released is equal to what would take the Sun nearly ten-billion years to produce. There is no other process in the universe able to produce this much energy (Bhat, 2011). Additionally, if a GRB was able to distribute itself in all directions equally, such as the way a star does, its luminosity would be that of the combined brightness of a million galaxies such as our Milky Way, albeit briefly (Bennett et al.,…
Nuclear Fusion and the Remains of a Dead Star Throughout the history of Earth, multicellular organisms rely on one thing, the sun. And throughout the observable universe, there are million of stars out there just like our sun. These stars could be different however, with either more mass, volume, heat, etc. In our high school career, we learn a lot about astronomy, such as the order of the planets in our solar system. We also learn about gravity, rotation of planets, and how long it takes…
it was the first nebula to be studied spectroscopically by the astronomer William Huggins in 1864; this study revealed the distinctions between PNe and the other gaseous nebulae. When Huggins studied the spectrum of NGC-6543, he found that the spectrum is dominated by discontinuous lines, emission spectrum, rather than continuous like in the stellar spectrum. The first identified line was the hydrogen Balmer line (H). This discontinuous spectrum confirms Herschel’s idea that the PN gets its…
Since the first planet orbiting a star other than our Sun was discovered almost 20 years ago, astronomers have detected over 3,000 exoplanets. Going forward, exoplanetary scientists have two major goals: detecting smaller, more Earth-like planets, and characterizing particular planets of interest. With the advent of the extremely large telescope (ELT) era soon approaching, these two goals will become increasingly intertwined as better instruments give us the power to study the atmospheres of…
Lab-Plotting the Stars Part I: Introduction 1) One method scientists use to measure the distance of the star is called parallax. Parallax shift is when closer stars shift positions against the farthest stars. In order for astronomers to measure that distance, they measure the distance of the shift, also considering the diameter of the Erath’s orbit. Then the angle of the parallax is measured. The smaller the angle of the parallax shift is, the farther away the star is from the earth 2)…
Ptolemy in the second century. In Greek mythology, Perseus was the son of Zeus. Perseus is most famous for killing Medusa the Gorgon with Pegasus. Perseus also is known for saving. Princess Andromeda from Poseidon's sea monster Cetus. Perseus directly borders the constellations Andromeda, Cassiopeia, and Cepheus, who all make up the Royal Family in the Sky. Perseus contains dozens of stars, some with a magnitude of 4.0 or higher. One of those stars is Mirfak, which means ‘elbow’. This…
ADVANTAGES OF BINARY OPTIONS Binary Options ' Trading has been gained enormous recognition over the last few years and there are many reasons why this trading gained so much of consideration. Brokers present a way to trade an extensive variety of financial instruments across several markets and offer higher rewards within a shorten period to other investments. Let 's see some advantages that binary options have over other financial products, which make them popular. Simple Trading: Trading…
Equality and Fairness: Failed Principles The battle to achieve a sense of fairness and equality has been relevant amongst humans since the beginning of time. Advocates who effortlessly argue the need for an equal socioeconomic system recognize that little to no change has been made throughout time. Philosopher John Rawls’s principles of fairness and equality state that everyone has a right to basic liberties and the greatest social and economic privileges are granted only if the greatest social…
Through hand on learning activities, students will be able to sort and categorize objects according to color. Next, students will count the objects in each group and record their results. Learning Standards NYS Science Standards K.MD.3. Classify objects into given categories; count the number of objects in each category and sort the categories by count. K.CC.4a. When counting objects, say the number names in the standard order, pairing each object with one and only one number name and…
Inequalities Within the Glass Ceiling Inequality is a famous topic all over the world. Inequalities can be picked out of most situations. Inequality is often seen in gender roles. Through the eyes of a feminist, it is seen that women are often treated unfairly compared to men. Some examples being voting, which women couldn’t partake in until 1920. Another example is holding a job, which women couldn’t do until World War II when employers were losing male workers to the war. Women were treated as…