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... Minor, and again NOT the same. How to find the Little Dipper & the Big Dipper You can find Big Dipper easily during every bright night here in the Netherlands. You can use it to find Polaris, which is again part of the Little Dipper. See chapter 2. What is Orion? &How can you find Orion? Orion is of ...
... Minor, and again NOT the same. How to find the Little Dipper & the Big Dipper You can find Big Dipper easily during every bright night here in the Netherlands. You can use it to find Polaris, which is again part of the Little Dipper. See chapter 2. What is Orion? &How can you find Orion? Orion is of ...
HOMEWORK #1
... magnitude.” Astronomers refer to a star’s “absolute magnitude (M)” as the apparent magnitude it would have at an arbitrary standardized distance of 10 parsecs (i.e., 32.6 light-years). #2. Combine the two equations above to show that the difference between a star’s apparent and absolute magnitude is ...
... magnitude.” Astronomers refer to a star’s “absolute magnitude (M)” as the apparent magnitude it would have at an arbitrary standardized distance of 10 parsecs (i.e., 32.6 light-years). #2. Combine the two equations above to show that the difference between a star’s apparent and absolute magnitude is ...
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... magnitude.” Astronomers refer to a star’s “absolute magnitude (M)” as the apparent magnitude it would have at an arbitrary standardized distance of 10 parsecs (i.e., 32.6 light-years). #2. Combine the two equations above to show that the difference between a star’s apparent and absolute magnitude is ...
... magnitude.” Astronomers refer to a star’s “absolute magnitude (M)” as the apparent magnitude it would have at an arbitrary standardized distance of 10 parsecs (i.e., 32.6 light-years). #2. Combine the two equations above to show that the difference between a star’s apparent and absolute magnitude is ...
Chapter 19. Mapping the Universe from Herschel to Sloan
... slow process because you need to get many images of a galaxy spread out over more than a year and discover all the Cepheids, measure their brightnesses as a function of time, etc. Fortunately, a second discovery by Hubble has made this process much easier. While studying the velocities of galaxies ( ...
... slow process because you need to get many images of a galaxy spread out over more than a year and discover all the Cepheids, measure their brightnesses as a function of time, etc. Fortunately, a second discovery by Hubble has made this process much easier. While studying the velocities of galaxies ( ...
Objectives: Learn what units scientists measure distances in space
... 600,000,000,000,000,000 miles in diameter (across). ...
... 600,000,000,000,000,000 miles in diameter (across). ...
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... Why can't evolution go from elliptical to spiral to irregular? Elliptical galaxies contain mostly older stars while spiral and irregular galaxies contain younger stars. Nature progresses physically from younger to older and not in the reverse direction. ...
... Why can't evolution go from elliptical to spiral to irregular? Elliptical galaxies contain mostly older stars while spiral and irregular galaxies contain younger stars. Nature progresses physically from younger to older and not in the reverse direction. ...
Red Giants - Uplift North Hills Prep
... RED GIANT PHASE of star’s existance A star experiences an energy crisis and its core collapses when the star's basic, nonrenewable energy source - hydrogen - is used up. A shell of hydrogen on the edge of the collapsed core will be compressed and heated. The nuclear fusion of the hydrogen in the sh ...
... RED GIANT PHASE of star’s existance A star experiences an energy crisis and its core collapses when the star's basic, nonrenewable energy source - hydrogen - is used up. A shell of hydrogen on the edge of the collapsed core will be compressed and heated. The nuclear fusion of the hydrogen in the sh ...
the stars
... would be seen from an observer anywhere on the Earth and at any epoch. Stellarium can also draw the constellations and simulate astronomical phenomena such as meteor showers and solar or lunar eclipses. Stellarium may be used as an educational tool for kids of all ages, as an observational aid for a ...
... would be seen from an observer anywhere on the Earth and at any epoch. Stellarium can also draw the constellations and simulate astronomical phenomena such as meteor showers and solar or lunar eclipses. Stellarium may be used as an educational tool for kids of all ages, as an observational aid for a ...
The Night Sky
... passage of the comet around the Sun. Records of observation of the Perseid meteor shower go back as far as two thousand years. The trail of dust is so old that it contains larger than average particles, thus this shower is known for having exceptionally bright, colorful meteors leaving long trails a ...
... passage of the comet around the Sun. Records of observation of the Perseid meteor shower go back as far as two thousand years. The trail of dust is so old that it contains larger than average particles, thus this shower is known for having exceptionally bright, colorful meteors leaving long trails a ...
Nebula Beginnings - University of Dayton
... of stars far more massive than our Sun. The precursor star to this remnant, which was located slightly below and left of center in the image, is estimated to have been 25 times the mass of our Sun. These stars "cook" heavier elements through nuclear fusion, including oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, iron e ...
... of stars far more massive than our Sun. The precursor star to this remnant, which was located slightly below and left of center in the image, is estimated to have been 25 times the mass of our Sun. These stars "cook" heavier elements through nuclear fusion, including oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, iron e ...
Spectra of stars
... in the spectrum. These lines correspond to the emission lines of particular elements in the star. Spectral classification The spectra of stars are classified into a number of types first proposed by a group of astronomers, notably E.C.Pickering, at Harvard in about 1900. They gave each type of star ...
... in the spectrum. These lines correspond to the emission lines of particular elements in the star. Spectral classification The spectra of stars are classified into a number of types first proposed by a group of astronomers, notably E.C.Pickering, at Harvard in about 1900. They gave each type of star ...
CHAPTER 10, Stellar Motions
... Astronomers have now detected hundreds of planetary bodies, called exoplanets, moving in orbit around other stars. Most of these are more massive than any of the Sun's planets. These planetary-like bodies are detected because of their strong gravitational interactions with their stars. However, tech ...
... Astronomers have now detected hundreds of planetary bodies, called exoplanets, moving in orbit around other stars. Most of these are more massive than any of the Sun's planets. These planetary-like bodies are detected because of their strong gravitational interactions with their stars. However, tech ...
The Life Cycle of Stars Introduction Stars are huge spheres of very
... in diameter, but they are very massive. A neutron star is as dense as matter in the nucleus of an atom, about 1017 kg/m3. Just a teaspoon of matter from a neutron star would weigh more than 100 million tons on Earth. Neutron stars can be detected as pulsars, or spinning neutron stars that are source ...
... in diameter, but they are very massive. A neutron star is as dense as matter in the nucleus of an atom, about 1017 kg/m3. Just a teaspoon of matter from a neutron star would weigh more than 100 million tons on Earth. Neutron stars can be detected as pulsars, or spinning neutron stars that are source ...
Teacher Guide - Astronomy Outreach at UT Austin
... Page the photon reporter: an energetic but sensitive photon journalist who is interviewing the Sun for her column in the Local Group Times. Sol the white dwarf: a kind and friendly star, our Sun at the end of his life. Sol used to be a yellow star. This interview takes place about 5 billion years in ...
... Page the photon reporter: an energetic but sensitive photon journalist who is interviewing the Sun for her column in the Local Group Times. Sol the white dwarf: a kind and friendly star, our Sun at the end of his life. Sol used to be a yellow star. This interview takes place about 5 billion years in ...
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... Pleiades now has no stars with life expectancy less than around 100 million years. ...
... Pleiades now has no stars with life expectancy less than around 100 million years. ...
Course Expectations
... 8. The Hubble Tuning Fork is the tool used to classify galaxies 9. The difference between active and inactive galaxies 10. Hubble’s Law is used to calculate the distance to other galaxies 11. The farther away the galaxy is the faster it is moving 12. The Big Bang Theory is currently the most widely ...
... 8. The Hubble Tuning Fork is the tool used to classify galaxies 9. The difference between active and inactive galaxies 10. Hubble’s Law is used to calculate the distance to other galaxies 11. The farther away the galaxy is the faster it is moving 12. The Big Bang Theory is currently the most widely ...
Practice Questions for Final
... According to the Big Bang theory, why do we live in a universe that is made of matter rather than antimatter? A. The fact that we live in a universe made of matter is not surprising, because antimatter has never been shown to exist for real. B. Einstein's famous equation E = mc2 tells us that energy ...
... According to the Big Bang theory, why do we live in a universe that is made of matter rather than antimatter? A. The fact that we live in a universe made of matter is not surprising, because antimatter has never been shown to exist for real. B. Einstein's famous equation E = mc2 tells us that energy ...
Why Aren`t All Galaxies Barred?
... balanced on its point. Just as a tiny disturbance will cause the pencil to fall, so a slight clumping of stars will attract more, making the attraction stronger and so dragging in yet more stars. The result is a bar which forms in order to "redistribute angular momentum" among the stars: Each star's ...
... balanced on its point. Just as a tiny disturbance will cause the pencil to fall, so a slight clumping of stars will attract more, making the attraction stronger and so dragging in yet more stars. The result is a bar which forms in order to "redistribute angular momentum" among the stars: Each star's ...
Lecture 3 - Night Sky and Motion of the Earth around the Sun
... • The Earth’s TRUE rotation period is 23h 56m 3s, not 24hrs! This is called the sidereal period or the rotation period relative to the stars. It takes about 4 minutes more rotation for the Sun to be in the same place as yesterday. Hence a solar day, or time from noon to noon, is 23h 56m + 4m = 24 ho ...
... • The Earth’s TRUE rotation period is 23h 56m 3s, not 24hrs! This is called the sidereal period or the rotation period relative to the stars. It takes about 4 minutes more rotation for the Sun to be in the same place as yesterday. Hence a solar day, or time from noon to noon, is 23h 56m + 4m = 24 ho ...
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.