does a higher or lower number representative of a bright star
What is a higher number is dimmer and a lower number is brighter
100
what stage is our sun in
What is main sequence star
100
which is farther
*------------* or *----*
What is *----*
100
who classified the galaxies
What is Edwin Hubble
100
what type of star ranges 100 times bigger than our sun
What is red giant
200
What is the difference between absolute and apparent magnitude
What is abosolute magnitude is the measurement of how bright the star really is and apparent magnitude is how bright a star appears to be from Earth
200
in what ways can a star die
What is
red giant --> planetary nebula --> white dwarf
red super giant--> supernova--> black hole/neutron star
200
foreground star
What is star you are trying to determine the distance of
200
what does "E", "S", "SB" stand for
What is elliptical, spiral, barred spiral
200
in a parallax the farther away the two visuals are from one another the _____________
What is more accurite measurement
300
the sun's apparent magnitude
What is -26.8
300
name the life stages of a star
What is nebula, protostar, main sequence star, red giant
300
what to positions does the earth need to be in to use a parallax?
What is opposite months
ex: june and december
300
what type of galaxy do we live in?
What is spiral
300
Our galaxy is called _______
What is the Milky Way
400
absolute magnitude of the sun
What is +5
400
nuclear fusion
What is 2 hydrogen atoms colliding toagether to form a larger nuceus (helium atom)
400
how does a parallax work
What is two visual points (earth on both sides of sun --> similar to two eyes) focusing on an object
400
a random correlarion of stars
What is irregulars
400
in a parallax the bigger the angle __________________
What is the closer the star
500
why is the sun the brightest thing in our sky
What is the sun is the closest star to earth making it appear much bigger and there for brighter (over powers the brightness of other stars during the day)
500
the majority of stars are in this stage
What is main sequence star
500
definition of a parallax
What is a geometrical effect that can be used to find the measurement of the distance to an object