Prepare your scantron: Use a pencil, not a pen! Fill in your name and fill the bubbles under your name. LAST NAME FIRST, First name second Put your 4-digit code instead of “IDENTIFICATION NUMBER”. --- (The last 4 digits of your OleMiss ID.) Question # 1: answer A Question # 2: answer A Question # 3: answer C Setup: Reading assignment: Chapter 2 (Discovering the Universe), pp. 24 – 52 Labs tonight/tomorrow; prepare for discussion! Please take a moment to mute your cell phone!
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This question counts double! sec 10 9 11 13 14 8 12 6 2 1 3 4 15 5 7 16 26 17 27 28 30 29 24 25 23 19 18 20 21 22 Question 4 The building blocks of the (visible) Universe are: A Gas clouds. B Galaxies. C Star clusters. D Stars. E Planets. Next question coming …
This question counts double! sec 10 9 11 13 14 8 12 6 2 1 3 4 15 5 7 16 26 17 27 28 30 29 24 25 23 19 18 20 21 22 Question 5 Most, but not all, of the naked eye stars of the sky are located in: A the Galaxy. B the Solar Neighborhood, which is a small part of the Galaxy. C the Solar Neighborhood, which is not part of the Galaxy. D outside the Galaxy, evenly spread out in the Universe. E in a star cluster. Next question coming …
This question counts double! sec 10 9 11 13 14 8 12 6 2 1 3 4 15 5 7 16 26 17 27 28 30 29 24 25 23 19 18 20 21 22 Question 6 How old is the Sun? A 4,500 years. B 45,000 years. C 4,500,000 years. D 4,500,000,000 years. E 4,500,000,000,000 years. Next question coming …
This question counts double! sec 8 9 11 12 7 10 4 1 2 3 6 13 25 30 35 40 14 19 16 15 17 18 45 20 5 Question 7 The closest star (other than the Sun) is: A Proxima Centauri, 4 light years old. B The Galaxy, 24000 light years away. C Proxima Centauri, 4 light years away. D Sirius, 9 light years old. E Alpha Centauri, 14 billion light years old.
Constellations and designations of stars Constellation = random collection of stars (figure) Stars’ names: Greek letter + constellation name Orionis (= Betelgeuse) Orionis ( No special name) Canis Majoris (= Sirius) Lyrae (= Vega)
More star names Find: Leporis Geminorum Tauri A few distances: Canis Maioris - 9 ly Canis Maioris - 500 ly Canis Maioris - 1,800 ly Canis Maioris - 430 ly 95% of the 6,000 naked-eye stars are at 50 to 500 ly: in the solar neighborhood. Inside Taurus!
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sec 8 9 10 12 11 7 6 1 2 3 4 13 30 35 40 45 14 25 16 15 18 17 19 20 5 Question 8 Which constellation is closer to us, and how do we know? A The Big Dipper is closer than Orion because the Big Dipper looks larger in the sky. B Orion is closer than the Big Dipper because Orion’s stars look brighter in the sky. C All constellations are at the same distance. D This question is nonsense because constellations are not real objects. E This question is nonsense because the distance to constellations changes as Earth revolves around the Sun. Next question coming …
sec 10 9 11 12 15 14 13 8 7 1 2 3 5 4 6 16 26 17 27 28 30 29 24 25 23 19 18 20 21 22 Question 9 What is b Lyrae? A The name of a bright star. B The name of a planet. C The name of a constellation. D A galaxy. E The name of a moon revolving around the planet Lyrae. Next question coming …
sec 10 9 11 12 15 14 13 8 7 1 2 3 5 4 6 16 26 17 27 28 30 29 24 25 23 19 18 20 21 22 Question 10 The Pleiades (the “Seven Sisters”) is … A A constellation. B A star. C Not a constellation, but it is a star cluster inside the constellation of Taurus. D A constellation, which is the same thing as a star cluster. E A collection of seven random stars, unrelated to each other. Next question coming …
sec 8 9 10 12 11 7 6 1 2 3 4 13 30 35 40 45 14 25 16 15 18 17 19 20 5 Question 11 Most of the stars visible in the sky by the naked eye are … A outside the Galaxy. B inside the Galaxy, but not necessarily in the vicinity of the Sun. C inside the Galaxy, and mostly in the vicinity D 50% inside the Galaxy, 50% outside. E nowhere close to the Galaxy, which is much farther away from us than the individual stars in the sky are.
Understand brightness of stars: the magnitude scale An m = 10mg, star, need an amateur telescope to see it The Andromeda Galaxy m = 3mg in total An m = 17mg, star, need a professional telescope to see it Magnitudes mean brightness: • The larger the number, the fainter the object • One magnitude difference means a lot dimmer (2.5 times) A fifth magnitude star: m = 5mg,, just visible to the naked eye A third magnitude star: m = 3mg A second magnitude star: m = 2mg __ I A first magnitude star: m = 1mg m = 2.5 × lg I Vega
Example: stars in the Big Dipper 4.0 mg 1.9 mg 2.2 mg 3.3 mg 5.6 mg
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sec 10 9 11 12 15 14 13 8 7 1 2 3 5 4 6 16 26 17 27 28 30 29 24 25 23 19 18 20 21 22 Question 12 The magnitude of a star tells us … A How far the star us from us. B How bright the star appears in the sky. C How bright the star is in reality. D How large the star appears in the sky. E How large the star is in reality. Next question coming …
sec 10 9 11 12 15 14 13 8 7 1 2 3 5 4 6 16 26 17 27 28 30 29 24 25 23 19 18 20 21 22 Question 13 Which one is brighter, a 1mg star or a 5mg star, and how much? A The magnitude of a star does not refer to brightness at all, it refers to size. B The 1mg star is much brighter. C The 1mg star is a little brighter. D The 1mg star is much fainter. E The 1mg star is a little fainter. Next question coming …
sec 10 9 11 13 14 8 12 7 2 1 3 4 6 5 15 17 26 25 27 28 30 29 16 24 19 18 23 20 22 21 Question 14 Do you need a telescope to see Pluto whose brightness is a 15mg? A No, it can be seen by the naked eye. B Yes, but even binoculars will suffice. C Yes, a small amateur telescope is needed. D A fairly large amateur telescope or a small professional telescope is needed. E Pluto is only observable in the largest professional telescopes in the world.
Exercises on magnitudes 1 This is how Orion looks to a naked-eye observer in complete darkness. Exercises on magnitudes 1 Orionis: 0.5 mg Orionis is one of the brightest stars in the sky. How bright do you think it is? How bright do you think Orionis is? Orionis : 2.0 mg Orionis : 4.3 mg How bright do you think Orionis is?
Exercises on magnitudes 2 Capella is 0 mg. How bright do you think the following are? Exercises on magnitudes 2 2 mg Pleiades 1 mg International Space Station Aldebaran 1 mg - 4 mg Venus - 2 mg Jupiter