The Night Sky 12-07
... evening twilight. During the first few days of April, before it disappears from view, Mercury can be glimpsed along the horizon well below Mars. Jupiter reaches opposition this month, which means that it will be up all night long and high in the south at local midnight. For us in the U.P. on Eastern ...
... evening twilight. During the first few days of April, before it disappears from view, Mercury can be glimpsed along the horizon well below Mars. Jupiter reaches opposition this month, which means that it will be up all night long and high in the south at local midnight. For us in the U.P. on Eastern ...
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. ...
Chapter 30 Study Notes
... A star with the sun’s mass would stay on the main sequence of the H-R diagram for about _____ 10 billion years. ...
... A star with the sun’s mass would stay on the main sequence of the H-R diagram for about _____ 10 billion years. ...
May Evening Skies
... The planets Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn's rising position are plotted for midMay 2016. Eleven objects of first magnitude or brighter are visible. In order of brightness they are: Jupiter, Mars, Arcturus, Vega, Capella, Procyon, Betelgeuse, Spica, Pollux, Deneb, and Regulus. In addition to stars, other ...
... The planets Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn's rising position are plotted for midMay 2016. Eleven objects of first magnitude or brighter are visible. In order of brightness they are: Jupiter, Mars, Arcturus, Vega, Capella, Procyon, Betelgeuse, Spica, Pollux, Deneb, and Regulus. In addition to stars, other ...
The Stars
... 9. distinguish between nova, supernova, neutron star and black hole. Science Literacy Benchmarks (AAAS, 1993, 4.A: The Physical Setting) By the end of the 2nd grade, students should know that There are more stars in the sky than anyone can easily count, but they are not scattered evenly, and they ...
... 9. distinguish between nova, supernova, neutron star and black hole. Science Literacy Benchmarks (AAAS, 1993, 4.A: The Physical Setting) By the end of the 2nd grade, students should know that There are more stars in the sky than anyone can easily count, but they are not scattered evenly, and they ...
May
... known as the Hockey Stick Galaxy, the key features are the angled tilt of the disk and the apparent offset of the core. If observing at low magnification look in the same field of view for NGC4631, a more distant galaxy also seen edge-on. M64 is a type Sb spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Bere ...
... known as the Hockey Stick Galaxy, the key features are the angled tilt of the disk and the apparent offset of the core. If observing at low magnification look in the same field of view for NGC4631, a more distant galaxy also seen edge-on. M64 is a type Sb spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Bere ...
Astronomy Quiz #1 Answers
... 7. What are the two important discoveries made by Edwin Hubble? -many galaxies existed beyond the Milky Way -almost all galaxies are moving away from each other ...
... 7. What are the two important discoveries made by Edwin Hubble? -many galaxies existed beyond the Milky Way -almost all galaxies are moving away from each other ...
Galactic Address/Stars/Constellations
... What is a star? • A star is an object in space that produces its own light and heat through nuclear ...
... What is a star? • A star is an object in space that produces its own light and heat through nuclear ...
Astronomy Lecture Notes: Stellar Nomenclature I Introduction
... 1. If one star is 1 magnitude brighter than another then that star is actually about 2.5 times brighter as measured in Watts/m2 by a photometer. 2. If one star is 5 magnitudes brighter than another then that star is actually exactly 100 times brighter as measured in Watts/m2 by a photometer. 3. Exam ...
... 1. If one star is 1 magnitude brighter than another then that star is actually about 2.5 times brighter as measured in Watts/m2 by a photometer. 2. If one star is 5 magnitudes brighter than another then that star is actually exactly 100 times brighter as measured in Watts/m2 by a photometer. 3. Exam ...
From the Everett and Seattle Astronomical
... One of the highlights of the Milky Way is the Big Dipper, our stellar signpost. The Big Dipper now lies in the northwest with its handle pointing toward Arcturus. The Big Dipper is not a constellation but an asterism or distinctive group of stars. It consists of 7 bright stars forming a dipper, a sm ...
... One of the highlights of the Milky Way is the Big Dipper, our stellar signpost. The Big Dipper now lies in the northwest with its handle pointing toward Arcturus. The Big Dipper is not a constellation but an asterism or distinctive group of stars. It consists of 7 bright stars forming a dipper, a sm ...
3.1e Finding Polaris and Sirius
... Star hopping is used to find the Andromeda Galaxy (M31). If you live where you have very dark skies, the Andromeda Galaxy is the furthest object that you can see with your naked eye – 2.4 million light years away! The galaxy appears as a small, white, fuzzy patch. When you have found the Great Squar ...
... Star hopping is used to find the Andromeda Galaxy (M31). If you live where you have very dark skies, the Andromeda Galaxy is the furthest object that you can see with your naked eye – 2.4 million light years away! The galaxy appears as a small, white, fuzzy patch. When you have found the Great Squar ...
REVIEW: STAR`S TEST
... What is the apparent magnitude of Jupiter ? _____-2.0_______________ How much brighter is the moon than Jupiter ? ____10,000_____________ Can a 15 cm telescope see an object with an apparent magnitude of 18.5 ? _______NO____________ ...
... What is the apparent magnitude of Jupiter ? _____-2.0_______________ How much brighter is the moon than Jupiter ? ____10,000_____________ Can a 15 cm telescope see an object with an apparent magnitude of 18.5 ? _______NO____________ ...
Constellations and Planets in the Night Sky
... If you observed the planet Mars every night for a while, at first it would appear to move from west to east among the stars. Then it would reverse direction for a while and travel from east to west. Finally, it would once again move in a eastward direction. This is why the Greeks called planets wan ...
... If you observed the planet Mars every night for a while, at first it would appear to move from west to east among the stars. Then it would reverse direction for a while and travel from east to west. Finally, it would once again move in a eastward direction. This is why the Greeks called planets wan ...
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.