S1E4 Extreme Stars
... While the exterior layers expand, the helium core continues to contract, while growing in mass, and eventually becomes hot enough (100 million Kelvin) for helium to begin to fuse into carbon Carbon ash is deposited in core and eventually a helium-burning shell develops. This shell is itself surround ...
... While the exterior layers expand, the helium core continues to contract, while growing in mass, and eventually becomes hot enough (100 million Kelvin) for helium to begin to fuse into carbon Carbon ash is deposited in core and eventually a helium-burning shell develops. This shell is itself surround ...
The Nine Planets
... Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. The first 4 of these planets are also known as the Gas Giants. Their atmosphere consists mainly of hydrogen and helium. These planets have soupy surfaces and gets denser as you sink to the middle. Not possible to land on. The outermost planet, Pluto, is unique amon ...
... Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. The first 4 of these planets are also known as the Gas Giants. Their atmosphere consists mainly of hydrogen and helium. These planets have soupy surfaces and gets denser as you sink to the middle. Not possible to land on. The outermost planet, Pluto, is unique amon ...
Space Exploration Review Key
... Red Shift - when spectrum lines move toward the longer- wavelength part (red end) of the spectrum Reading Questions 1. What are the three types of spectrums and how are they found? Bright Line/Emission- heat a gas at low pressure Continuous- heat a solid, liquid, or gas at high pressure Dark Line/Ab ...
... Red Shift - when spectrum lines move toward the longer- wavelength part (red end) of the spectrum Reading Questions 1. What are the three types of spectrums and how are they found? Bright Line/Emission- heat a gas at low pressure Continuous- heat a solid, liquid, or gas at high pressure Dark Line/Ab ...
AST121 Introduction to Astronomy
... – precession of the perihelion of Mercury (now it’s known that the perihelions of other planets precess as well) ...
... – precession of the perihelion of Mercury (now it’s known that the perihelions of other planets precess as well) ...
Luminosity Classes
... These are called Variable Stars. The change in luminosity is due to a change in size. (Though temperature changes too.) ...
... These are called Variable Stars. The change in luminosity is due to a change in size. (Though temperature changes too.) ...
Parallax - High Point University
... – precession of the perihelion of Mercury (now it’s known that the perihelions of other planets precess as well) ...
... – precession of the perihelion of Mercury (now it’s known that the perihelions of other planets precess as well) ...
University of Groningen Mass loss and rotational CO emission
... evolved stars were obtained during several observing periods between April 2000 and September 2002 using the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) on Mauna Kea, Hawaii. For this purpose, all five different heterodyne receivers available at the JCMT were used, including the new MPIfR/SRON E-band recei ...
... evolved stars were obtained during several observing periods between April 2000 and September 2002 using the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) on Mauna Kea, Hawaii. For this purpose, all five different heterodyne receivers available at the JCMT were used, including the new MPIfR/SRON E-band recei ...
30.2 PowerPoint Stellar Evolution
... the core of the star The energy from fusion balances the force of gravity and makes it a very stable stage ...
... the core of the star The energy from fusion balances the force of gravity and makes it a very stable stage ...
chap17_f03_phints
... HINT: A star appears fainter if it is located further away, just like any luminous object. The magnitude of a star represents its brightness, either its perceived brightness, known as its apparent magnitude, or its actual, true, brightness, known as its absolute magnitude. More luminous stars have s ...
... HINT: A star appears fainter if it is located further away, just like any luminous object. The magnitude of a star represents its brightness, either its perceived brightness, known as its apparent magnitude, or its actual, true, brightness, known as its absolute magnitude. More luminous stars have s ...
PH709-assn-answers
... Assignment 5 : SMITH 1. Suppose that two exoplanets are observed to transit the same star. They are both in circular orbits with an inclination of 90 degrees. One produces periodic dips with a period of 4 days and the other produces periodic dips with a period of 108 days. The decrease in luminosity ...
... Assignment 5 : SMITH 1. Suppose that two exoplanets are observed to transit the same star. They are both in circular orbits with an inclination of 90 degrees. One produces periodic dips with a period of 4 days and the other produces periodic dips with a period of 108 days. The decrease in luminosity ...
Astronomy_Stars_n_Galaxies_PowerPoint
... that the light given off by a star or galaxy gets “stretched” if it is moving away from us. This causes the light being given off to have a longer wavelength and the object to appear redder than it really is. This is called the red shift. Using Hubble’s idea, astronomers found that all distant galax ...
... that the light given off by a star or galaxy gets “stretched” if it is moving away from us. This causes the light being given off to have a longer wavelength and the object to appear redder than it really is. This is called the red shift. Using Hubble’s idea, astronomers found that all distant galax ...
ASTR 1101-001 Spring 2008 - Louisiana State University
... through telescopes but were not bright enough to be seen by Greek astronomers). • The Sun can also be put on this “magnitude” system. ...
... through telescopes but were not bright enough to be seen by Greek astronomers). • The Sun can also be put on this “magnitude” system. ...
Chapter 11: Stars
... It would be only 1/3 as bright It would be only 1/6 as bright It would be only 1/9 as bright It would be three times brighter ...
... It would be only 1/3 as bright It would be only 1/6 as bright It would be only 1/9 as bright It would be three times brighter ...
eneb_form
... • There are two stars, star A and star B. Star A is approaching the Earth at 100 km/s and Star B is moving away from the Earth at 200 km/s. • Compare the Doppler shift for these two stars by explaining how the spectra will be shifted and by how much. (I am not looking for a number here, just a quali ...
... • There are two stars, star A and star B. Star A is approaching the Earth at 100 km/s and Star B is moving away from the Earth at 200 km/s. • Compare the Doppler shift for these two stars by explaining how the spectra will be shifted and by how much. (I am not looking for a number here, just a quali ...
Homework 5 (stellar properties)
... 6. (3 pts.) What two observations/measurements would you make to classify a star according to its luminosity (i.e., luminosity class, e.g., Ia, Ib, II, III, IV, or V)? (Hint: Look at the HR diagram.) Which equation relates these two quantities to the size (radius) of a star (after all, the luminosit ...
... 6. (3 pts.) What two observations/measurements would you make to classify a star according to its luminosity (i.e., luminosity class, e.g., Ia, Ib, II, III, IV, or V)? (Hint: Look at the HR diagram.) Which equation relates these two quantities to the size (radius) of a star (after all, the luminosit ...
Chapter 16 - "The Universe"
... the radiation zone from particle to particle, eventually heating gases at the bottom of the convection zone. Convection cells carry energy to the surface, where it is emitted to space as visible light, ultraviolet radiation, and infrared radiation. ...
... the radiation zone from particle to particle, eventually heating gases at the bottom of the convection zone. Convection cells carry energy to the surface, where it is emitted to space as visible light, ultraviolet radiation, and infrared radiation. ...
Bill Nye – Outer Space Worksheet
... 1. We have learned about the universe the same way people have always learned about the universe – by people looking up and saying … c. whoa! 2. By looking at the stars, we have learned about… c. outer space. 3. Things in space are very far apart. a. True 4. If the Earth were the size Bill Nye shows ...
... 1. We have learned about the universe the same way people have always learned about the universe – by people looking up and saying … c. whoa! 2. By looking at the stars, we have learned about… c. outer space. 3. Things in space are very far apart. a. True 4. If the Earth were the size Bill Nye shows ...
SPACE EXPLORATION UNIT
... stations, gravitational assist, CCD’s and satellites / GPS 7 – The Solar System 8 – People in Space ...
... stations, gravitational assist, CCD’s and satellites / GPS 7 – The Solar System 8 – People in Space ...
13 - Joe Griffin Media Ministries
... this a couple of times while explaining the Carousel. The Enochian School teaches that the starry story begins with Virgo (virgin birth) and ends with Leo (Second Advent) and in between is the angelic conflict being resolved by fulfillment of the Lord’s prophecy in Genesis 3:15. It is quite possible ...
... this a couple of times while explaining the Carousel. The Enochian School teaches that the starry story begins with Virgo (virgin birth) and ends with Leo (Second Advent) and in between is the angelic conflict being resolved by fulfillment of the Lord’s prophecy in Genesis 3:15. It is quite possible ...
Stellar Evolution
... Without the outward pressure generated from these reactions to counteract the force of gravity, the outer layers of the star begin to collapse inward. Just as during formation, when the material contracts, the temperature and pressure increase. This newly generated heat temporarily counteracts the f ...
... Without the outward pressure generated from these reactions to counteract the force of gravity, the outer layers of the star begin to collapse inward. Just as during formation, when the material contracts, the temperature and pressure increase. This newly generated heat temporarily counteracts the f ...
