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What can a star's spectrum tell us?
scientists can tell the stars composition and temperature from its spectrum. Hope tht helps :]
What is an HR diagram and what does it mean to the stars?
A HR diagram(abbreviation of Hertzsprung Russel diagram) is a graph of stars' surface temperatures(x axis) versus their luminosities(y axis). Basically, what we do is observe a lot of stars, find each star's temperature and luminosity and put them all there on the graph. This graph is important in understanding stellar evolution due to a theorem called ergodic theorem. Let us see how. When a star is born, it has a particular luminosity and temperature. As it lives its life, it's luminosity and temperature keeps changing, and finally it finishes it life. Basically, what I mean is that you take a star when it's born, find its temperature and luminosity, put that on a graph that reads luminosity versus temperature for y and x axis respectively, wait a few million years, see the star again, find it's then temperature and luminosity, put that on that graph, and keep doing it till the star dies. What you get then is a graph that tells you how the star's luminosity and temperature changed as it lived it's life. With luminosity and temperature, you can calculate all other stuff about the star and write down it's biography! Do that with all stars, and you get loads of biographies of different stars, and you become a master of stellar evolution! But wait, there is an issue here...a star typically lives it's life in the order of a billion years. We humans evolved one million years back, we discovered telescopes four hundred years back, and a typical human lives a hundred years, how will we understand stars with such little time?! The answer is HR diagram!! Now back to ergodic theorem, it says that seeing a thousand stars as they appear to us now and finding their temperature and luminosity and then putting it on HR graph is same as following a star all it's life! Essentially a shortcut to understanding stars! That's the big advantage of HR diagram in studying stars... of course, the focus of my answer was the importance of ergodicity in studying stars but not explaining in detail the concept of ergodicity. That you can find in any statistical mechanics text book or maybe I can explain that somewhere in answers.com soon! Cheers, hope my answer helped!:)
Are cooler stars closer to earth than hotter stars?
Not necessarily. The distance of a star from Earth is not directly related to its temperature. Cooler stars, like red dwarfs, can be much closer to us, while hotter stars, such as blue giants, can be far away. The apparent brightness and distance of stars depend on various factors, including their size, luminosity, and the interstellar medium.
How are the spectral classes and H-R diagram related?
Spectral classes are labels used to categorize stars based on their temperature and color, ranging from hot and blue (O-type stars) to cool and red (M-type stars). The Hertzsprung-Russell (H-R) diagram plots the luminosity (brightness) of stars against their temperature or spectral class, allowing us to see patterns such as the main sequence, giants, and supergiants. The spectral classes and position of stars on the H-R diagram are closely related as they provide information on a star's temperature, luminosity, and evolutionary stage.
How much Mass would the luminosity of 3160 be?
To find the mass corresponding to a luminosity of 3160 times that of the Sun, we can use the mass-luminosity relationship for main-sequence stars, which states that luminosity (L) is proportional to mass (M) raised to approximately 3.5 power (L ∝ M^3.5). Rearranging this gives us M ≈ (L/L_sun)^(1/3.5), where L_sun is the luminosity of the Sun. Plugging in 3160 for luminosity, the mass would be roughly 15.5 times the mass of the Sun.
What does a star's position in the main sequence tell you about that star?
A star's position in the main sequence on the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram tells us its temperature, luminosity, and evolutionary stage. Stars in the main sequence are undergoing nuclear fusion in their core, converting hydrogen into helium. The more massive and brighter stars are found at the top left, while less massive and dimmer stars are at the bottom right of the main sequence.
How does the color of a star indicates the chemical?
Different colors of stars can tells us the temperature of that star. It can also tell us the luminosity and mass of a star and where it is in its life cycle, whether it is a proto-star (new) or red super giant (dying high mass stars), or white dwarf (dying low mass stars). For more info, visit the link below in the related links.
What does size tell us about the luminosity of stars?
Generally, the larger the star, the more luminous it is.However, luminosity is measured as the visible light of a star as seen at the interstellar distance of 10 parsecs.So a massive star could have a lower luminosity than a bright blue supergiant.
What can a star's spectrum tell us?
scientists can tell the stars composition and temperature from its spectrum. Hope tht helps :]
What us the relation between temperature and brightness of stars?
The temperature of a star is directly related to its brightness. Hotter stars emit more energy and appear brighter, while cooler stars emit less energy and appear dimmer. This relationship is described by the Stefan-Boltzmann law, which states that the luminosity of a star is proportional to the fourth power of its temperature.
What does HR diagrams tell us about a star?
Luminosity, heat, and location.
What is an HR diagram and what does it mean to the stars?
A HR diagram(abbreviation of Hertzsprung Russel diagram) is a graph of stars' surface temperatures(x axis) versus their luminosities(y axis). Basically, what we do is observe a lot of stars, find each star's temperature and luminosity and put them all there on the graph. This graph is important in understanding stellar evolution due to a theorem called ergodic theorem. Let us see how. When a star is born, it has a particular luminosity and temperature. As it lives its life, it's luminosity and temperature keeps changing, and finally it finishes it life. Basically, what I mean is that you take a star when it's born, find its temperature and luminosity, put that on a graph that reads luminosity versus temperature for y and x axis respectively, wait a few million years, see the star again, find it's then temperature and luminosity, put that on that graph, and keep doing it till the star dies. What you get then is a graph that tells you how the star's luminosity and temperature changed as it lived it's life. With luminosity and temperature, you can calculate all other stuff about the star and write down it's biography! Do that with all stars, and you get loads of biographies of different stars, and you become a master of stellar evolution! But wait, there is an issue here...a star typically lives it's life in the order of a billion years. We humans evolved one million years back, we discovered telescopes four hundred years back, and a typical human lives a hundred years, how will we understand stars with such little time?! The answer is HR diagram!! Now back to ergodic theorem, it says that seeing a thousand stars as they appear to us now and finding their temperature and luminosity and then putting it on HR graph is same as following a star all it's life! Essentially a shortcut to understanding stars! That's the big advantage of HR diagram in studying stars... of course, the focus of my answer was the importance of ergodicity in studying stars but not explaining in detail the concept of ergodicity. That you can find in any statistical mechanics text book or maybe I can explain that somewhere in answers.com soon! Cheers, hope my answer helped!:)
Are nebulas brighter then stars?
Brightness is defined as a correlation between luminosity and distance. So it will depend on what is brighter and what is nearer to us.
The light from stars are used to determine what?
The light from stars can tell us what type of star it is (our Sun is a G type), the stars spectrum can tell us what elements are in the star, and its intristic brightness can help us determine how far away it is. Also, if there is a wobble in the star, or a change it the stars brightness can tell us if it has a planet.
How are the spectral classes and H-R diagram related?
Spectral classes are labels used to categorize stars based on their temperature and color, ranging from hot and blue (O-type stars) to cool and red (M-type stars). The Hertzsprung-Russell (H-R) diagram plots the luminosity (brightness) of stars against their temperature or spectral class, allowing us to see patterns such as the main sequence, giants, and supergiants. The spectral classes and position of stars on the H-R diagram are closely related as they provide information on a star's temperature, luminosity, and evolutionary stage.
Why a stars color and brightness is important?
A star's color tells us it's temperature, and indirectly, can tell us a lot about it's size. It's absolute brightness (as opposed to it's apparent brightness) also helps us define the star.
Stars in a constellation are about the same age?
No. Constellations are just patterns of stars as seen from Earth. In reality they are all different distances from us and have no connection to each other. They are all kinds of different stars in terms of size, type, heat, distance and of course age. Written By: Helpful_hinamoriAmu One day i will tell you ,my real name
