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Galaxies - Stockton University
Galaxies - Stockton University

HW #8 Stellar Evolution I Solutions
HW #8 Stellar Evolution I Solutions

... rate in the event of fluctuations in the core fusion rate. This is known as a negative feedback cycle. For example, if core fusion rates momentarily increase, then the excess energy generated will increase the temperature of the core and cause the core to expand slightly. The resulting expansion the ...
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... those that have finished fusing H to He in their cores are no longer on the main sequence. • All stars become larger and redder after exhausting their core hydrogen: giants and ...
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... The image reveals the central star, which is difficult t o see in images taken with visible light. Surrounding it is an elongated region of gas and dust cast off by the star. This gas (appearing as white) has a temperature of several tens of t housands of degrees Fahrenheit. The object has two “cone ...
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... Characteristics of Main Sequence Stars Main-sequence stars obey several relations (which are mostly predictable from homology). • Main sequence stars obey a mass-luminosity relation, with L ∝ Mη . The slope η changes slightly over the range of masses; between 1 and 10M¯ , η ≈ 3.88. The relation flat ...
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... Introduction: Star Search is an online game developed by the Victorian Space Science Education Centre (VSSEC) that allows the user to go on a simulated journey into space using a spacecraft in search of various stars. The user is able to scan the star to obtain important characteristics about the st ...
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... from the sun's light. When we look at stars they appear to be twinkling. However, stars don't actually twinkle. Convection currents in the Earth's atmosphere affect the light we see from stars. Light from stars takes time to reach Earth because of the long distance from the stars to Earth. So, when ...
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Ursa Major



Ursa Major /ˈɜrsə ˈmeɪdʒər/ (also known as the Great Bear and Charles' Wain) is a constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere. One of the 48 constellations listed by Ptolemy (second century AD), it remains one of the 88 modern constellations. It can be visible throughout the year in most of the northern hemisphere. Its name, Latin for ""the greater (or larger) she-bear"", stands as a reference to and in direct contrast with Ursa Minor, ""the smaller she-bear"", with which it is frequently associated in mythology and amateur astronomy. The constellation's most recognizable asterism, a group of seven relatively bright stars commonly known as the ""Big Dipper"", ""the Wagon"" or ""the Plough"" (among others), both mimicks the shape of the lesser bear (the ""Little Dipper"") and is commonly used as a navigational pointer towards the current northern pole star, Polaris in Ursa Minor. The Big Dipper and the constellation as a whole have mythological significance in numerous world cultures, usually as a symbol of the north.The third largest constellation in the sky, Ursa Major is home to many deep-sky objects including seven Messier objects, four other NGC objects and I Zwicky 18, the youngest known galaxy in the visible universe.
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