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ASTR 105 Intro Astronomy: The Solar System
... little bit each day – This is the origin of zodiac symbols ...
... little bit each day – This is the origin of zodiac symbols ...
slides - Indico
... Require large samples of, in particular, r-process-enhanced, metal-poor stars in order to place constraints on the nature of the r-process, its site(s), examination of possible variation in abundance patterns from star to star, and of course… ...
... Require large samples of, in particular, r-process-enhanced, metal-poor stars in order to place constraints on the nature of the r-process, its site(s), examination of possible variation in abundance patterns from star to star, and of course… ...
Background Information - Eu-Hou
... In order to plot a HR diagram, the temperature and luminosity of the stars need to be known. The simplest indication of a star’s temperature is its colour. A star’s colour is simply a measure of the amount of light from the star in one filter compared to another. The most common colour system is B-V ...
... In order to plot a HR diagram, the temperature and luminosity of the stars need to be known. The simplest indication of a star’s temperature is its colour. A star’s colour is simply a measure of the amount of light from the star in one filter compared to another. The most common colour system is B-V ...
Friday, April 25 - Otterbein University
... Herschel’s Findings • Stars thinned out very fast at right angles to Milky Way • In the plane of the Milky Way the thinning was slower and depended upon the direction in which he looked • Flaws: – Observations made only in visible spectrum – Did not take into account absorption by interstellar gas ...
... Herschel’s Findings • Stars thinned out very fast at right angles to Milky Way • In the plane of the Milky Way the thinning was slower and depended upon the direction in which he looked • Flaws: – Observations made only in visible spectrum – Did not take into account absorption by interstellar gas ...
The Sky and its Motions
... If you look up into the sky, towards the south, then … 1. east is to your right, north is behind you, west is to your left. 2. east is to your left, north is behind you, west is to your right. 3. east is to your left, west is behind you, north is to your right. 4. east is to your right, west is beh ...
... If you look up into the sky, towards the south, then … 1. east is to your right, north is behind you, west is to your left. 2. east is to your left, north is behind you, west is to your right. 3. east is to your left, west is behind you, north is to your right. 4. east is to your right, west is beh ...
Lab 5 Takehome
... Figure 2 shows the same stars, but here what’s plotted is the apparent brightness of the star as seen from the Earth, instead of the luminosity. The vertical axis is scaled so that 1.0 represe ...
... Figure 2 shows the same stars, but here what’s plotted is the apparent brightness of the star as seen from the Earth, instead of the luminosity. The vertical axis is scaled so that 1.0 represe ...
Slide 1 - Physics @ IUPUI
... • However, there is a region on the HR diagram where this is not the case – the instability strip. • In this region stars will pulsate – that is they will expand and contract. • This causes the star to get brighter and dimer. ...
... • However, there is a region on the HR diagram where this is not the case – the instability strip. • In this region stars will pulsate – that is they will expand and contract. • This causes the star to get brighter and dimer. ...
Lecture notes -- pdf file - University of Iowa Astrophysics
... • First measurements made in 1838 (Friedrich Bessel) • Closest star is Alpha Centauri, p=0.75 arcseconds, d=1.33 parsecs= 4.35 light years • Nearest stars are a few to many parsecs, 5 - 20 light years ...
... • First measurements made in 1838 (Friedrich Bessel) • Closest star is Alpha Centauri, p=0.75 arcseconds, d=1.33 parsecs= 4.35 light years • Nearest stars are a few to many parsecs, 5 - 20 light years ...
hawaiian astronomical concepts ii
... of the zodiac. The similarity, however, is only in the nomenclature. Kepelino subdivides the fixed stars into three groups: (a) the greater stars which include the sun, moon and Venus; (b) the stars used as guides in navigation; and (c) the Zalani, or “stars of heaven.” The second large class he cha ...
... of the zodiac. The similarity, however, is only in the nomenclature. Kepelino subdivides the fixed stars into three groups: (a) the greater stars which include the sun, moon and Venus; (b) the stars used as guides in navigation; and (c) the Zalani, or “stars of heaven.” The second large class he cha ...
08 September: How far away are the closest stars?
... • If the distance between the Earth and Sun were shrunk to 1 cm (0.4 inches), Alpha Centauri would be 2.75 km (1.7 miles) away ...
... • If the distance between the Earth and Sun were shrunk to 1 cm (0.4 inches), Alpha Centauri would be 2.75 km (1.7 miles) away ...
10.5 The Hertzsprung
... An H-R diagram of the 100 brightest stars looks quite different: These stars are all more luminous than the Sun. Two new categories appear here – the red giants and the blue giants. Clearly, the brightest stars in the sky appear bright because of their enormous luminosities, not their proximity. ...
... An H-R diagram of the 100 brightest stars looks quite different: These stars are all more luminous than the Sun. Two new categories appear here – the red giants and the blue giants. Clearly, the brightest stars in the sky appear bright because of their enormous luminosities, not their proximity. ...
High Mass Stars
... – From H-R diagram its luminosity is 100000 times greater than the Sun’s. – It therefore burns fuel (uses it’s mass) 100000 times faster than the Sun. – It has 25 times the mass of the Sun so its lifetime will be 25/100000 = 0.00025 times than the Sun’s lifetime = 2.5 million years. ...
... – From H-R diagram its luminosity is 100000 times greater than the Sun’s. – It therefore burns fuel (uses it’s mass) 100000 times faster than the Sun. – It has 25 times the mass of the Sun so its lifetime will be 25/100000 = 0.00025 times than the Sun’s lifetime = 2.5 million years. ...
First Exam - University of Iowa Astrophysics
... (e) desiccated bodies of dead aliens from 3.75 billion years ago in the Hellas Basin of Mars 21. You look up and see a star shining in the night sky. How long ago was the light that you are now seeing radiated from the surface of the star? Stars are obviously at range of distances. Only one of the v ...
... (e) desiccated bodies of dead aliens from 3.75 billion years ago in the Hellas Basin of Mars 21. You look up and see a star shining in the night sky. How long ago was the light that you are now seeing radiated from the surface of the star? Stars are obviously at range of distances. Only one of the v ...
this article as a PDF
... then try 100x and 200x. The name "planetary" is misleading, as these objects are not planets at all but stars at the end of their life cycle. However, they do look something like cloudy planets, and this fact confused earlier observers whose incorrect naming convention has stayed with us to this day ...
... then try 100x and 200x. The name "planetary" is misleading, as these objects are not planets at all but stars at the end of their life cycle. However, they do look something like cloudy planets, and this fact confused earlier observers whose incorrect naming convention has stayed with us to this day ...
The Resounding Universe
... plines. In medieval universities, the preparatory studies comprised rhetoric, grammar, and logic, the so-called Trivium (latin word standing for “the three ways”). This was followed by the Quadrivium (“the four ways”) based on the knowledge of the number (arithmetic), its relation with space (geomet ...
... plines. In medieval universities, the preparatory studies comprised rhetoric, grammar, and logic, the so-called Trivium (latin word standing for “the three ways”). This was followed by the Quadrivium (“the four ways”) based on the knowledge of the number (arithmetic), its relation with space (geomet ...
Celestial Motions - Georgia State University
... They depend on latitude because your position on Earth determines which constellations remain below the horizon. They depend on time of year because Earth’s orbit changes the apparent location of the Sun among the stars. ...
... They depend on latitude because your position on Earth determines which constellations remain below the horizon. They depend on time of year because Earth’s orbit changes the apparent location of the Sun among the stars. ...
(HR) Diagrams
... O stars, by the way, are rare. Few stars so massive form in the first place, and when they do, they “live fast and die young,” having a very short stellar lifespan. Therefore, at a given time in one sector of our galaxies spiral arms, you might not find any O stars. When you are done plotting the n ...
... O stars, by the way, are rare. Few stars so massive form in the first place, and when they do, they “live fast and die young,” having a very short stellar lifespan. Therefore, at a given time in one sector of our galaxies spiral arms, you might not find any O stars. When you are done plotting the n ...
Celestial Motions
... • But very difficult to explain if you think that Earth is the center of the universe! • In fact, ancients considered. but rejected the ...
... • But very difficult to explain if you think that Earth is the center of the universe! • In fact, ancients considered. but rejected the ...
August 2015 - Shasta Astronomy Club
... planet in its star’s habitable zone: Kepler-452b. But this one is different: It orbits a star much more like the Sun. The star and planet are about 1,400 light-years away. The planet was discovered using what’s called the transit method; as it orbits its star, we see that orbit edge-on. Once every o ...
... planet in its star’s habitable zone: Kepler-452b. But this one is different: It orbits a star much more like the Sun. The star and planet are about 1,400 light-years away. The planet was discovered using what’s called the transit method; as it orbits its star, we see that orbit edge-on. Once every o ...
Celestial Motions
... • all lie at about the same distance from Earth. • may actually be quite far away from each other. ...
... • all lie at about the same distance from Earth. • may actually be quite far away from each other. ...
AST 301 Introduction to Astronomy - University of Texas Astronomy
... 200 pc, but you don’t need to know that.) The more distant star (Spica) appears fainter. Since it is twice as distant as Canopus, it appears 4 times fainter, or ¼ as bright. We could use the magnitude system to describe how much fainter Spica is than Canopus, but I prefer to talk about fluxes instea ...
... 200 pc, but you don’t need to know that.) The more distant star (Spica) appears fainter. Since it is twice as distant as Canopus, it appears 4 times fainter, or ¼ as bright. We could use the magnitude system to describe how much fainter Spica is than Canopus, but I prefer to talk about fluxes instea ...
The Dramatic Lives of Stars
... C. Shrinks and heats up as it ages D. Shrinks and cools as it ages ...
... C. Shrinks and heats up as it ages D. Shrinks and cools as it ages ...
Constellation
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In modern astronomy, a constellation is a specific area of the celestial sphere as defined by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). These areas had their origins in Western-traditional asterisms from which the constellations take their names. There are 88 officially recognized constellations, covering the entire sky.Thus, any given point in a celestial coordinate system can unambiguously be assigned to a constellation. It is usual in astronomy to give the constellation in which a given object is found along with its coordinates in order to convey a rough idea in which part of the sky it is located. For example, saying the Horsehead Nebula is near Orion's Belt in the constellation Orion immediately locates it just south of the ecliptic and conveys that it is best observable in winter from the Northern Hemisphere.