Stars! I’m seeing stars!

Warm-up:
 Our Sun is a star, similar to those that we
see in our night’s sky… Do you think our
sun is bigger than most, smaller than most
or average size?
Stars! I’m seeing stars!

New Notes Sheet!!!!

What IS a star anyway?!?!
STARS:
A star is a large ball of gas,
held together by gravity,
that emits energy produced
by nuclear reactions in it’s
interior.
Types of stars:
 Stars are classified by their
size, temperature, and
brightness!
 Classifying Stars

SIZE!!!! Temperature!!!
 Super Giant  Hot = Red
 Red Giant  Hotter = White
 Main Sequence  Hottest = Blue/White
 White Dwarf
 Neutron Star Distance Brightness!
 How bright it appears depends
on it’s distance from us
 How bright it actually is
depends on it’s size and temp.
 Relationship between surface temperature
and color of stars:

3,500 K 5,000 K 7,000 K 25,000 K

Just like cars headlights You may notice at night

look small and dim when you look up at the
when they are far away stars that some seem to
and then BLIND you as be slightly different
they get closer, Stars colors, that has to do
are similar. with their temperature!
 Absolute vs. Apparent

Absolute Magnitude Apparent Magnitude

 The apparent magnitude  The observed luminosity
a star would have if it of a celestial body, such
were 32.6 ly away from as a star, as observed
Earth. from earth.
 The apparent magnitude
of a star depends on it’s
luminosity and distance.
 The Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram

 Today you will get some practice with

classifying stars using the HR diagram.

 You will have the rest of class to do this.

The worksheet is DUE at the END OF
CLASS!

 You may work with ONE partner