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What does the Doppler shift in starlight give us?
It tells us whether a star (or galaxy, or other object) is moving towards us, or away from us; and how fast.
What does the amount of red Doppler shift indicate?
It indicates how fast an object is moving away from us.
How do you find the speed a star using Doppler shift?
To find the speed of a star using Doppler shift, you can measure the change in the wavelength of light emitted by the star. If the light is redshifted, the star is moving away from us; if it is blueshifted, the star is moving towards us. By analyzing the amount of shift, you can determine the star's speed relative to the observer.
How does the Doppler shift determine the distance of Sirius?
It doesn't. The Doppler shift can tell you how fast something is moving towards us or away from us; not how far it is. Only in the case of distant galaxies can this be used to estimate the galaxy's distance, because of the expansion of the Universe (galaxies that move away from us faster are generally farther away).
How did the Doppler effect lead to the Big Bang theory?
Actually, it wasn't the Doppler-effect that lead to the Big Bang theory, but the red-shift of remote galaxies. Although it was initially thought that this red-shift might be caused by a Doppler-effect, it is now understood that this red-shift is caused by the metric expansion of space itself.
What does the Doppler shift in starlight give us?
It tells us whether a star (or galaxy, or other object) is moving towards us, or away from us; and how fast.
Does the Doppler shift of a Stars proper motion and its distance give us its space velocity?
True
Does a star that shows no Doppler shift move?
If there is no observable Doppler shift, then the star is probably not moving very fast. This refers to the component of the star's movement toward us, or away from us - the "sideways" part of the movement can't be determined by the Doppler effect.
What is a Doppler red shift and a Doppler blue shift?
A Doppler red-shift is a shift in recognizable features of a star's spectrum from the wavelengths where we know they belong toward longer wavelengths. Such a shift can be caused by the star's moving away from us, and that's how it's interpreted when astronomers see it. A Doppler blue-shift is a shift in recognizable features of a star's spectrum from the wavelengths where we know they belong toward shorter wavelengths. Such a shift can be caused by the star's moving toward us, and that's how it's interpreted when astronomers see it.
Explain why some stars in the milky way galaxy have a blue shift Doppler effect and other stars in the milky way have a red shift Doppler?
A blue-shift means an object is moving towards us, a red-shift means it is moving away from us. Blue-shift and red-shift are changes in frequency of the light we receive, due to the relative movement. This is called the Doppler effect.
What do Doppler shift observations of a spectroscopic binary star enable astronomers to calculate?
They let us see the speed of the stars around the common center of mass. More precisely, the Doppler shift will only detect the component of this speed in our direction - that is, towards us, or away from us.
What does the amount of red Doppler shift indicate?
It indicates how fast an object is moving away from us.
How do the spectra of some stars shift?
There is a Doppler shift which results from the relative motion of the star in question, either toward or away from us as we observe it.
If we observe a Doppler blue shift from a star the star must be a?
In that case, the star must be approaching us.
How do you find the speed a star using Doppler shift?
To find the speed of a star using Doppler shift, you can measure the change in the wavelength of light emitted by the star. If the light is redshifted, the star is moving away from us; if it is blueshifted, the star is moving towards us. By analyzing the amount of shift, you can determine the star's speed relative to the observer.
The Doppler shift can be observed when?
The Doppler shift can be observed when there is relative motion between a source of waves (such as sound or light) and an observer. This causes a change in the frequency of the waves detected by the observer, either increasing or decreasing depending on the direction of motion.
What observation of the light from galaxies shows that nearly all galaxies are moving away from us?
The Red Shift or Doppler effect
