Science of Stars Nancy Vasquez SCI 151 September 23‚ 2012 Robert Austin Abstract When discussing the Solar System‚ the planets are what are mostly thought of. Many other objects orbit around the sky such as stars‚ asteroids and meteors. Stars have many properties of which will be discussed throughout this paper. Properties of Stars * Stars are determined by their brightness‚ distance‚ luminosity‚ radius‚ chemical composition and temperature (Strobel‚ 2007). * When determining
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German meteorologist‚ geophysicist and polar researcher‚ Alfred Wegener‚ made an incredible discovery and his ideas were shot down by all important people in his job industry. In the heat of attempting to change how scientists & the public thought about life‚ he began to search for many pieces of evidence to prove something‚ not only to the world‚ but to himself. I will be naming even more in the following text to help people better comprehend why Wegner was not insane and how reliable his work is
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Since ancient times there were rumors of strange‚ unearthly creatures roaming the earth. Most were claimed to be evil‚ Satan’s work; while few were said to be good. Since then‚ there has been a massive technology growth that permitted us to create devices which allowed us to capture images of these creatures‚ called aliens. Furthermore‚ there are many theories based on these creatures; some say they are human hybrids. That they most likely have more than two parents‚ they are beings created from
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The Orion Nebula contains one of the brightest star clusters in the night sky. With a magnitude of 4‚ this nebula is easily visible from the Northern Hemisphere during the winter months. It is surprising‚ therefore‚ that this region was not documented until 1610 by a French lawyer named Nicholas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc. On March 4‚ 1769‚ Charles Messier inducted the Orion Nebula‚ M42‚ into his list of stellar objects. Then‚ in 1771‚ Messier released his list of objects for its first publication
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Case: _____Saturn_____ Case Abstract Form _____ Problem Statement: Saturn’s sales are down‚ and market share needs to be increased. Also‚ the product line is too narrow. Current advertising is targeting the younger population‚ but the average age of a Saturn buyer is 43. Saturn’s initial focus on employee relationships seems to be fading as demonstrated with the clash between GM designers in Europe and the U.S. on the L-Series car. In addition‚ overall styling of the vehicles needs
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The Birth of Venus Alexandra Smith In Sandros Boticelli’s‚ The Birth of Venus‚ there were several different types of lines noticeable in the painting. There are actual lines to illustrate simple birds‚ and curved lines showing the edges of the shell. A lot of the lines were implied by the different colors next to each other. The edge of the trees and the leaves are shown by dark browns and greens against the blue sky. The hard lines of the edge‚ and soft lines in the folds of the fabric held
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Inside the Solar System: Comet C/2011 N3 PSC 103 - Astronomy Summer 2012 According to an article written in early January Scientific American (Matson‚ 2012)‚ on July 6th‚ for the first time ever‚ a sun-watching spacecraft has traced a comet’s route directly into the sun. The magazine boasts this as the “Solar Swan Song” (Matson‚ 2012) and compares this comet’s demise to dramatic exits in the movie Dr. Strangelove. Discovered by the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory‚ otherwise known as SOHO
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Uranus is the seventh planet from the sun in the solar system. Uranus is described as "rolling around the sun on its side" because it’s tipped over on its side with an axil tilt of 98 degrees. It is not clear to the naked eye‚ and it became the first planet to be seen through a telescope. It was discovered on March 13‚ 1781 by William Herschel. It has 27 moons and 13 rings. Uranus is known as the "ice giant" because it has a hydrogen upper layer and helium is mixed in it. Below is an
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On February 20 2012‚ me and my daughter went to the Gates Planetarium in Denver to see the showing of the Wildest Weather in the Solar System. The first thing we did was to walk around the Space Odyssey and explore some of the exhibit they had. Then we went to see the show which I must say was far more thrilling then I or my daughter could have imagined. When you first walk into the Space Odyssey you are amazed it almost looks as thought your walking on to a spaceship or what I would imagine it
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Lunar phases‚ tides‚ and seasons all affect life on Earth. You can see these changes everyday‚ whether you’re watching the news or looking at the moon. Changes in weather‚ water height‚ and even the light from the moon can dramatically change daily life. Lunar phases aren’t actually caused by the moon changing shape. It’s caused by the moon changing position. As Earth rotates around the sun‚ it casts shadows on the moon‚ creating the eight different moon phases. A tide is the rising and falling
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