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    Distant Objects

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    our own Sun. They are made up of mostly hydrogen and helium and tiny traces of heavy elements. When looking at the sky you may notice that most of the very brightest stars are reddish in color, but that there is also a general pattern among the luminosities and colors among all the rest of the stars. The brighter ones are bluish, the average ones are yellowish-white and the dimmest ones are

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    This makes for a huge density! • Main sequence stars; these define a curved trend across the centre of the diagram which displays a relationship between mass and luminosity, such that stars with a high luminosity have a high effective temperature. • Red giants are stars which are cooler, but more luminous than stars on the main trend — these are thought to be either dead stars or protostars. • Super giants are similarly stars which

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    Energy extraction-Blandford-Znajek In the Blandford-Znajek process the black hole essentially acts as a massive conductor rotating with a high spin in a massive magnetic field created by the accretion disk. An induced voltage exists at the poles of the black hole and its equator, resulting in the disspiation of power by the deceleration of the rotation of the black hole; the resulting in power generated equals to P ≅ (4π/μo) B2RS2c where P is the estimated power generated, B is the magnetic field

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    The luminosity that is produced from the accretion process onto a black hole with the dimension-less efficiency η is L = 2ηGM*(dM/dt)/R∗ = η*(dM/dt) c^2, with R∗ as the black hole radius. The efficiency η “measures how efficiently the rest mass energy, c^2 per

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    An Introduction to Chemiluminescence Chemiluminescence is the is the production of light without heat from a chemical reaction. In this reaction, energy is released as electromagnetic radiation in the visible light spectrum. It does not require the absorption of electromagnetic energy to excite molecules into a higher energy state. Instead, the energetics of the reaction itself releases energy as light. This means that there there is an intermediate molecule in an excited state which returns to

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    Cepheid Synthesis Essay

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    Way) and found a relationship between their period and luminosity. This meant that, simply by measuring the period of a more distant Cepheid, astronomers could immediately determine its luminosity – and hence, its distance. How We Use Cepheids Astronomers use Cepheid stars to measure distance. First, the period of a distant Cepheid is measured. The period is the length of time between brightness peaks. Next, they measure the peak luminosity of the star itself; this gives them the apparent brightness

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    Seyfert galaxies are one of the two largest groups of active galaxies, along with quasars. They have quasar-like nuclei (very luminous, distant and bright sources of electromagnetic radiation) with very high surface brightnesses whose spectra reveal strong, high-ionisation emission lines, but unlike quasars, their host galaxies are clearly detectable. Seyfert galaxies account for about 10% of all galaxies and are some of the most intensely studied objects in astronomy, as they are thought to be powered

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    Page 335 12. Why do thermonuclear reactions in the Sun take place only in its core? Thermonuclear reactions take place when the nuclei of atoms are fused together due to extreme temperatures (G-13). The temperature of the Suns core is 15.5 X 10^6 and at temperatures above 10 X 10^6 hydrogen fuses into the element helium (hydrogen fusion). Therefore the core is the only place on the Sun where Thermonuclear reactions are able to take place. Additionally the fusion that occurs in the Suns core is enough

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    Purchase advice chandelier Style and elegance for all tastes For centuries, chandeliers decorate splendid halls and awaken admiration. Crystal or beautiful embellishments deepen this impression and still determine many styles of furniture. But nowadays a chandelier does not have to be massive and lush. Rather, it is available in countless variants, which can be selected according to the furnishing style. A modern chandelier immediately catches the eye and creates a moody atmosphere in the apartment

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    Pm3110 Lab 9

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    were at 10 pc from Earth is called its: A. Absolute Magnitude. a. Absolute magnitude b. Apparent magnitude c. Spectral type d. Center of mass e. Luminosity 2. A star with which of the following apparent magnitudes appears brightest from Earth? E. -1. 5 a. 6.8 b. 3.2 c. 0.41 d. -0.44 e. -1.5 3. What does a stars luminosity measure? A stars luminosity is measured by the apparent magnitude and absolute magnitude of the star and the amount of the light that is being emitting from it’s surface. 4

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