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    small‚ and circular dots which I later learned were a popular binary star named Algeria. At first‚ I could barely see the stars but after focusing my eye in the telescope I noticed that one star was a light blue shade and the other star was a vibrant yellow color. Additionally‚ the yellow star was significantly brighter‚ more visible‚ and larger than the tiny‚ dull blue star. When I typically look up in the sky‚ I notice how most stars have a similar shape and size with the same white color and vibrancy

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    Sciences ABSTRACT The Milky way is a band of light that has millions of stars that are combined together and that spans 100‚000 light years away. They say the Milky Way is about 14 billion years old. How they figured this out by measuring the ages of each star. They have found trace elements of hydrogen and helium so we know that the Milky Way was formed an early in the history. Another good way to find the age of the stars in the Milky Way is measuring thorium because it has a half-life of 14 billions

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    Intro : “There are no international unified standards for awarding stars to hotels‚” said Sergei Korneyev‚ director for the northwest at the Russian Tourism Industry Union. * Each country has its own system‚ and it is very inconvenient for tourists‚ since‚ for example‚ Egyptian stars differ from European ones. There have been many misunderstandings. WHAT IS : An hotel ranking is a system‚ taking into account a full range of factors including quality of accommodation‚ range of amenities‚ standards

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    Solar System Research Paper

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    The center compresses enough to become a protostar and the rest of the gas orbits/flows around it. Most of that gas flows inward and adds to the mass of the forming star‚ but the gas is rotating. The centrifugal force from that prevents some of the gas from reaching the forming star. Instead‚ it forms an "accretion disk" around the star. The disk

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    Astronomy Gcse Coursework B4

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    of my photographed stars using comparisons with reference stars for which I have collected known magnitudes from official sources. Explanation of used Astronomical terms Constellation – A group of stars seen from Earth as forming some sort of recognisable pattern in the sky. These are usually given names due to their resemblance to mythological creatures. Asterism – a prominent pattern of stars in the sky; usually part of a bigger constellation. Reference star – a star with a known magnitude

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    Nebulas

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    are called nebulae. These cosmic clouds are the fundamental building blocks of our universe. They contain the elements that are needed for stars to be formed. Known as the flowers of the universe they are some of the most beautiful sights there is with their swirling rich colors and bright lights. The reason for these bright rich colors is because of the stars inside of the nebula‚ the colors are apparent because of the different elements that make up the nebula. Most common nebula are composed of

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    The Persimmon Tree

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    characters‚ Najmah and Nusrat have connections with stars on the surface‚ because their families have taught them. (BS-2)The author‚ Staples communicates distance from the character’s families when the stars are weak and unfamiliar. (BS-3)On the other hand‚ there were clear connections between the stars and characters‚ portraying they are heading in the correct direction for family. (TS) Evidently‚ in Staples’ Under The Persimmon Tree uses symbolism of the stars to convey a deeper meaning of guidance towards

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    The Price of Fame

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    The Price of Fame Almost everybody dreams about being famous sport star or a great actor. But does everybody know how hard it is to have such kind of job? In my opinion being famous is very difficult and people who are famous deserve all the money they earn. A star should be polite and kind because he or she is an example to be followed for many young people. Famous people work hard long hours every day and do their best for their fans. Also I think that famous people don’t have private lives‚

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    The Sun Research Paper

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    rest. About one million Earths could fit inside it. The Sun is just an ordinary star‚ and that’s true because there are many others similar to it but there are smaller stars than larger ones; The Sun is on the top 10% by mass. The Sun is about 70% hydrogen and about 20% helium. Everything else like metals is about less than 2%. This changes as the Sun turns hydrogen into helium in its core. The radius of the giant star is 432‚288 miles‚ while the mass is 1.982 x 1030 kilograms. Atmosphere

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    The Top 20 Astronomers

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    CHRISTIAN HUYGENS Huygens was a Dutch scientist. He lived from 1629-1695. He proposed the earliest theory about the nature of light‚ a phenomena that puzzled scientists for hundreds of years. His improvements on the telescope allowed him to make the first observations of Saturn’s rings and to discover its moon‚ Titan. CARL SAGAN Sagan was an American astronomer. He lived from 1934-1996. He may not have been a great scientist in comparison to others‚ but he is one of the most

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