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... • At the very bottom of the main sequence, massive stars being cool because of their great mass • At the very top of the main sequence, massive stars being very hot and active • In the middle of the main sequence, with very hot but less massive stars positioned higher and massive red giant stars pos ...
... • At the very bottom of the main sequence, massive stars being cool because of their great mass • At the very top of the main sequence, massive stars being very hot and active • In the middle of the main sequence, with very hot but less massive stars positioned higher and massive red giant stars pos ...
Low Mass
... Formation of Planetary Nebula • Double-shell burning causes strong stellar winds, star expels all of its outer layers • Expelled material, rich in heavy elements such as carbon and silicon, forms planetary nebula. • ~60% of mass is lost in planetary nebula • The process of expelling material and for ...
... Formation of Planetary Nebula • Double-shell burning causes strong stellar winds, star expels all of its outer layers • Expelled material, rich in heavy elements such as carbon and silicon, forms planetary nebula. • ~60% of mass is lost in planetary nebula • The process of expelling material and for ...
The All-Seeing, All-Magnifying Eye
... October 14, 1994 with the Wide Field Planetary Camera-2 aboard the Hubble Space Telescope. tremendous gravitational field that bends the light to magnify, brighten and distort the image of the more distant object. How distorted the image becomes and how many copies are made depends upon the alignmen ...
... October 14, 1994 with the Wide Field Planetary Camera-2 aboard the Hubble Space Telescope. tremendous gravitational field that bends the light to magnify, brighten and distort the image of the more distant object. How distorted the image becomes and how many copies are made depends upon the alignmen ...
xam2ans
... in the core of a main sequence star like the Sun? Answer: The rest mass energy of a neutron is larger than a proton plus electron. Consequently this reaction is endothermic, which means energetically unfavorable. (d) On the other hand, p+ + e → n + e does occur in a neutron star or a sufficiently ...
... in the core of a main sequence star like the Sun? Answer: The rest mass energy of a neutron is larger than a proton plus electron. Consequently this reaction is endothermic, which means energetically unfavorable. (d) On the other hand, p+ + e → n + e does occur in a neutron star or a sufficiently ...
Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer
... Search data set for interesting individual objects that represent rare classes of objects. ...
... Search data set for interesting individual objects that represent rare classes of objects. ...
Astronomy 103
... Bavaria developed the spectroscope in the early 1800's. Wollaston was the first to see dark lines in the spectrum of the Sun and by 1863, it was known that these dark lines were identical to patterns of spectral lines from particular elements found on the Earth. (One set of lines failed to match the ...
... Bavaria developed the spectroscope in the early 1800's. Wollaston was the first to see dark lines in the spectrum of the Sun and by 1863, it was known that these dark lines were identical to patterns of spectral lines from particular elements found on the Earth. (One set of lines failed to match the ...
K-3 Planetarium Lesson: Our Skies
... Stars appear small because they are so far away Milky Way Moon (if visible) More about perspective: Moon & sun appear same size even though moon is smaller (because it is closer) The Big Dipper & The North Star Alaska’s flag Trace the big dipper. Show how the big dipper can be used to ...
... Stars appear small because they are so far away Milky Way Moon (if visible) More about perspective: Moon & sun appear same size even though moon is smaller (because it is closer) The Big Dipper & The North Star Alaska’s flag Trace the big dipper. Show how the big dipper can be used to ...
UNIT VIII/B: THE EARTH IN SPACE – STARS AND GALAXIES
... e. Dark matter is material that is believed to make up more than 90% of the mass of the universe, but is not readily visible because it neither emits nor reflects electromagnetic radiation, such as light or radio signals. Its composition is unknown. It can be detected by its gravitational effect on ...
... e. Dark matter is material that is believed to make up more than 90% of the mass of the universe, but is not readily visible because it neither emits nor reflects electromagnetic radiation, such as light or radio signals. Its composition is unknown. It can be detected by its gravitational effect on ...
Stars
... toward each other by gravity • Many stars orbit each other • More than 50% of stars occur in pairs or multiples. • Binary stars are used to determine the star property most difficult to calculate – It’s mass ...
... toward each other by gravity • Many stars orbit each other • More than 50% of stars occur in pairs or multiples. • Binary stars are used to determine the star property most difficult to calculate – It’s mass ...
SPA 302: THE EVOLUTION OF STARS LECTURE 1: BASICS OF
... 1.3.2 Brightness and Luminosity of Stars The luminosity of a star, denoted by L, is one of the most important characteristics of stars. It is measured in Watts (W) or as a multiple of the Sun's luminosity Lʘ and it is the amount of energy emitted per unit are of a star surface per second. However, i ...
... 1.3.2 Brightness and Luminosity of Stars The luminosity of a star, denoted by L, is one of the most important characteristics of stars. It is measured in Watts (W) or as a multiple of the Sun's luminosity Lʘ and it is the amount of energy emitted per unit are of a star surface per second. However, i ...
Notes - Michigan State University
... presence of 22Ne reduces Ye below 0.5 and therefore the amount of 56Ni produced ...
... presence of 22Ne reduces Ye below 0.5 and therefore the amount of 56Ni produced ...
5. cosmic distance ladder ii: standard candles
... easily calculated. However, some special types of variable and exploding stars do have known, standard luminosities. Consequently, if you can identify a star as being one of these special types, you know its luminosity. Then you only have to measure its brightness to be able to compute its distance. ...
... easily calculated. However, some special types of variable and exploding stars do have known, standard luminosities. Consequently, if you can identify a star as being one of these special types, you know its luminosity. Then you only have to measure its brightness to be able to compute its distance. ...
Learning Objectives
... easily calculated. However, some special types of variable and exploding stars do have known, standard luminosities. Consequently, if you can identify a star as being one of these special types, you know its luminosity. Then you only have to measure its brightness to be able to compute its distance. ...
... easily calculated. However, some special types of variable and exploding stars do have known, standard luminosities. Consequently, if you can identify a star as being one of these special types, you know its luminosity. Then you only have to measure its brightness to be able to compute its distance. ...
Review: How does a star`s mass determine its life story?
... One way to tell supernova types apart is with a light curve showing how luminosity changes with time. ...
... One way to tell supernova types apart is with a light curve showing how luminosity changes with time. ...
1 - Uplift North Hills Prep
... M10/4/PHYSI/SP3/ENG/TZ2/XX Option E — Astrophysics E1. This question is about the relative population density of stars and galaxies. The number of stars around the Sun, within a distance of 17 ly, is 75. The number of galaxies in the local group, within a distance of 4.0 x 106 ly from the Sun, is 2 ...
... M10/4/PHYSI/SP3/ENG/TZ2/XX Option E — Astrophysics E1. This question is about the relative population density of stars and galaxies. The number of stars around the Sun, within a distance of 17 ly, is 75. The number of galaxies in the local group, within a distance of 4.0 x 106 ly from the Sun, is 2 ...
The Hot-plate Model of a Star Model of Stars—5 Oct •
... What can I do to make the same hotplate at the same setting burn my hand and not burn my hand? (Without modifying the sun, what can I do to make the sun brighter or fainter?) A. B. ...
... What can I do to make the same hotplate at the same setting burn my hand and not burn my hand? (Without modifying the sun, what can I do to make the sun brighter or fainter?) A. B. ...
Astrophysics Presentation
... -- so if it looks dim it must be a very long way away A red star is not as bright, so if it looks bright it must be relatively close. For example: Sirius and Alpha Centauri are similar in apparent brightness but Sirius is bluish while A.Cent. is yellowish ...
... -- so if it looks dim it must be a very long way away A red star is not as bright, so if it looks bright it must be relatively close. For example: Sirius and Alpha Centauri are similar in apparent brightness but Sirius is bluish while A.Cent. is yellowish ...
Photoelectric Photometry of the Pleiades
... The computer program you will use is a realistic simulation of a UBV photometer attached to a moderate sized research telescope. The telescope is controlled by a computer that allows you to move from star to star and make measurements. Different filters can be selected for each observation, and the ...
... The computer program you will use is a realistic simulation of a UBV photometer attached to a moderate sized research telescope. The telescope is controlled by a computer that allows you to move from star to star and make measurements. Different filters can be selected for each observation, and the ...
Cygnus (constellation)

Cygnus /ˈsɪɡnəs/ is a northern constellation lying on the plane of the Milky Way, deriving its name from the Latinized Greek word for swan. The swan is one of the most recognizable constellations of the northern summer and autumn, it features a prominent asterism known as the Northern Cross (in contrast to the Southern Cross). Cygnus was among the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations.Cygnus contains Deneb, one of the brightest stars in the night sky and one corner of the Summer Triangle, as well as some notable X-ray sources and the giant stellar association of Cygnus OB2. One of the stars of this association, NML Cygni, is one of the largest stars currently known. The constellation is also home to Cygnus X-1, a distant X-ray binary containing a supergiant and unseen massive companion that was the first object widely held to be a black hole. Many star systems in Cygnus have known planets as a result of the Kepler Mission observing one patch of the sky, the patch is the area around Cygnus. In addition, most of the eastern part of Cygnus is dominated by the Hercules–Corona Borealis Great Wall, a giant galaxy filament that is the largest known structure in the observable universe; covering most of the northern sky.