Sample Midterm - IUPUI Physics
... 13. If you plot a very large number of random stars on a HR Diagram measuring their apparent magnitude vs. their B-V magnitude what will you get? a) A nice neat plot with a clear main sequence and clear red giant branch b) A nice neat plot with a clear main sequence but a few red giant branches c) ...
... 13. If you plot a very large number of random stars on a HR Diagram measuring their apparent magnitude vs. their B-V magnitude what will you get? a) A nice neat plot with a clear main sequence and clear red giant branch b) A nice neat plot with a clear main sequence but a few red giant branches c) ...
CHARACTERISTICS OF STARS
... star’s absolute brightness is the brightness the star would have if all stars were the same standard distance form Earth. This allows astronomers to compare the brightness of all stars. Distances on Earth are often measured using kilometres and miles. However, distances between stars are so large th ...
... star’s absolute brightness is the brightness the star would have if all stars were the same standard distance form Earth. This allows astronomers to compare the brightness of all stars. Distances on Earth are often measured using kilometres and miles. However, distances between stars are so large th ...
I CAN SEE THE STARS IN YOUR EYES
... Your space craft begins to travel at the speed of light, taking you towards the sun. Traveling at this speed, the trip from Earth to the sun, a distance of 93 million miles, would take about 8 minutes, not very long for such a long trip! Yet, to get to the next closest star, Proxima Centauri, would ...
... Your space craft begins to travel at the speed of light, taking you towards the sun. Traveling at this speed, the trip from Earth to the sun, a distance of 93 million miles, would take about 8 minutes, not very long for such a long trip! Yet, to get to the next closest star, Proxima Centauri, would ...
THE CONSTELLATION LUPUS, THE WOLF
... THE CONSTELLATION LUPUS, THE WOLF Lupus is a constellation in the southern sky. Its name is Latin for wolf. Lupus was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations. It lies between Centaurus and Scorpius. STARS Lupus has ...
... THE CONSTELLATION LUPUS, THE WOLF Lupus is a constellation in the southern sky. Its name is Latin for wolf. Lupus was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations. It lies between Centaurus and Scorpius. STARS Lupus has ...
File - Science with Mrs. Schmidt
... _____ 10. A continuous spectrum is a spectrum that shows a. some of the colors. b. some of the colors and some black lines. c. all the colors. d. all the colors and some black lines. _____ 11. What instrument breaks a star’s light into a spectrum? a. a continuous spectrum b. a telescope c. a spectro ...
... _____ 10. A continuous spectrum is a spectrum that shows a. some of the colors. b. some of the colors and some black lines. c. all the colors. d. all the colors and some black lines. _____ 11. What instrument breaks a star’s light into a spectrum? a. a continuous spectrum b. a telescope c. a spectro ...
File
... •A star is a huge ball of hot glowing gases, called plasma. •Stars twinkle because the light is distorted by Earth’s atmosphere. •All stars have one thing in common, the way they produce energy. •The energy comes from nuclear reactions that change hydrogen into helium. It is as if millions of atomi ...
... •A star is a huge ball of hot glowing gases, called plasma. •Stars twinkle because the light is distorted by Earth’s atmosphere. •All stars have one thing in common, the way they produce energy. •The energy comes from nuclear reactions that change hydrogen into helium. It is as if millions of atomi ...
Society News - Bristol Astronomical Society
... Coma Berenices, M53, M64, M85, M88, M91, M98, M99 and M100. All these objects are galaxies with the exception of M53, which is a globular cluster. In the west the winter constellations of Orion and Taurus are disappearing below the western horizon, only Gemini remains above the horizon beyond midnig ...
... Coma Berenices, M53, M64, M85, M88, M91, M98, M99 and M100. All these objects are galaxies with the exception of M53, which is a globular cluster. In the west the winter constellations of Orion and Taurus are disappearing below the western horizon, only Gemini remains above the horizon beyond midnig ...
Star Life Cycle Powerpoin
... • Outer shell expands from 1 to at least 40 million miles across. ( 10 to 100 times larger than the Sun) ...
... • Outer shell expands from 1 to at least 40 million miles across. ( 10 to 100 times larger than the Sun) ...
ASTR2050 Spring 2005 •
... • Composite spectrum binary: Two stellar spectra • Eclipsing binary: Information from “light curves” • Astrometric binary: Watch a “single” star wobble • Spectrographic binary: Doppler shifted spectrum ...
... • Composite spectrum binary: Two stellar spectra • Eclipsing binary: Information from “light curves” • Astrometric binary: Watch a “single” star wobble • Spectrographic binary: Doppler shifted spectrum ...
Report Sheet
... 35. Where will humanity have to live, if we are still around? __________________________________________ 36. What part of a star’s life cycle is the Eight Burst nebula? ____________________________ 37. Where did the carbon and oxygen in your body originally come from? _______________________________ ...
... 35. Where will humanity have to live, if we are still around? __________________________________________ 36. What part of a star’s life cycle is the Eight Burst nebula? ____________________________ 37. Where did the carbon and oxygen in your body originally come from? _______________________________ ...
Slide 1
... they run out of nuclear fuel.. Typically 1,000 times the size of our solar system These Ten have names like Owl, the Cat's Eye, the Ghost of Jupiter, Ring. This glorious final phase in the life of a star lasts only about 10,000 yrs. ...
... they run out of nuclear fuel.. Typically 1,000 times the size of our solar system These Ten have names like Owl, the Cat's Eye, the Ghost of Jupiter, Ring. This glorious final phase in the life of a star lasts only about 10,000 yrs. ...
Lecture 5: Stars
... When classifying stars the star is given one of the OBAFGKM spectral classifications. Within this a number 0-9 says how hot it is, so an M0 is hotter than an M9 (the coolest type of star). The Sun is a G2 star (at the hot-end of the Gs). Roman numerals are used to distinguish sizes as determined by ...
... When classifying stars the star is given one of the OBAFGKM spectral classifications. Within this a number 0-9 says how hot it is, so an M0 is hotter than an M9 (the coolest type of star). The Sun is a G2 star (at the hot-end of the Gs). Roman numerals are used to distinguish sizes as determined by ...
Spectrum Analysis Activity File
... Cut out the “Pull Tab Out” card along dashed lines. Cut out the “spectroscope fingerprints” card along dashed lines. Cut out Star B, Star C, Star C1, Star C2, and Star C3 along dashed lines. Make 5 cuts along the dashed lines A, B, C, D, E on the “spectroscope fingerprints”, making sure to stop at t ...
... Cut out the “Pull Tab Out” card along dashed lines. Cut out the “spectroscope fingerprints” card along dashed lines. Cut out Star B, Star C, Star C1, Star C2, and Star C3 along dashed lines. Make 5 cuts along the dashed lines A, B, C, D, E on the “spectroscope fingerprints”, making sure to stop at t ...
Slide 1
... processes within the body of the star itself. Stars typically range in mass between 0.08 and 100 solar masses. A Hertzprung-Russell diagram is a very useful illustration of the relationship between various key stellar properties, namely the luminosity and the effective temperature (related to both s ...
... processes within the body of the star itself. Stars typically range in mass between 0.08 and 100 solar masses. A Hertzprung-Russell diagram is a very useful illustration of the relationship between various key stellar properties, namely the luminosity and the effective temperature (related to both s ...