SUN Characteristics: Ball of huge flaming gases Consist mostly of hydrogen and helium Middle-aged star, medium-sized and of average brightness Has a diameter of 1, 393, 000…

1.   2.   3.   4.   5. FURNACEIN THESKY 6. SUN 7. Characteristics: Ball of huge flaming gases Consist mostly of hydrogen and helium Middle-aged star, medium-sized and…

Slide 1Essential Question  How do astronomers use the electromagnetic spectrum to study the universe? Slide 2  Electromagnetic Spectrum The range of radiant (light)…

1.The Properties of Stars Astronomers now know that there are in excess of 100 billion stars in our galaxy alone (that is 100,000,000,000 stars!).2. What are stars? • How…

Slide 1 Making a Color-Magnitude Diagram for Globular Cluster Omega Centauri Jay Anderson, STScI 1 Slide 2 This is the Early-Release Image of Omega Centauri, taken by WFC3/UVIS…

Slide 1 Characteristics of Stars Analyze how stars are classified based on their physical characteristics. Slide 2 Color Astronomers classify stars according to their physical…

Slide 1 Topic: Electromagnetic Spectrum Essential Question: How do astronomers use the electromagnetic spectrum to study the universe? Slide 2 Topic: Electromagnetic Spectrum…

Making a Color-Magnitude Diagram for Globular Cluster Omega Centauri Jay Anderson, STScI 1 This is the Early-Release Image of Omega Centauri, taken by WFC3/UVIS on board…

STARS What is a Star? Huge, hot, bright balls of gas. Example: our sun (medium-sized star that is not very hot); It is the closest star to us. X-ray Image of the Sun 3-D…

Topic: Electromagnetic Spectrum Essential Question: How do astronomers use the electromagnetic spectrum to study the universe? Topic: Electromagnetic Spectrum Essential Question:…