Astronomy Dso's (A Few Tangentials...whoops) (Abandoned)

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Mira

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This is the prototype star in which other variable stars (red giants) that have an oscillation period of over 100 days. Just give the name.

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Cetus, 460

Back 2

Mira, the prototype star, lies in the ______ constellation and has a distance of approximately _____ LY.

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2.5, 5, 6

Back 3

Mira variables typically hang out at about ____ magnitude in visual wavelength, but will typically vary from ___ to ___ magnitudes during their oscillations.

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C

Back 4

Mira variables are:
A) Above
B) Below
C) On
D) To the left of
the AGB.

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2

Back 5

Mira variables originated from stars that were massive enough to have undergone helium fusion, but had an approximate limit of ___ solar masses. Otherwise, they would have become

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False (the change is caused by a shifting between visual and infrared outputs)

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(True/False) Mira variables will vary vastly in magnitude, the main cause being that their luminosity is rapidly changing during their oscillations.

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True

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(True/False) Mira is a binary star system, consisting of the red giant Mira A and Mira B, a spectral type K variable with an acretion disk captured directly from the Mira system.

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supernova variable

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Mira was the first type of variable star to not be of this type (form: s__________ variable).

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False (Mira A is interacting with interstellar gas as it is flying through space)

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Take note that the Mira system is losing mass. True of False? The mass loss is caused largely because of the fact that Mira B is a pulsar star, similar to the Black Widow, and is blowing away matter from the system.

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False (they're getting stronger)

Back 10

(True/False) Mira's successive pulses, lasting about a decade, are progressively growing weaker.

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W49B

Back 11

This explosion is believed to have created our galaxy's youngest black hole, and yes, a black hole, not a neutron star. What is it's name?

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True

Back 12

(True/False) W49B is a highly distorted supernova remnant, produced by a rare type of explosion.

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A

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Instead of radiating out symmetrically, W49B's exploding star shot more material out from its:
A. Poles
B. Equator