
Old Final
... B) the star spins and beams of radio waves cross the Earth periodically C) the star accretes matter causing periodic runaway fusion that we observe as pulses D) the star's binary companion periodically blocks the pulsar's constant radio emission E) a black hole near the star absorbs the pulsar's ene ...
... B) the star spins and beams of radio waves cross the Earth periodically C) the star accretes matter causing periodic runaway fusion that we observe as pulses D) the star's binary companion periodically blocks the pulsar's constant radio emission E) a black hole near the star absorbs the pulsar's ene ...
Stellar Evolution - Hays High Indians
... The Life of HUGE Stars • As particles fall to the core they lose kinetic & potential energy and more HEAT results • This heat triggers nuclear fusion in the outer layers, and the resulting explosion is the supernova. • The energy released can fuse iron and other heavier ...
... The Life of HUGE Stars • As particles fall to the core they lose kinetic & potential energy and more HEAT results • This heat triggers nuclear fusion in the outer layers, and the resulting explosion is the supernova. • The energy released can fuse iron and other heavier ...
Astronomy review - Petal School District
... (no man has ever been farther than the moon) One way: space telescopes! the Hubble Space Telescope (looks at distant galaxies & at planets in our solar system) ...
... (no man has ever been farther than the moon) One way: space telescopes! the Hubble Space Telescope (looks at distant galaxies & at planets in our solar system) ...
PHYSICS 015
... Neutron stars of a few solar masses are already very close to the Schwarzschild radius, so it wouldn’t take much to tip the balance. For the most massive stars, the Schwarzschild radius is already too big. For example, if you wanted to allow a 10-solar-mass star to settle down as a neutron star, abo ...
... Neutron stars of a few solar masses are already very close to the Schwarzschild radius, so it wouldn’t take much to tip the balance. For the most massive stars, the Schwarzschild radius is already too big. For example, if you wanted to allow a 10-solar-mass star to settle down as a neutron star, abo ...
The Sun and Other Stars - Tuslaw Local School District
... * 5 x’s the mass of the sun, 30 km in diameter * the gravity is so strong nothing can escape including light! ...
... * 5 x’s the mass of the sun, 30 km in diameter * the gravity is so strong nothing can escape including light! ...
changing constellations
... s three month is found low in the west set, the Southern Looking south after sun in the sky in h hig ud, Cross stands pro near the horizon n dow ide ups is winter, but during summer. positions So, what is going on? The ause each day bec r yea the ing change dur n 2.5 million the Earth moves more tha ...
... s three month is found low in the west set, the Southern Looking south after sun in the sky in h hig ud, Cross stands pro near the horizon n dow ide ups is winter, but during summer. positions So, what is going on? The ause each day bec r yea the ing change dur n 2.5 million the Earth moves more tha ...
Earth Science: Chapter 7: Stellar Evolution: Spring 2017: Student
... Greater than 20 Less than 10 million years Same as above except the mass is great enough to solar masses form a BLACK HOLE (see below) Planetary nebula: after a red giant forms material from the star is ejected and forms what looks like a nebula. The name planetary is actually misnamed by an early a ...
... Greater than 20 Less than 10 million years Same as above except the mass is great enough to solar masses form a BLACK HOLE (see below) Planetary nebula: after a red giant forms material from the star is ejected and forms what looks like a nebula. The name planetary is actually misnamed by an early a ...
chapter10
... The Deaths of Massive Stars: Supernovae Final stages of fusion in high-mass stars (> 8 Msun), leading to the formation of an iron core, happen extremely rapidly: Si burning lasts only for ~ 1 day. Iron core ultimately collapses, triggering an explosion that destroys the star: ...
... The Deaths of Massive Stars: Supernovae Final stages of fusion in high-mass stars (> 8 Msun), leading to the formation of an iron core, happen extremely rapidly: Si burning lasts only for ~ 1 day. Iron core ultimately collapses, triggering an explosion that destroys the star: ...
A star by any other name - Baruch Sterman
... doesn’t look particularly impressive. Why would this relatively insignificant star be given the distinction of having such an auspicious name - The Star? The answer has to do with a phenomenon called the Precession of the Equinoxes. Our earth spins around its axis completing one revolution every day ...
... doesn’t look particularly impressive. Why would this relatively insignificant star be given the distinction of having such an auspicious name - The Star? The answer has to do with a phenomenon called the Precession of the Equinoxes. Our earth spins around its axis completing one revolution every day ...
friends of the planetarium newsletter
... has beamed back close-up photographs of asteroid Lutetia, an ancient, cratered relic from the dawn of the solar system. Scientists are abuzz about the stunning images, which reveal a worldlet of haunting, alien beauty. Asteroid Lutetia has been a target of interest among astronomers for many years. ...
... has beamed back close-up photographs of asteroid Lutetia, an ancient, cratered relic from the dawn of the solar system. Scientists are abuzz about the stunning images, which reveal a worldlet of haunting, alien beauty. Asteroid Lutetia has been a target of interest among astronomers for many years. ...
Patterns in the Night Sky Constellation: a grouping of stars, as
... geographical coordinates of their location. Geostationary Orbit Satellites: Directly above the equator; appear motionless in the sky, which makes them useful for communications and other commercial industries because they can be linked to antennas on Earth. Communication industries use geostationary ...
... geographical coordinates of their location. Geostationary Orbit Satellites: Directly above the equator; appear motionless in the sky, which makes them useful for communications and other commercial industries because they can be linked to antennas on Earth. Communication industries use geostationary ...
August 2013 - Joliet Junior College
... scorpion. The Big Dipper has moved around and is now in the western sky after sunset. In the northeastern sky is the “W’ that marks the constellation of Cassiopeia. To the right of Vega is Hercules and the Hercules globular cluster. The globular cluster is hundreds of thousands of stars in a tight g ...
... scorpion. The Big Dipper has moved around and is now in the western sky after sunset. In the northeastern sky is the “W’ that marks the constellation of Cassiopeia. To the right of Vega is Hercules and the Hercules globular cluster. The globular cluster is hundreds of thousands of stars in a tight g ...
Stars
... • They look small because they are a long way away, but in fact many are bigger and brighter than our Sun. • The heat of the star is made in the center by nuclear fusion reactions. • There are lots of different colours and sizes of stars. ...
... • They look small because they are a long way away, but in fact many are bigger and brighter than our Sun. • The heat of the star is made in the center by nuclear fusion reactions. • There are lots of different colours and sizes of stars. ...
The_Birth_of_a_Star
... • They have no rings and few moons (if any). • They have a diameter of less than 13,000 km ...
... • They have no rings and few moons (if any). • They have a diameter of less than 13,000 km ...
Constellations, Star Names, and Magnitudes
... The 48 classical and the 40 modern constellations make up the 88 official constellations used by astronomers today. The term constellation also now has a new meaning: ...
... The 48 classical and the 40 modern constellations make up the 88 official constellations used by astronomers today. The term constellation also now has a new meaning: ...
How to Find the North Star ppt
... North Star is named Polaris. It is found in the LITTLE Dipper. The BIG Dipper is more easily visible and can be used to locate the Little Dipper. ...
... North Star is named Polaris. It is found in the LITTLE Dipper. The BIG Dipper is more easily visible and can be used to locate the Little Dipper. ...
PISGAH Dr. Bob Hayward ASTRONOMICAL Astronomer/Educator
... planets (after Venus, now our “Morning Star”), we could call Jupiter our “Evening Star.” Keep an eye on it and particularly note it on Saturday evening when it is just to the north of the still nearly full moon. Mars follows Jupiter by rising a few minutes before 1 a.m. It is getting brighter as we ...
... planets (after Venus, now our “Morning Star”), we could call Jupiter our “Evening Star.” Keep an eye on it and particularly note it on Saturday evening when it is just to the north of the still nearly full moon. Mars follows Jupiter by rising a few minutes before 1 a.m. It is getting brighter as we ...
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.