Chapter 21
... Discover Activity-Parallax Notes Classifying Stars Stars are classified by: Color and Temperature What color stars are the hottest? _____________ Coolest? ______________ Size The sun is a medium-sized star. Stars that are much larger than the sun are called ______________ or __________________. ...
... Discover Activity-Parallax Notes Classifying Stars Stars are classified by: Color and Temperature What color stars are the hottest? _____________ Coolest? ______________ Size The sun is a medium-sized star. Stars that are much larger than the sun are called ______________ or __________________. ...
The Search for Earth-Like Planets
... Premise: If there is intelligent life “out there”, it probably is similar to life as we know it on Earth. ...
... Premise: If there is intelligent life “out there”, it probably is similar to life as we know it on Earth. ...
Life: Definition, Origin, Criteria
... billions of years • Less than 1.5 times massive than the Sun; otherwise too much UV • More than 0.3 times the mass of the Sun; large warm region near the star for liquid water • Limited to no more than 10 billion stars ...
... billions of years • Less than 1.5 times massive than the Sun; otherwise too much UV • More than 0.3 times the mass of the Sun; large warm region near the star for liquid water • Limited to no more than 10 billion stars ...
Astronomy - Shelbyville Central Schools
... Nebula - Stars begin as a large cloud of gas and dust Main sequence – pressure from heat is in balance with gravity Giant – outer layers of the star expand and cool Supernova – star explodes White dwarf – outer layer contracts (about size of Earth) Neutron star – only neutrons can exist in the dense ...
... Nebula - Stars begin as a large cloud of gas and dust Main sequence – pressure from heat is in balance with gravity Giant – outer layers of the star expand and cool Supernova – star explodes White dwarf – outer layer contracts (about size of Earth) Neutron star – only neutrons can exist in the dense ...
Brobo_solarsystem_faceoff
... Discovered the mysterious “Planet X” who’s exsistance had been proven but not observed F. His insite to the motion of the stars was rejected by the Catholic church for several decades. Basic Understanding of the Planets, Dwarf Planets, and Other Bodies 57. Why is Venus’ temperature paterns the way t ...
... Discovered the mysterious “Planet X” who’s exsistance had been proven but not observed F. His insite to the motion of the stars was rejected by the Catholic church for several decades. Basic Understanding of the Planets, Dwarf Planets, and Other Bodies 57. Why is Venus’ temperature paterns the way t ...
Questions to answer - high school teachers at CERN
... ne is average number of planets that can potentially support life per star fl is the fraction of the above that actually go on to develop life fi is the fraction of the above that actually go on to develop intelligent life fc is the fraction of the above that are willing and able to communicate L is ...
... ne is average number of planets that can potentially support life per star fl is the fraction of the above that actually go on to develop life fi is the fraction of the above that actually go on to develop intelligent life fc is the fraction of the above that are willing and able to communicate L is ...
Astronomy Assignment #1
... It seems to me that any star of not too great a mass would be good candidate for investigating with the Radial Velocity Method. Very massive stars will not wobble much and it will be hard to detect a wobble. However, for lower mass stars the wobble will be more pronounced from a giant planet and sh ...
... It seems to me that any star of not too great a mass would be good candidate for investigating with the Radial Velocity Method. Very massive stars will not wobble much and it will be hard to detect a wobble. However, for lower mass stars the wobble will be more pronounced from a giant planet and sh ...
Life: Definition, Origin, Criteria
... • Planets should form naturally out of stellar ‘debris’ in the disk • We can now detect many planets, from Jupiter to Earth size ...
... • Planets should form naturally out of stellar ‘debris’ in the disk • We can now detect many planets, from Jupiter to Earth size ...
Life: Definition, Origin, Criteria
... • Planets should form naturally out of stellar ‘debris’ in the disk • We can now detect many planets, from Jupiter to Earth size ...
... • Planets should form naturally out of stellar ‘debris’ in the disk • We can now detect many planets, from Jupiter to Earth size ...
Quiz # 5
... 5. The Earth has an average density of 5.5 g/cm3 although the density of rock on its surface is about 3.0 g/cm3. What conclusion can be reached about the Earth's core from this observation? A) It consists of lower density material than surface rock. B) It must be composed of material with density a ...
... 5. The Earth has an average density of 5.5 g/cm3 although the density of rock on its surface is about 3.0 g/cm3. What conclusion can be reached about the Earth's core from this observation? A) It consists of lower density material than surface rock. B) It must be composed of material with density a ...
Basic data of CoRoT-Exo-2b - tls
... this means that the photometric accuracy for all faint stars is bad. Because all stars are effected at the time, this creates socalled “red-noise”, which has proven to be the big problem of ground based photometry. Continuous light-curves without gaps allow to distinguish spots from transits. Co ...
... this means that the photometric accuracy for all faint stars is bad. Because all stars are effected at the time, this creates socalled “red-noise”, which has proven to be the big problem of ground based photometry. Continuous light-curves without gaps allow to distinguish spots from transits. Co ...
Exploring other Solar Systems
... Figure 2: Artists conception of the planetary system orbiting the nearby star 55 Cancri as seen from near the location of a Jupiter-like planet located at a distance from this star close to that of Jupiter from our own Sun. GSMT will be able to analyze the light from this planet, determine its chemi ...
... Figure 2: Artists conception of the planetary system orbiting the nearby star 55 Cancri as seen from near the location of a Jupiter-like planet located at a distance from this star close to that of Jupiter from our own Sun. GSMT will be able to analyze the light from this planet, determine its chemi ...
Slide 1
... •A Planet does not twinkle •A Planet does not have its own light , It gets light from the Sun •A telescope can make the Planet look bigger because the Planets are closer than the stars •A Planet has a low temperature ...
... •A Planet does not twinkle •A Planet does not have its own light , It gets light from the Sun •A telescope can make the Planet look bigger because the Planets are closer than the stars •A Planet has a low temperature ...
Characteristics of Stars
... distances between stars and galaxies • Proxima Centauri is 4.3 light years away • Looking back in time ...
... distances between stars and galaxies • Proxima Centauri is 4.3 light years away • Looking back in time ...
What are stars?
... - We know now that the stars in a constellation are not necessarily very close together, but appear to be due to our line of sight - Examples – Orion, Ursa Major (Big Dipper) ...
... - We know now that the stars in a constellation are not necessarily very close together, but appear to be due to our line of sight - Examples – Orion, Ursa Major (Big Dipper) ...
The Life Cycle of Stars
... expands to 10 – 100 times its original size The star has used all of its hydrogen fuel. The center shrinks. ...
... expands to 10 – 100 times its original size The star has used all of its hydrogen fuel. The center shrinks. ...
Exoplanets - Mid-Pacific Institute
... the star drops by a small amount • The amount as to how much the star dims depends on the size of the planet among others • Second most productive method ...
... the star drops by a small amount • The amount as to how much the star dims depends on the size of the planet among others • Second most productive method ...
Stars 19.1
... into colors using a spectrum The spectrum colors from the light show the star’s temperature and composition. The pattern of lines also show some of the elements in the star’s atmosphere. ...
... into colors using a spectrum The spectrum colors from the light show the star’s temperature and composition. The pattern of lines also show some of the elements in the star’s atmosphere. ...