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Gabriella Shook

VEGA. Gabriella Shook. Distance to vega. 26 light years!!. a light year is the measure of the distance that light travels in one year. What does it look like?. 37 times as bright as the sun. Vega is a blue main sequence star.

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Gabriella Shook

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  1. VEGA Gabriella Shook

  2. Distance to vega 26 light years!! a light year is the measure of the distance that light travels in one year

  3. What does it look like? 37 times as bright as the sun Vega is a blue main sequence star

  4. This ring surrounding vega is a debri ring and may be evidence of a planet in an unusual orbit arround it.

  5. What does it look like cont. Why is Vega blue?? Because of its high temperature

  6. Meaning of vega • Arabic for “sweeping vulture” • In Asia, it’s known as the “Weaving Prince”

  7. Just for fun.. mustache!!

  8. North celestial Pole star Vega was the North Celestial Pole Star 12,000 years ago. Vega will be this again in 10,000 years.

  9. Absolute magnitude: 0.6 Apparent magnitude: 0.03

  10. Vega rotates very fast on its axis We see Vega from almost directly above its axis

  11. When can you see vega? In the constellation of Lyra From June-August Harp shape

  12. When Can You See Vega? Cont. Southern Hemisphere: Winter Northern Hemisphere: Summer Meteor Shower seen coming from Lyra in April

  13. Size of vega Radius: 2.3 times the sun’s Equator: 2.8 times the sun’s

  14. Largest star ever discovered video

  15. Sources cited • Windows to the Universe; All Star Line Up; April 20 2012; http://www.windows2universe.org/the_universe/vega.html • http://www.windows2universe.org/the_universe/vega.html • http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/national-geographic-channel/specials-1/science-technology/ngc-giant-eye-to-the-sky/ • http://www.solstation.com/stars/vega.htm • http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0201/12vega/

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