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Shooting stars, are small pieces of rock from space that have entered the earths atmosphere and burn very brightly with great heat as they collide with gas molecules in our atmosphere. Scientists have been able to study the spectrum of a meteor, and have estimated temperatures of around 4,600 degrees centigrade during this burn period.
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A "shooting star" is any of several kinds of interplanetary bodies that has come too close to Earth and entered our atmosphere. They leave a bright trail because they are burning up due to heat caused by the friction of air molecules pounding into their surface.
A star, on the other hand, is a huge perpetual furnace of constant nuclear fusion.
How hot a shooting star will get depends on lots of things, like the angle of it's entry into the atmosphere and what it's made of, but some can get up to 1600 or 1700 decrees Celsius (around 3000 degrees Fahrenheit).
Stars are so hot, we measure their temperatures in degrees Kelvin, and the very coolest ones, large red M class stars, run between 2500 and 3500 degrees Kelvin - 3500 Kelvin would be 3226 degrees Celsius, or 5840 degrees Fahrenheit.
Our own G class star, the Sun or Sol, is pretty average, and is about twice that hot... And the very hottest O class stars can get almost ten times as hot as our Sun.
So, by comparison, a shooting star is incredibly cool... :)
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∙ 14y agoWherever you are in the earth's northern hemisphere, the north star is in the sky straight north of you,
and an angle above the horizon that's equal to the north latitude of your location.
It's not visible at all from the Southern Hemisphere.
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∙ 15y agoit is almost 6000 c
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What is the latitudal extent of ganga-brahmaputra basin?
the area is dominated by monsoon climate monsoon brings rain from mid-june to mid - September. summers are hot and the winters cool . this answer is given by a super-duper star of silvassa,dadra and nagar haveli.
What star did the slaves follow to freedom?
The North Star
Where is centaurus in relation to the north star?
Almost opposite. The North Star is very close to the sky's north pole. Centaurus is far to the south.
What is Minnesota's state slogan?
Minnesota's state motto is "North Star State"-Your Publisher
Why can't people in South Africa see the north star?
The North Star is almost directly over the north pole, so it cannot be seen south of the equator.
Is the star Betelgeuse almost directly over earth's north pole?
NO!!! Betelgeuse is seen in the constellation of Orion. It can easily be seen in the South Western Sky in the evening, during the months of January and February, It is no where near the Polaris (Pole Star).
What is the distance of a star in degree on the horizon as measured from true north?
That's the star's "azimuth".
Where would the north star be located if you were in the north pole?
Less than a degree from the zenith.
What star was once a northern polar star?
The North Star, a.k.a. Polaris.The North Star, a.k.a. Polaris.The North Star, a.k.a. Polaris.The North Star, a.k.a. Polaris.
What north star is positined almost directly over the north pole?
Polaris, also called the North Star and the Pole Star, is situated within about 2/3 of a degree of the North Celestial Pole.
Is the star betelgeuse over the north pole?
No. Far from it. Polaris, also called the North Star and the Pole Star, is situated within about 2/3 of a degree of the North Celestial Pole.
What star is located right above the north pole?
Polaris, also called the North Star and the Pole Star, is situated within about 2/3 of a degree of the North Celestial Pole.
What star is almost directly over earth's north pole?
Polaris, also called the North Star and the Pole Star, is situated within about 2/3 of a degree of the North Celestial Pole.
Which star is almost directly over Earths north pole?
Polaris, also called the North Star and the Pole Star, is situated within about 2/3 of a degree of the North Celestial Pole.
Star directly over the North Pole?
The North Star, a.k.a. Polaris, is fairly close to that position (less than one degree).
Which star called almost directly over the North Pole?
Polaris, also called the North Star and the Pole Star, is the one situated within about 2/3 of a degree of the North Celestial Pole.
Is the star betelgeuse directly over the earths north pole?
No. Far from it. Polaris, also called the North Star and the Pole Star, is the one situated within about 2/3 of a degree of the North Celestial Pole.
