5 Questions
What is the name of the diagram used to classify stars based on their luminosity and temperature?
Hertzsprung-Russell diagram
Which type of telescope uses mirrors to gather and focus light?
Reflecting telescope
What is the name of the process by which stars are formed?
Star birth
What is the name of the galaxy in which our solar system is located?
Milky Way
Which of the following is NOT an asterism?
Orion
Study Notes
- Radiation: EM spectrum, blackbody, starlight, spectra.
- Telescopes: measuring radiation, light gathering power, resolving power, atmosphere, reflecting vs refracting.
- HR diagrams: axes, star classification, distance determination, major types, luminosity vs brightness.
- Star life: birth, clusters, death, supernovae, black holes, theory of relativity, hypothesis attributes.
- Galaxies: types, our galaxy, center location, red-shift, distance determination, evidence of universe expansion, Hubble's law and age of the universe.
- Asterisms: Cassiopeia, Hercules, Hydra, Virgo, Cepheus.
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