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OBSERVATIONAL PARAMETERS
SANTOSH TAKALE
B. Tech (Mech. Engg.), Scientific Officer,
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai,
09967584554 / santoshatbarc@gmail.com
Dear Participants,
• Theoretical
• Observational
– Field Observation
– Constellations
– Nakshtras
– Sunsigns
– Planets
– Notable Stars
– Meteor Shower
– Galaxies, Dwarf Galaxies
– Messier Objects, Nebulae, Star Clusters etc.
• Carina, Puppis, Canis Mj, Monoceros, Cmi, Gemini, Lynx, Ursa Major
• Crux, Antlia, Hydra, Crater, Corvus, Virgo, Sun, Leo, Canes Venetice, Coma
Berenices, Draco, Umi
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Nakshtra :
Nakshtra :
Nakshtra :
Sun sign (Rashi) :
Sun sign (Rashi) :
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Planets & Titius–Bode law :
T-B rule
Real distance
Planet k distance
(AU)
(AU)
Mercury 0 0.4 0.39
Venus 1 0.7 0.72
Earth 2 1.0 1.00
Mars 4 1.6 1.52
Ceres1 8 2.8 2.77
Jupiter 16 5.2 5.20
Saturn 32 10.0 9.54
Uranus 64 19.6 19.2
Neptune 128 38.8 30.06
Santosh Takale (santoshatbarc@gmail.com 9967584554) Pluto2 256 77.22 39.44
Notable Stars :
Common Name Distance (LY) App Mag Abs Mag Spectral Type
Sun - -26.72 4.8 G2V
Sirius 8.6 -1.46 1.4 A1Vm
Canopus 74 -0.72 -2.5 A9II
Rigil Kentaurus 4.3 -0.27 4.4 G2V + K1V
Arcturus 34 -0.04 0.2 K1.5IIIp
Vega 25 0.03 0.6 A0Va
Capella 41 0.08 0.4 G6III + G2III
Rigel ~1400 0.12 -8.1 B81ae
Procyon 11.4 0.38 2.6 F5IV-V
Achernar 69 0.46 -1.3 B3Vnp
Betelgeuse ~1400 0.50 (var.) -7.2 M2Iab
Hadar 320 0.61 (var.) -4.4 B1III
Acrux 510 0.76 -4.6 B0.5Iv + B1Vn
Altair 16 0.77 2.3 A7Vn
Aldebaran 60 0.85 (var.) -0.3 K5III
Antares ~520 0.96 (var.) -5.2 M1.5Iab
Spica 220 0.98 (var.) -3.2 B1V
Pollux 40 1.14 0.7 K0IIIb
Fomalhaut 22 1.16 2.0 A3Va
Becrux 460 1.25 (var.) -4.7 B0.5III
Deneb 1500 1.25 -7.2 A2Ia
Regulus 69 1.35 -0.3 B7Vn
Meteor Shower :
Meteor Shower :
Field Observation :
– Constellations
– Nakshtras
– Sunsigns
– Planets
– Notable Stars
– Meteor Shower
– Galaxies, Dwarf Galaxies
– Messier Objects, Nebulae, Star Clusters etc.
• Aids / Accessories
– Star Maps
– Software : Stellarium, Celestia
– Binocular & Telescopes
– India betn : 68-7’ to 97-25’ & 8-4’ to 37-6’ (Long & Latt)
Field Observation Aspects
• A, B, C, S of Sky observations?
– A : Aviation Head lights
– B : Migratory Birds
– C : Clouds
– S : Space awareness
– https://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/educators/programs/cosmictimes/educators/guide/age_size.html
Velocity Calculations
• Point on Earth Surface :
• Velocity (kms/ hr) = Dist / Time = 12700 x 3.142 / 24
• Velocity (kms/ sec) = 12700 x 3.142 / (24 x 3600) = 0.5 kms / sec
• Light Year
– The distance covered by light in 1 year
– Approximately 1013km = 1016m
• Parsec
– The distance at which 1A.U. subtends parallax of 1 arc second
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Distance to nearest stars
Distance Spectral Luminosity
Name R.A. Dec.
(LY) Type (Solar Units)
Proxima Centauri 4.2 M5V 14 30 -62 41 6 x 10-6
Alpha Centauri A 4.3 G2V 14 33 -60 50 1.5
Alpha Centauri B 4.3 K0V 14 33 -60 50 0.5
Barnard's Star 6.0 M4V 17 57 +04 33 4 x 10-4
Wolf 359 (Gliese 406) 7.8 M6V 10 56 +07 03 2 x 10-5
Lalande 21185 (HD 95735) 8.2 M2V 11 04 +36 02 5 x 10-3
Luyten 726-8 A 8.6 M5V 01 38 -17 58 6 x 10-5
Luyten 726-8 B (UV Ceti) 8.6 M6V 01 38 -17 58 4 x 10-5
Sirius A 8.6 A1V 06 45 -16 43 24
Sirius B 8.6 WD 06 45 -16 43 3 x 10-3
Ross 154 (Gliese 729) 9.6 M4V 18 50 -23 49 5 x 10-4
Ross 248 (Gliese 905) 10.3 M6V 23 42 +44 12 1 x 10-4
Epsilon Eridani 10.7 K2V 03 33 -09 27 0.3
nearby galaxies
What is parallax? D pc
1
parcsec
Techniques of measurements
• Basics of Parallax :
• Arc (S ) = radii (r) x angle (p) …{ angle is physically measured, Arc is dist
bet S & E, radii is dist bet Earth & star }
• r = S/p x 360/(2 x pi) in degrees ... { 1 deg = 3600 sec}
• r = S/p x 3600 x 360 /(2 x pi) … { p is in arcsec}
• r = 206265 x S/p … { p is in arcsec}
• r = 206265 AU / p (arcsec)
• r = 1 parsec = 206265 x 15,00,00,000 kms = r / 9.46 x 1012 Ly = 3.26 Ly
b
• Parallax method is reliable up to about 1kpc
Magnitude, Scales & Calculations
– After the sunset the first set of stars to be seen were 1st magnitude
stars, then 2nd, 3rd, … magnitude stars are visible.
– Hence the brightest stars are 1st magnitude while the faintest stars are
6th magnitude stars.
• If the two stars emit flux l1 and l2, then their magnitudes
m1 and m2 respectively are related by the formula:
m2 – m1 = - 2.5 log(l2/l1)
• The 6th magnitude star is 100 times fainter than the 1st
magnitude star. One magnitude = 2.512 times brighter
What’s Ref :
• A survey of hundred 6th magnitude (visually the faintest) stars
around the pole star was done. The average flux of these 100
‘north polar sequence’ stars was taken as the flux for the 6th
magnitude star.
• Once the fixed point of magnitude scale was defined this way,
the brightest star have magnitude even negative. E.g. the
Sirius has magnitude of –1.47, Venus can have magnitude
of – 4.4
Magnitude scale :
• M = m – 5 log Dpc + 5
• Canopus (the second brightest star in the
night sky) has apparent magnitude of -0.72,
while the absolute magnitude is -2.5
• Estimate its distance.
– E.g. Betelguese has colour index B–V = 1.50 while Rigel has
colour index = –0.03
vH D
v recessiona l velocity
H Hubble Constant (73 km/s/Mpc)
D Distance
• Edwin Hubble in 30’s found that all the far off galaxies show red shift
indicating that they all are receding away from us.
• Farther the galaxy, they recede faster.
Various Methods to measure distances
References & Thanks to :
• Prof. Mahesh Shetti’s notes.
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Maharashtra – 410221, India.