Main Sequence Stars
... Denmark, and Henry Norris Russell at Princeton University, around 1913. They plotted the locations of stars on a graph with the horizontal coordinate being spectral type (equivalent to temperature) and the vertical coordinate being absolute magnitude (equivalent to luminosity). The result, called th ...
... Denmark, and Henry Norris Russell at Princeton University, around 1913. They plotted the locations of stars on a graph with the horizontal coordinate being spectral type (equivalent to temperature) and the vertical coordinate being absolute magnitude (equivalent to luminosity). The result, called th ...
El sistema solar en una cancha de futbol
... In this film, Sergio Neuspiller will try to reduce the Solar System so it can fit inside a football field. With the popular Boca Juniors' stadium “La Bombonera”, Sergio will share some comparisons which will leave everyone speechless. The Sun, the central star in our Solar System, will be reduced to ...
... In this film, Sergio Neuspiller will try to reduce the Solar System so it can fit inside a football field. With the popular Boca Juniors' stadium “La Bombonera”, Sergio will share some comparisons which will leave everyone speechless. The Sun, the central star in our Solar System, will be reduced to ...
Unit 1
... Stars change very little over a human lifespan, so it is impossible to follow a single star from birth to death. We observe stars at various stages of evolution, and can piece together a description of the evolution of stars in general Computer models provide a “fast-forward” look at the evolution o ...
... Stars change very little over a human lifespan, so it is impossible to follow a single star from birth to death. We observe stars at various stages of evolution, and can piece together a description of the evolution of stars in general Computer models provide a “fast-forward” look at the evolution o ...
The Lives of Stars
... The core will shrink and grow hocer, burning more Hydrogen. The increased oudlow of energy will push out the outer layers, which will cool and become red. The sun will become a “R ...
... The core will shrink and grow hocer, burning more Hydrogen. The increased oudlow of energy will push out the outer layers, which will cool and become red. The sun will become a “R ...
Slide 1 - Henrico
... for __________ years and is expected to shine for another __________ years. ...
... for __________ years and is expected to shine for another __________ years. ...
Astronomy 1010 final review sample topics
... 1. What is the galaxy? a.) a large number of stars; they are attracted to each other by gravity b.) a planet and one or more moons; they are attracted to each other by gravity c.) the sum total of all matter and energy that exists; the material is attracted to each other by gravity d.) a star, and a ...
... 1. What is the galaxy? a.) a large number of stars; they are attracted to each other by gravity b.) a planet and one or more moons; they are attracted to each other by gravity c.) the sum total of all matter and energy that exists; the material is attracted to each other by gravity d.) a star, and a ...
new_qwk11
... Week 11 (11/27) – Quiz #32 Which of the following statements is TRUE? A. The constancy of the speed of light is a basic principle of the Special Theory of Relativity B. The General Theory of Relativity was designed to explain situations where the speeds of objects are close to the speed of light C. ...
... Week 11 (11/27) – Quiz #32 Which of the following statements is TRUE? A. The constancy of the speed of light is a basic principle of the Special Theory of Relativity B. The General Theory of Relativity was designed to explain situations where the speeds of objects are close to the speed of light C. ...
a star.
... • Hottest, most massive stars • Shortest lives: just millions of years • Use hydrogen quickly ...
... • Hottest, most massive stars • Shortest lives: just millions of years • Use hydrogen quickly ...
Astronomy Review fall 2013
... List 2 characteristics that are used to determine whether a planet is a Terrestrial planet or a Jovian planet? a. Jovian planets are large; terrestrial planets are small b. Jovian planets are made of gas; terrestrial planets are made of rock and metals c. Jovian planets have no solid surface; terre ...
... List 2 characteristics that are used to determine whether a planet is a Terrestrial planet or a Jovian planet? a. Jovian planets are large; terrestrial planets are small b. Jovian planets are made of gas; terrestrial planets are made of rock and metals c. Jovian planets have no solid surface; terre ...
Extra-Solar Planets continued
... days from a distance of about 3 million miles. Researchers acknowledged there probably are several different types of solar systems orbiting distant stars. But for now, the 55 Cancri system bears the closest resemblance to ours. ...
... days from a distance of about 3 million miles. Researchers acknowledged there probably are several different types of solar systems orbiting distant stars. But for now, the 55 Cancri system bears the closest resemblance to ours. ...
File
... 24) What shape is the Milky Way? 25) What is the local group? 26) How many stars are in the Milky Way? 27) Approximately how big is the Milky Way 28) The largest known galaxy is what type of galaxy? 29) What is a light year? Section 4 30) What is cosmology? 31) How old is the universe? 32) What is t ...
... 24) What shape is the Milky Way? 25) What is the local group? 26) How many stars are in the Milky Way? 27) Approximately how big is the Milky Way 28) The largest known galaxy is what type of galaxy? 29) What is a light year? Section 4 30) What is cosmology? 31) How old is the universe? 32) What is t ...
Monitoring Stellar Magnetic Activity Cycles with SONG
... mid-1960’s with 100-inch telescope on 91 stars • Continued through 1980’s and 1990’s with 60-inch on hundreds of stars ...
... mid-1960’s with 100-inch telescope on 91 stars • Continued through 1980’s and 1990’s with 60-inch on hundreds of stars ...
Chapter 3: the Sun
... which is very small. For example the Ha line is redshifted by only 0.00059 nm! The spectral resolution must therefore be very high. Detecting smaller planets, farther away from the star, is an even more difficult task. ...
... which is very small. For example the Ha line is redshifted by only 0.00059 nm! The spectral resolution must therefore be very high. Detecting smaller planets, farther away from the star, is an even more difficult task. ...
Other Objects in Space
... Stars can also be supergiants When supergiants explode they become supernovas Page 459 Figure 22 The core of the supergiant collapses to form a black hole ...
... Stars can also be supergiants When supergiants explode they become supernovas Page 459 Figure 22 The core of the supergiant collapses to form a black hole ...
The Sun and the Stars
... • It can be measured more precisely as a star’s total energy output per second, measured in Joules per second (J/s) • When discussion stars we always compare with the sun, some stars are about 10 000 times less luminous than the Sun or up to 30 000 times more luminous. ...
... • It can be measured more precisely as a star’s total energy output per second, measured in Joules per second (J/s) • When discussion stars we always compare with the sun, some stars are about 10 000 times less luminous than the Sun or up to 30 000 times more luminous. ...
Extension worksheet – Topic 6 - Cambridge Resources for the IB
... A large, cool cloud of gas may collapse under gravity to form a star. State where the energy comes from to heat up the star so that nuclear fusion may take place. In this question assume a mass–luminosity relation of L M 3.5 . a ...
... A large, cool cloud of gas may collapse under gravity to form a star. State where the energy comes from to heat up the star so that nuclear fusion may take place. In this question assume a mass–luminosity relation of L M 3.5 . a ...
Use this form to take notes in class about stars
... “clump” together? ______________ _____________________________________________________________ 3. What causes the center of the “core” to heat up? ...
... “clump” together? ______________ _____________________________________________________________ 3. What causes the center of the “core” to heat up? ...
15.3 The Lives of Stars
... Red Giant Stars • As the mass of a star’s core decreases, so does its ...
... Red Giant Stars • As the mass of a star’s core decreases, so does its ...
Jupiter-Sized Star Smallest Ever Detected
... spectroscopic orbit provides a unique value of the mass of the companion, once the mass of the Until recently, very few observations had been larger star is known. made and little was known about low-mass stars. At this moment, exact values of the radii are known The astronomers find that OGLE-TR-12 ...
... spectroscopic orbit provides a unique value of the mass of the companion, once the mass of the Until recently, very few observations had been larger star is known. made and little was known about low-mass stars. At this moment, exact values of the radii are known The astronomers find that OGLE-TR-12 ...