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... Using the distance modulus equation, d= 10 x 10(m-M)/5 , in the Introduction to calculate the distance to the cluster in parsecs. Then convert your answer to light years. Show all work in the ...
... Using the distance modulus equation, d= 10 x 10(m-M)/5 , in the Introduction to calculate the distance to the cluster in parsecs. Then convert your answer to light years. Show all work in the ...
What is a Star?
... km/s – 1 light year = the distance a ray of light travels in 1 year. 9.5 trillion km. Horsehead Nebula is 1,500 light years away) ...
... km/s – 1 light year = the distance a ray of light travels in 1 year. 9.5 trillion km. Horsehead Nebula is 1,500 light years away) ...
Part 2 Answer Key
... Star Clusters are multiple star systems bound together by the force of gravity. Star Clusters can be divided into two main groups. One group is called Globular Clusters. They contain many stars and gravity holds them tightly together. They swarm just outside the galaxy and form a halo or bulge. We k ...
... Star Clusters are multiple star systems bound together by the force of gravity. Star Clusters can be divided into two main groups. One group is called Globular Clusters. They contain many stars and gravity holds them tightly together. They swarm just outside the galaxy and form a halo or bulge. We k ...
Astronomers classify stars according to their physical characteristics
... called its _apparent magnitude__ or brightness. •A star’s _apparent_ brightness depends upon how bright it _actually is and its _distance_ from Earth. •A star’s actual brightness (or _absolute magnitude) usually depends on the star’s _size_ and temperature__. •Because stars with _more mass ___ have ...
... called its _apparent magnitude__ or brightness. •A star’s _apparent_ brightness depends upon how bright it _actually is and its _distance_ from Earth. •A star’s actual brightness (or _absolute magnitude) usually depends on the star’s _size_ and temperature__. •Because stars with _more mass ___ have ...
The HR Diagram and Stars Worksheet
... 2. Use your book to add the following information to the H-R diagram. a. Page 622 – Add the Spectral Class below the temperatures. b. Page 626 – Use colored pencils to add and label the band that represents Main Sequence stars. c. Page 626 – Use colored pencils to label the following areas: Blue Gia ...
... 2. Use your book to add the following information to the H-R diagram. a. Page 622 – Add the Spectral Class below the temperatures. b. Page 626 – Use colored pencils to add and label the band that represents Main Sequence stars. c. Page 626 – Use colored pencils to label the following areas: Blue Gia ...
The Hertzsprung – Russell Diagram
... 4. List the four categories of information you can determine about a star by using the H-R Diagram? 5. If you know a star’s color, what other information can you determine? 6. What is the relationship between the X and Y values for main sequence stars? 7. 90% of stars belong to which category? 8. Wh ...
... 4. List the four categories of information you can determine about a star by using the H-R Diagram? 5. If you know a star’s color, what other information can you determine? 6. What is the relationship between the X and Y values for main sequence stars? 7. 90% of stars belong to which category? 8. Wh ...
Stars and Galaxies – Notes
... Many stars are found in multiple-star systems. Alpha Centauri is in a multiple star system. It is made up of three stars called a triple star system. Over half of the stars in the sky have at least one companion star. Most of these stars are doublestar systems in which two stars revolve around each ...
... Many stars are found in multiple-star systems. Alpha Centauri is in a multiple star system. It is made up of three stars called a triple star system. Over half of the stars in the sky have at least one companion star. Most of these stars are doublestar systems in which two stars revolve around each ...
Stars
... • Absolute Mag = m – 5log(d/10pc) = -5 – Our sun M ~5, Betelgeuse = 10,000x luminosity ...
... • Absolute Mag = m – 5log(d/10pc) = -5 – Our sun M ~5, Betelgeuse = 10,000x luminosity ...
How the Universe Works Extreme Stars Name 1. When a star dies
... 4. Eventually, the helium in the core begins to fuse into (oxygen) (iron) (carbon). 5. After the sun blasts away its outer layers, all that remains is an intensely hot, core called a (planetary nebula) (white dwarf) (pulsar). 6. At the core of a white dwarf astronomers believe lies a core of (iron) ...
... 4. Eventually, the helium in the core begins to fuse into (oxygen) (iron) (carbon). 5. After the sun blasts away its outer layers, all that remains is an intensely hot, core called a (planetary nebula) (white dwarf) (pulsar). 6. At the core of a white dwarf astronomers believe lies a core of (iron) ...
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... Use language we can comprehend. Tell us what elements you blend. It gives us strangely little aid, But does tell something in the end. And steadfast as Keats' Eremite, Not even stooping from its sphere, It asks a little of us here. It asks of us a certain height, So when at times the mob is swayed T ...
... Use language we can comprehend. Tell us what elements you blend. It gives us strangely little aid, But does tell something in the end. And steadfast as Keats' Eremite, Not even stooping from its sphere, It asks a little of us here. It asks of us a certain height, So when at times the mob is swayed T ...
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.