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Properties of The Stars - Brightness

Do all stars appear the same? How are they different? Which one looks the coolest? Hottest? Are they all the same brightness? Do they all look the same size?

As the Sun sets, some stars are visible As the Sun sets, some stars are visible. These are the first magnitude stars. Later, when twilight is over, more stars are visible. These are the second magnitude stars, and so on…

Two Kinds of Brightness Apparent Magnitude: How bright the object appears to us on Earth. Absolute Magnitude: How bright a star actually is, its intrinsic brightness

Apparent Magnitude is a number that represents the apparent brightness of stars as seen on Earth The larger the number the dimmer the object will appear from Earth Note we use the letter “m” for apparent magnitude

Apparent Magnitudes Which would look brighter? Sirius, m = -1.4 Venus, m = -4.4 Vega, m = 0.03 Antares, m = 1.06

Apparent Magnitudes Which would look brighter? Sirius, m = -1.4 Venus, m = -4.4 Vega, m = 0.03 Antares, m = 1.06

Smaller/negative numbers correspond to BRIGHTER stars and Bigger/positive numbers correspond to DIMMER stars

The distance to stars are not all the same. Why do stars in the night sky appear considerably different in brightness? The distance to stars are not all the same. Some stars are intrinsically brighter than others – they simply give off more light.

Which star looks like it is giving off more light? But, which star is actually giving off more light?

How bright a star appears depends on both how much light it releases (its actual brightness or luminosity) and how far away it is (distance) according to the inverse square law

The Inverse Square Law Recall how the force of gravity works Fgrav = Gm1 x m2 /r2 Apparent brightness also decreases as 1/ r2 so as distance distance doubles: brightness is decreased by 1/4 distance halves: brightness increases by 4 times

Problem Rigel (m = -0.01) Spica (m = +1.0) Which looks brighter from Earth?

ANSWER : Because Spica is much farther away from Earth than Rigel!! Rigel (m = -0.01) Spica (m = +1.0) Which looks brighter? Rigel BUT... It turns out that Spica actually gives off 1000 times more light than Rigel!! SO..If Spica is giving off more light, why would it appear dimmer in the sky here at Earth? ANSWER : Because Spica is much farther away from Earth than Rigel!!

PROBLEM: stars are at different distances from Earth and so it’s hard to know which stars are ACTUALLY brighter versus which APPEAR bright SOLUTION: We imagine having them all lined up together at the same distance (10 parsecs or 32 light years), then compare the brightness of each star

SOLUTION: We imagine having them all lined up together at the same distance (10 parsecs or 32 light years), then compare the brightness of each star This allows us to determine how bright the star actually is – the Absolute Magnitude of the star - M

ABSOLUTE MAGNITUDE or “M” – a number that represent the ACTUAL Brightness or Luminosity of a Star

Absolute Magnitudes “M”- compares the brightness of all the stars as if they were all the same distance away from Earth (10 pc (32.6 light-years) and gives a number that indicates the actual brightness or luminosity of the star.

Which star looks brightest from Earth? Which star is brightest? Compare some stars: Absolute Apparent MSun = 4.8 mSun = -26 MSirius = 1.4 mSirius = -1.46 MBetelgeuse = -5.6 mBetelgeuse = 0.50 Which star looks brightest from Earth? Which star is brightest?

By comparing the apparent (m) and absolute magnitude (M) numbers we can estimate a stars distance from Earth. When m = M, then the star is located exactly 10 pc away When m<M, then the star appears brighter than it would if it were 10 pc away so it must be closer than 10 pc When m>M, then the star appears dimmer than it would if it were 10 pc away so it must be farther than 10pc

By comparing the apparent (m) and absolute magnitude (M) numbers we can estimate a stars distance from Earth. OR m = M, then the distance = 10 pc m < M, then the distance < 10 pc m > M, then the distance > 10 pc

Compare some stars: Absolute Apparent MSun = 4.8 mSun = -26 MSirius = 1.4 mSirius = -1.46 MBetelgeuse = -5.6 mBetelgeuse = 0.50 Which star looks brightest from Earth? Which star is brightest? Which is closest? Farthest?

Lecture Tutorial (pg 67): Apparent and Absolute Magnitudes of Stars Work with a partner! Read the instructions and questions carefully. Discuss the concepts and your answers with one another. Take time to understand it now!!!! Come to a consensus answer you both agree on. If you get stuck or are not sure of your answer, ask another group.