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Stars and spectral analysis:

Stars and spectral analysis: . WHAT THE COLORS CAN TELL US. Color Temperature . Color Size . Color age . WHAT COLOR IS THAT STAR? READING THE SPECTRUM OF A STAR. WHAT COLOR IS THAT STAR? READING THE SPECTRUM OF A STAR. HOW TO IDENTIFY THE COMPOSITION OF STARS.

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Stars and spectral analysis:

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  1. Stars and spectral analysis: WHAT THE COLORS CAN TELL US

  2. Color Temperature

  3. Color Size

  4. Color age

  5. WHAT COLOR IS THAT STAR?READING THE SPECTRUM OF A STAR

  6. WHAT COLOR IS THAT STAR?READING THE SPECTRUM OF A STAR

  7. HOW TO IDENTIFY THE COMPOSITION OF STARS • Hydrogen • Helium • Carbon • Iron When heated, each element emits its own unique and distinct pattern of wavelengths of light. This is known as a SPECTRAL FINGERPRINT. By using a database of these “fingerprints”, astronomers can identify the composition of a distant object. For example, the spectral pattern produced by a star is shown below. It matches the spectral fingerprint of Hydrogen – therefore, we now know that the star is composed of Hydrogen gas!

  8. RED AND BLUE SHIFTS: How light is used to determine the movement of stars

  9. How light is used to detect “invisible” alien planets BY OBSERVING STARS: By measuring the cyclical Doppler shift of a star, astronomers can figure out how far the star is wobbling, which allows them to figure out THE MASS OF ITS ORBITING PLANET, AND ITS DISTANCE FROM THE STAR

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