Nearest Stars Alpla Cenmur Barnard's STAL WET 359 Calande 21185 Sirius Luyten 726-8 Ross 154 Ross 248 5800 2800 2700 3200 10400 2700 2800 2700 Temperattir Absoforo Magnited the 20 Brightest Stars as seen Eura (8) +13.2 +16.8 - 10.S +15.4 +13.3 Sirius Canopus Alpha Centauri Arcturus Vega Capella Rigel 10400 7400 $800 4500 10700 5900 11800 414 -31 <-44 -0.3 +0.5 -0.7 -6.8
Nearest Stars Alpla Cenmur Barnard's STAL WET 359 Calande 21185 Sirius Luyten 726-8 Ross 154 Ross 248 5800 2800 2700 3200 10400 2700 2800 2700 Temperattir Absoforo Magnited the 20 Brightest Stars as seen Eura (8) +13.2 +16.8 - 10.S +15.4 +13.3 Sirius Canopus Alpha Centauri Arcturus Vega Capella Rigel 10400 7400 $800 4500 10700 5900 11800 414 -31 <-44 -0.3 +0.5 -0.7 -6.8
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Transcribed Image Text:POM
The 20 Nearest Stars
Barnard's to
Star
LAN
WON 359
Calande
211853
Sirrus
Luyten 726-8
Ross 154
Ross 248
Temperato Absolute
Epsilon
Eridani
Ross 128
Luyten 789-6
61 Cygni
Procyon
Epsilon Indi
Sigma 2398
3800
2800
2700
3200
10400
2700
2800
2700
4500
2800
2700
2800
6800
4200
3000
3200
BD +43-441
Tau Ceti
5200
CD-36 15693 3100
BD+5-1668
3000
CD-39-14192 3500
Name
Temperatur
Absoture
Magnited the 20 Brightest Stars as seen fourth
444
+16.8
+10 S
+14
+15.4
+13.3
+14.7
-6.1
-13.5
+14.9
+7.5
+2.7
+7.0
+11.1
+10.3
+5.7
+9.6
+11.9
+8.7
Sirius
Canopus
Alpha
Centauri
Arcturus
Vega
Capella
Rigel
Procyon
Betelgeuse
Achernar
Beta Centauri
Altair
Alpha Crucis
Aldebaran
Spica
Antares
Pollux
Fomalhaut
Deneb
Beta Crucis
10400
7400
$800
4500
10700
5900
11800
6800
3200
14000
21000
8000
21000
4200
21000
3400
4900
9500
9900
22000
414
-31
+44
-03
+0.5
-0.7
-6.8
+2.7
-5.5
-1.0
41
+2.2
-4.0
-0.2
-3.6
-4.5
+0.8
+2.0
-6.9
-4.6
1. Compare the two lists above, how many stars appear on both lists? Name the stars that
you can find on both lists.
2. Are the nearest stars ALWAYS the brightest? Is the list on the left the same as the right?
3. A star located in the lower right portion of the HR Diagram is cool and dini. What are the
characteristics of a star in the upper left?
What about the stars in the upper right?
4 Look on page 819 of the textbook, in which group do most of the stars belong?
5. According to your diagram, are any of these stars white dwarfs? Explain how you know.
6. In order to be a star, it must burn gas through a process called fusion. What is fusion?

Transcribed Image Text:7. On your diagram, put a large star where the sun is located. Describe the approximate
temperature and brightness of our sun, compared to other stars.
8. Which is farther along in its life cycle: Betelgeuse or our sun? How do you know?
9. Describe what will eventually happen to our sun. What stages will it go through after it
burns up its hydrogen and is no longer a main sequence star?
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8.
10.10
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