All_Stars
... and heat up to temperatures sufficient to ignite fusion in the “ash” left over from the previous core-burning stage. The final burning stage is silicon (Si) to iron (Fe) in the core. Fusion of lighter elements occurs in shells surrounding the core. ...
... and heat up to temperatures sufficient to ignite fusion in the “ash” left over from the previous core-burning stage. The final burning stage is silicon (Si) to iron (Fe) in the core. Fusion of lighter elements occurs in shells surrounding the core. ...
Volcanoes and Igneous Activity Earth
... in the stable main-sequence stage until they consume all their hydrogen fuel and collapse into a white dwarf. ...
... in the stable main-sequence stage until they consume all their hydrogen fuel and collapse into a white dwarf. ...
Star and Galaxies
... in the stable main-sequence stage until they consume all their hydrogen fuel and collapse into a white dwarf. ...
... in the stable main-sequence stage until they consume all their hydrogen fuel and collapse into a white dwarf. ...
arXiv:0712.2297v1 [astro
... Niedzielski et al. (2007). Briefly, we observe with the HET in its queue-scheduling mode and use the HRS at the R=60,000 resolution with the gas cell (I2 ) inserted in the optical path. In our target selection, we avoid bright objects, which are accessible to smaller telescopes. Consequently, more t ...
... Niedzielski et al. (2007). Briefly, we observe with the HET in its queue-scheduling mode and use the HRS at the R=60,000 resolution with the gas cell (I2 ) inserted in the optical path. In our target selection, we avoid bright objects, which are accessible to smaller telescopes. Consequently, more t ...
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... • The outer shells of the core contain all elements lighter than iron. These are now targets for the neutrons. • These elements capture neutrons until they are swollen up to isotopes like 250Fe! Then they decay into copper, gold, lead, etc. - all the remaining elements in the ...
... • The outer shells of the core contain all elements lighter than iron. These are now targets for the neutrons. • These elements capture neutrons until they are swollen up to isotopes like 250Fe! Then they decay into copper, gold, lead, etc. - all the remaining elements in the ...
Hot-plate model of stars Test 2 & grades • Public viewing sessions
... surface temperature (1905) & discovered a surprise. Sirius A is slightly larger than the sun. Sirius B is 100 1 times smaller. The same size as the Earth! Stars come in 3 sizes. ...
... surface temperature (1905) & discovered a surprise. Sirius A is slightly larger than the sun. Sirius B is 100 1 times smaller. The same size as the Earth! Stars come in 3 sizes. ...
Distances to the Stars in Leo
... Background and Theory If the distance to the star is known via its measured parallax (as it was discussed in class), it is a somewhat easyl matter for astronomers, or anyone else for that matter, to determine the absolute magnitude of the star using the distance-magnitude relation. However, most sta ...
... Background and Theory If the distance to the star is known via its measured parallax (as it was discussed in class), it is a somewhat easyl matter for astronomers, or anyone else for that matter, to determine the absolute magnitude of the star using the distance-magnitude relation. However, most sta ...
Spectral Classification of Stars
... Consider a Sun-like star with T=5777 K and 500,000 H atoms for each Calcium (Ca) atom with Pe = 1.5 N m-2. Calculate relative strength of Balmer and singly ionized Ca (Ca II). Hydrogen: Saha equation gives ratio of ionized to neutral atoms. ...
... Consider a Sun-like star with T=5777 K and 500,000 H atoms for each Calcium (Ca) atom with Pe = 1.5 N m-2. Calculate relative strength of Balmer and singly ionized Ca (Ca II). Hydrogen: Saha equation gives ratio of ionized to neutral atoms. ...
February 16
... Discussion But, what if there is a lot of dust between us and the object we are observing. That would make the object appear fainter and we would be misled into thinking the object was much farther away than it really is. How can astronomers determine if dust is making things fainter? ...
... Discussion But, what if there is a lot of dust between us and the object we are observing. That would make the object appear fainter and we would be misled into thinking the object was much farther away than it really is. How can astronomers determine if dust is making things fainter? ...
HW #8 Stellar Evolution I Solutions
... 7. Are all red giants or supergiants very massive stars? Why are red giants so big and red? What is going on inside the giants? All red giants or supergiants are NOT very massive stars. In fact, our own Sun will become a red giant and a red supergiant as it evolves through its final sequence of ener ...
... 7. Are all red giants or supergiants very massive stars? Why are red giants so big and red? What is going on inside the giants? All red giants or supergiants are NOT very massive stars. In fact, our own Sun will become a red giant and a red supergiant as it evolves through its final sequence of ener ...
First firm spectral classification of an early-B PMS star
... Hydrogen absorption lines were detected by Hanson et al. (1997) in the blue spectrum of B275, but do not allow for an accurate spectral classification. As shown in Fig. 6.1, a number of helium and metal lines can be used to classify the photospheric spectrum. The He I 400.9 nm and C II 426.7 nm line ...
... Hydrogen absorption lines were detected by Hanson et al. (1997) in the blue spectrum of B275, but do not allow for an accurate spectral classification. As shown in Fig. 6.1, a number of helium and metal lines can be used to classify the photospheric spectrum. The He I 400.9 nm and C II 426.7 nm line ...
Properties of Stars
... until they consume all their hydrogen fuel and collapse into a white dwarf. ...
... until they consume all their hydrogen fuel and collapse into a white dwarf. ...
NGC 3370 Spiral Galaxy
... • Stars form in clusters, with all types of stars forming. O,B,A,F,G,K,M • Spiral arms barely move, but gas clouds and stars orbit around the galaxy moving in and out of spiral arms • From the HR diagram, by far the most luminous stars are the O-type stars. Their luminosity can be 100,000 times the ...
... • Stars form in clusters, with all types of stars forming. O,B,A,F,G,K,M • Spiral arms barely move, but gas clouds and stars orbit around the galaxy moving in and out of spiral arms • From the HR diagram, by far the most luminous stars are the O-type stars. Their luminosity can be 100,000 times the ...
death_low_mass
... • Stars form in clusters, with all types of stars forming. O,B,A,F,G,K,M • Spiral arms barely move, but gas clouds and stars orbit around the galaxy moving in and out of spiral arms • From the HR diagram, by far the most luminous stars are the O-type stars. Their luminosity can be 100,000 times the ...
... • Stars form in clusters, with all types of stars forming. O,B,A,F,G,K,M • Spiral arms barely move, but gas clouds and stars orbit around the galaxy moving in and out of spiral arms • From the HR diagram, by far the most luminous stars are the O-type stars. Their luminosity can be 100,000 times the ...
HR Diagram (Temperature Versus Absolute Magnitude)
... Apparent Magnitude • Apparent Magnitude – How bright a star appears from Earth’s surface • Brightest star is the 1st magnitude • Stars with a weaker brightness have lower magnitudes • A strong magnitude is 2.5 times greater than the one after it • Does not show how bright a star really is only how ...
... Apparent Magnitude • Apparent Magnitude – How bright a star appears from Earth’s surface • Brightest star is the 1st magnitude • Stars with a weaker brightness have lower magnitudes • A strong magnitude is 2.5 times greater than the one after it • Does not show how bright a star really is only how ...
The Milky Way – A Classic Galaxy
... • Calibration has been hard; Cepheids too far away for ground-based parallaxes in order to measure distances. Space-based more successful, but still squishy. • Calibrated using some complex methods and also using Main Sequence Fitting for those in star clusters. First and best example: bright open c ...
... • Calibration has been hard; Cepheids too far away for ground-based parallaxes in order to measure distances. Space-based more successful, but still squishy. • Calibrated using some complex methods and also using Main Sequence Fitting for those in star clusters. First and best example: bright open c ...
Stars - WhatisOutThere
... coming from inside the star. This is called hydrostatic support. A star gives off light by nuclear burning in the stars core. ...
... coming from inside the star. This is called hydrostatic support. A star gives off light by nuclear burning in the stars core. ...
lecture22
... While the exterior layers expand, the helium core continues to contract and eventually becomes hot enough (100 million Kelvin) for helium to begin to fuse into carbon (if M > 0.5 Mo) Carbon ash is deposited in core and eventually a heliumburning shell develops. This shell is itself surrounded by a ...
... While the exterior layers expand, the helium core continues to contract and eventually becomes hot enough (100 million Kelvin) for helium to begin to fuse into carbon (if M > 0.5 Mo) Carbon ash is deposited in core and eventually a heliumburning shell develops. This shell is itself surrounded by a ...
Project 4: The HR diagram. Open clusters
... high luminosity stars - these are called giants and supergiants. The reason they are so ...
... high luminosity stars - these are called giants and supergiants. The reason they are so ...
Astronomy 112: Physics of Stars Problem set 2: Due April 29 1. Time
... 8. Polytropes: Helium burning: We shall see later that after they finish central and shell hydrogen burning, many stars, including the sun, go on to ignite helium burning in their centers at a temperature ∼ 1.5×108 K. (aside: This temperature does not vary very much due to the extreme temperature se ...
... 8. Polytropes: Helium burning: We shall see later that after they finish central and shell hydrogen burning, many stars, including the sun, go on to ignite helium burning in their centers at a temperature ∼ 1.5×108 K. (aside: This temperature does not vary very much due to the extreme temperature se ...
Chapter 15 part 1
... Barnard’s Star 22 years apart: This stellar motion has two components. A star’s radial velocity—along the line of sight—can be measured using the Doppler effect. For many nearby stars, the transverse velocity—perpendicular to our line of sight—can also be determined by careful monitoring of the star ...
... Barnard’s Star 22 years apart: This stellar motion has two components. A star’s radial velocity—along the line of sight—can be measured using the Doppler effect. For many nearby stars, the transverse velocity—perpendicular to our line of sight—can also be determined by careful monitoring of the star ...
Project Packet - Montville.net
... What’s Your Sign? Constellations, Stars and the Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram ...
... What’s Your Sign? Constellations, Stars and the Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram ...
Today`s Powerpoint
... The proton and electron each have “spin”. A result from quantum mechanics: if both spinning the same way, atom's energy is slightly higher. Eventually will make transition to state of opposite spins. Energy difference is small -> radio photon emitted, wavelength 21-cm. ...
... The proton and electron each have “spin”. A result from quantum mechanics: if both spinning the same way, atom's energy is slightly higher. Eventually will make transition to state of opposite spins. Energy difference is small -> radio photon emitted, wavelength 21-cm. ...
Stars and Constellations Power Point
... object in our solar system. It is the only star in our solar system ...
... object in our solar system. It is the only star in our solar system ...
Stellar classification
In astronomy, stellar classification is the classification of stars based on their spectral characteristics. Light from the star is analyzed by splitting it with a prism or diffraction grating into a spectrum exhibiting the rainbow of colors interspersed with absorption lines. Each line indicates an ion of a certain chemical element, with the line strength indicating the abundance of that ion. The relative abundance of the different ions varies with the temperature of the photosphere. The spectral class of a star is a short code summarizing the ionization state, giving an objective measure of the photosphere's temperature and density.Most stars are currently classified under the Morgan–Keenan (MK) system using the letters O, B, A, F, G, K, and M, a sequence from the hottest (O type) to the coolest (M type). Each letter class is then subdivided using a numeric digit with 0 being hottest and 9 being coolest (e.g. A8, A9, F0, F1 form a sequence from hotter to cooler). The sequence has been expanded with classes for other stars and star-like objects that do not fit in the classical system, such class D for white dwarfs and class C for carbon stars.In the MK system a luminosity class is added to the spectral class using Roman numerals. This is based on the width of certain absorption lines in the star's spectrum which vary with the density of the atmosphere and so distinguish giant stars from dwarfs. Luminosity class 0 or Ia+ stars for hypergiants, class I stars for supergiants, class II for bright giants, class III for regular giants, class IV for sub-giants, class V for main-sequence stars, class sd for sub-dwarfs, and class D for white dwarfs. The full spectral class for the Sun is then G2V, indicating a main-sequence star with a temperature around 5,800K.