Review Quiz No. 22
... belongs to the solar system. belongs to the Milky Way. is located as distances of less than 100 pc from us. is located in galaxies other than the Milky Way. does not belong to a particular galaxy at all. ...
... belongs to the solar system. belongs to the Milky Way. is located as distances of less than 100 pc from us. is located in galaxies other than the Milky Way. does not belong to a particular galaxy at all. ...
Topic 3 – Waves and the Universe
... EXPLORING THE UNIVERSE Early telescopes let people see objects that emitted visible light The invention of photography allowed detailed pictures to be taken of even faint objects (by pointing the telescope at a fixed point for hours) As already mentioned in earlier topics, most objects give out ener ...
... EXPLORING THE UNIVERSE Early telescopes let people see objects that emitted visible light The invention of photography allowed detailed pictures to be taken of even faint objects (by pointing the telescope at a fixed point for hours) As already mentioned in earlier topics, most objects give out ener ...
PDF - Interactive Stars
... Between the Great Bear, which dominates the frozen North, and which was sacred to Artemis, the virgin goddess of the crescent moon and of wild places, and Virgo, the ancient zodiac goddess of the corn, lies one of the most mysterious figures in the heavens. His official name is Bootes pronounced Bo- ...
... Between the Great Bear, which dominates the frozen North, and which was sacred to Artemis, the virgin goddess of the crescent moon and of wild places, and Virgo, the ancient zodiac goddess of the corn, lies one of the most mysterious figures in the heavens. His official name is Bootes pronounced Bo- ...
Topic 3 notes - WordPress.com
... EXPLORING THE UNIVERSE Early telescopes let people see objects that emitted visible light The invention of photography allowed detailed pictures to be taken of even faint objects (by pointing the telescope at a fixed point for hours) As already mentioned in earlier topics, most objects give out ener ...
... EXPLORING THE UNIVERSE Early telescopes let people see objects that emitted visible light The invention of photography allowed detailed pictures to be taken of even faint objects (by pointing the telescope at a fixed point for hours) As already mentioned in earlier topics, most objects give out ener ...
Bluffing your way in Astronomy: Taurus
... It’s a old star too, being much further through its lifecycle than the Sun, having exhausted its supply of hydrogen it is now generating energy by fusing atoms of helium into carbon. In other words, it isn’t too well and is on the stellar equivalent of life support. Aldebaran is orbited by a dim red ...
... It’s a old star too, being much further through its lifecycle than the Sun, having exhausted its supply of hydrogen it is now generating energy by fusing atoms of helium into carbon. In other words, it isn’t too well and is on the stellar equivalent of life support. Aldebaran is orbited by a dim red ...
Star Properties and Stellar Evolution
... 1. Pulsating stars – expand and contract 2. Cepheid Variables – used to find distances to galaxies that contain them 3. Eclipsing Binaries – 2 stars revolve around each other ...
... 1. Pulsating stars – expand and contract 2. Cepheid Variables – used to find distances to galaxies that contain them 3. Eclipsing Binaries – 2 stars revolve around each other ...
Mr - White Plains Public Schools
... the brighter. This is not always true though. For example, Polaris is the same temperature as our Sun, but is around 4000X brighter. This difference is due to the mass and size of Polaris. All stars fuse Hydrogen into Helium, when enough Hydrogen collects in a “dust” cloud called a nebula. Nuclear F ...
... the brighter. This is not always true though. For example, Polaris is the same temperature as our Sun, but is around 4000X brighter. This difference is due to the mass and size of Polaris. All stars fuse Hydrogen into Helium, when enough Hydrogen collects in a “dust” cloud called a nebula. Nuclear F ...
LESSON 4, STARS
... viewed from two locations is called parallax. Astronomers use parallax to find the distance ...
... viewed from two locations is called parallax. Astronomers use parallax to find the distance ...
Practice Questions: This is a series of practice tests that you should
... 51. The term equinox is associated with a phenomenon that occurs in the months of a. September and March b. September and December c. March and June d. June and December 52. Draw and label the electromagnetic spectrum. ...
... 51. The term equinox is associated with a phenomenon that occurs in the months of a. September and March b. September and December c. March and June d. June and December 52. Draw and label the electromagnetic spectrum. ...
ch 2 the sky
... Stars in the northern sky appear to revolve around a point called the north celestial pole which is the point on the sky directly above Earth’s north pole (same thing in the southern sky) ◦ The star Polaris (North Star) happens to lie very near the north celestial pole and thus hardly moves as Earth ...
... Stars in the northern sky appear to revolve around a point called the north celestial pole which is the point on the sky directly above Earth’s north pole (same thing in the southern sky) ◦ The star Polaris (North Star) happens to lie very near the north celestial pole and thus hardly moves as Earth ...
Activities, In the Footsteps of Galileo
... Objective: Discover that the band of the Milky Way is primarily composed of an uncountable number of very faint stars. Activity: Pick one of the brighter sections of the Milky Way’s band and draw its star field as seen through the telescope. There may be too many stars to draw! Pick another area of ...
... Objective: Discover that the band of the Milky Way is primarily composed of an uncountable number of very faint stars. Activity: Pick one of the brighter sections of the Milky Way’s band and draw its star field as seen through the telescope. There may be too many stars to draw! Pick another area of ...
Lecture 7
... populations are old…these galaxies evidently formed their stars many billions of years ago early in the history of the Universe. Radio telescopes confirm that they are empty of gas and therefore have no fuel for making stars. In three dimensions, elliptical galaxies are rather spherical but are some ...
... populations are old…these galaxies evidently formed their stars many billions of years ago early in the history of the Universe. Radio telescopes confirm that they are empty of gas and therefore have no fuel for making stars. In three dimensions, elliptical galaxies are rather spherical but are some ...
Mountain Skies - Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute
... haze of the Milky Way appears as steam coming out of the spout. The center of the Galaxy is located in Sagittarius and this area of the sky is rich in star clusters and nebulae of interest to both astronomers and casual viewers of the sky. Try exploring this area of the sky with a pair of binoculars ...
... haze of the Milky Way appears as steam coming out of the spout. The center of the Galaxy is located in Sagittarius and this area of the sky is rich in star clusters and nebulae of interest to both astronomers and casual viewers of the sky. Try exploring this area of the sky with a pair of binoculars ...
The_Birth_of_a_Star
... increases – like a skater who pulls her arms in while spinning 2. If nothing slow the rotation down, the speed will increase until the star is torn apart 3. One way that rotational energy is diminished is by the star splitting into a double star system 4. Another rout is for the star to spin off mat ...
... increases – like a skater who pulls her arms in while spinning 2. If nothing slow the rotation down, the speed will increase until the star is torn apart 3. One way that rotational energy is diminished is by the star splitting into a double star system 4. Another rout is for the star to spin off mat ...
Constellations - Sierra Star Gazers
... (S&T Pocket Sky Atlas – pgs 56 & 58 ) This constellation is best located by looking southward to the familiar scorpion shape, then locating the bright red star, Antares. This red supergiant represents the heart of the easy-to-recognize scorpion. Messier 4 is a 5th magnitude globular cluster that may ...
... (S&T Pocket Sky Atlas – pgs 56 & 58 ) This constellation is best located by looking southward to the familiar scorpion shape, then locating the bright red star, Antares. This red supergiant represents the heart of the easy-to-recognize scorpion. Messier 4 is a 5th magnitude globular cluster that may ...
Grade 9 Science Part 3 Other Celestial Bodies
... - Fragments left over from the formation of the solar system - Pluto is now considered part of this ...
... - Fragments left over from the formation of the solar system - Pluto is now considered part of this ...
May - Fort Worth Astronomical Society
... - 35 Sextans, which shows off a pair of orange and yellow stars, magnitudes 6.3 and 7.4 separated by 6.8" Deep Sky Objects NGC 3115 The star (so to speak) of this constellation is NGC 3115. At 21 MLy away, though it appears small at 4'x1', it's visible in binoculars. Named the Spindle Galaxy, it's h ...
... - 35 Sextans, which shows off a pair of orange and yellow stars, magnitudes 6.3 and 7.4 separated by 6.8" Deep Sky Objects NGC 3115 The star (so to speak) of this constellation is NGC 3115. At 21 MLy away, though it appears small at 4'x1', it's visible in binoculars. Named the Spindle Galaxy, it's h ...
The Solar System and Beyond
... Earth’s rotation) of objects in the universe and how cultures have understood, related to and used these objects in the night sky. Objective 1: Compare the size and distance of objects within systems in the universe. c. Compare the size of the Solar System to the size of the Milky Way galaxy. ...
... Earth’s rotation) of objects in the universe and how cultures have understood, related to and used these objects in the night sky. Objective 1: Compare the size and distance of objects within systems in the universe. c. Compare the size of the Solar System to the size of the Milky Way galaxy. ...
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.