get? a) A nice neat plot with a clear main sequence and clear red giant branch b) A nice neat plot with a clear main sequence but a few red giant branches c) ...
... 13. If you plot a very large number of random stars on a HR Diagram measuring their apparent magnitude vs. their B-V magnitude what will you get? a) A nice neat plot with a clear main sequence and clear red giant branch b) A nice neat plot with a clear main sequence but a few red giant branches c) ...
Chapter 02
... appear to be close to one another Usually, this is only a projection effect. The stars of a constellation may be located at very different distances from us. An asterism is a part of a constellation. (The Big Dipper is part of Ursa Major) ...
... appear to be close to one another Usually, this is only a projection effect. The stars of a constellation may be located at very different distances from us. An asterism is a part of a constellation. (The Big Dipper is part of Ursa Major) ...
RED “O Big Red
... Kara reset the star reader. Where had she heard that unusual name before? then she remembered—aldebaran (all-deB-er-on) was one of the brightest stars in earth’s sky. soon the Stella was bathed in red light. “this star is enormous!” manolo shouted. “it’s 44 times wider than the sun, but its temperat ...
... Kara reset the star reader. Where had she heard that unusual name before? then she remembered—aldebaran (all-deB-er-on) was one of the brightest stars in earth’s sky. soon the Stella was bathed in red light. “this star is enormous!” manolo shouted. “it’s 44 times wider than the sun, but its temperat ...
Handout Life of Stars
... The Sun’s own gravity traps and squeezes this ultra-hot gas into a confined space, thus generating enough heat for the fusion reaction to take place. The process remains in equilibrium as long as it retains enough fuel to create this heat- and light-producing outward energy which counteracts the inw ...
... The Sun’s own gravity traps and squeezes this ultra-hot gas into a confined space, thus generating enough heat for the fusion reaction to take place. The process remains in equilibrium as long as it retains enough fuel to create this heat- and light-producing outward energy which counteracts the inw ...
the star
... Proxima Centauri is a faint red star that orbits Alpha-Centauri A and B with a period of about one million years. Proxima Centauri is 4.22 light years from the Earth (now) and about 0.24 light years from Alpha-Centauri A and B. • Alpha-Centauri A and B – a double star system with a period of about ...
... Proxima Centauri is a faint red star that orbits Alpha-Centauri A and B with a period of about one million years. Proxima Centauri is 4.22 light years from the Earth (now) and about 0.24 light years from Alpha-Centauri A and B. • Alpha-Centauri A and B – a double star system with a period of about ...
Cassiopeia (constellation)
Cassiopeia is a constellation in the northern sky, named after the vain queen Cassiopeia in Greek mythology, who boasted about her unrivalled beauty. Cassiopeia was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century Greek astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations today. It is easily recognizable due to its distinctive 'M' shape when in upper culmination but in higher northern locations when near lower culminations in spring and summer it has a 'W' shape, formed by five bright stars. It is bordered by Andromeda to the south, Perseus to the southeast, and Cepheus to the north. It is opposite the Big Dipper.In northern locations above 34ºN latitude it is visible year-round and in the (sub)tropics it can be seen at its clearest from September to early November in its characteristic 'M' shape. Even in low southern latitudes below 25ºS is can be seen low in the North.