From its spectral type, the surface temperature of a main sequence star is measured to be about 10000 K. It's apparent brightness is 10-12 W/m2. Estimate its distance from us. A. 6000 light years B. 600 light years C. 60 light years D. 60000 light years
Stellar evolution
We may see thousands of stars in the dark sky. Our universe consists of billions of stars. Stars may appear tiny to us but they are huge balls of gasses. Sun is a star of average size. Some stars are even a thousand times larger than the sun. The stars do not exist forever they have a certain lifetime. The life span of the sun is about 10 billion years. The star undergoes various changes during its lifetime, this process is called stellar evolution. The structure of the sun-like star is shown below.
Red Shift
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From its spectral type, the surface temperature of a main sequence star is measured to be about 10000 K. It's apparent brightness is 10-12 W/m2. Estimate its distance from us.
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