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There are many kinds of stars: they can be big, they can be small, they can look blue or green, they can have many planets around them or none at all, they could be very old and ready to explode at any moment into a supernova, or they could just calmly cool down into a dwarf star. There are too many kinds of stars to list, but here's one thing I can tell you: just like every human being, no two stars are exactly the same.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoSize is the biggest difference. Stars die differently depending on their mass. Small stars such as our sun will swell in circumference during their last stages of life becoming what is called a red giant. This happens as the hydrogen that has fueled the star begins to run out and the star then burns the helium that was created with the fusion of hydrogen atoms. This fusion of 3 helium atoms creates carbon and once this process is complete, stars such as ours lose their fight with gravity and their cores are crushed in upon themselves becoming the relative size of our earth and transform into what we call a white dwarf.
Stars 100 times the mass of our sun will die a much more violent death in a super nova. It is in stars of this mass and greater that every element in the universe is born. The heavier the element the more rare it is because these elements are born in the final seconds of a super massive star as it goes super nova. A visible difference in stars are the color they Burn and this is dictated by the temperature at which they burn. Our sun for example actually burns white. It is only when the photons interact with our atmosphere that they take on their yellow or orange color. Some appear blue, red, white, or orange. The color is dependent on the energy inside the photon as it emerges from the core and begins it's journey across space. The largest star we have spotted is so massive that it could hold 1 Billion suns the size of our own within it's borders and our sun could hold 1 Million planets the size of earth inside of it! Which means the largest sun we know of is one million billion times larger than the earth! That's really dang big!!
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∙ 12y agoThey can differ in their diameter, surface area, volume, temperature, color, chemical mix (mainly hydrogen vs. more heavier elements), age.
They can differ in their diameter, surface area, volume, temperature, color, chemical mix (mainly hydrogen vs. more heavier elements), age.
They can differ in their diameter, surface area, volume, temperature, color, chemical mix (mainly hydrogen vs. more heavier elements), age.
They can differ in their diameter, surface area, volume, temperature, color, chemical mix (mainly hydrogen vs. more heavier elements), age.
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∙ 10y agoA star's spectrum is basically based on heat. If a star is blue, it means it is quite hot. If a star happens to be red, it is much cooler than the blue.
The amounts of Hydrogen, Helium, Iron, Calcium, and Titanium can factor in the color too.
The spectrum also changes depending on what elements are in the star's outer layer. Each element produces a dark line in the spectrum which indicates its presence in the star, so that's why it's known that elements like sodium, iron, oxygen etc. are present in the stars.
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∙ 11y agoStars are very different in terms of colours. Because we're so far away we can't really distinguish between whitish blue, blue and yellowish white or red and light yellow (you get the point). Without help from the telescope some stars just look white or just red. But of course we know this isn't true because of the black body concept (if you heat a totally black object long enough, it sort of glows an other colour, take white for example, by this way astronomers can distinguish how hot stars are and hence their age). So different stars are at different temperature, hence they differ in colour, they look different when you use a telescope compared to when you use your eyes because our eyes can only see so much.
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∙ 12y agoastronomers direct starlight through spectrograph which are devices that seperate light into different colors or wavelengths..
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∙ 10y agowhen the star is hot it appers to be blue meaning the temperture of the star is what chages the color
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∙ 12y agoThey can differ in their diameter, surface area, volume, temperature, color, chemical mix (mainly hydrogen vs. more heavier elements), age.
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∙ 12y agoStars come in different colors, but at low intensities, our eyes can't distinguish colors.
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∙ 15y agoThe chemical composition of the star.
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Were do volcanoes appear the most?
Where the Earth's tectonic plates lie.
Where do most volcanoes appear on the earth surfaces?
Where ever there are hotspots
Where is helium most commonly found?
Helium is a gas and is found either in the earth's atmosphere or in the core of the sun.
What environmental conditions common to most stars including your sun appear to be necessary in order for fusion reactions to take place?
Neclear Fusion because stars are powered by that, even our sun
When do solar eclipse appear?
A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the Sun and the earth. The moon covers most of the sun as viewed from earth. Solar eclipse can only appear when the there is a new moon.
What color are very heavy stars?
Generally, the more massive a star is, the more luminous they are. The most luminous stars appear blue.
What color is most of the stars in your galaxy?
the color of most of the stars in our galaxy are white. They are concered white dwarfs
What color is pleiades?
Pleiades is an open cluster of stars. Most are hot B type stars so it will have a temperature of about 10,000 -> 30,000 K so will appear blue to blue white.
What is the relationship between the color and temperate of stars?
The color of a star is directly related to its temperature. Hotter stars appear bluer, while cooler stars appear redder. This relationship follows a pattern known as the "temperature-color sequence," where stars of progressively higher temperature transition from red, to orange, to yellow, to white, and finally to blue. Therefore, star color can provide valuable information about their temperature and evolutionary stage.
What is true of the hottest stars They are the brightest stars. They are the farthest from the earth. They are the least massive. They include the earth's sun.?
None of them.The hottest stars are the most luminous.
How far are the most distant stars from earth?
2
Why is Annemarie and Ellen the main characters in Number the Stars by Lois Lowry?
Because they appear the most times in Number the Stars.
Are Some stars as small as earth?
Yes, there are even stars smaller than earth. Most are collapsed ancient stars that have become neutron stars and have masses slightly larger than our sun currently has.
Are some stars about as small as earth?
Yes, there are even stars smaller than earth. Most are collapsed ancient stars that have become neutron stars and have masses slightly larger than our sun currently has.
The sun and most other stars appear to move through the sky from?
From east to west.
Were do volcanoes appear the most?
Where the Earth's tectonic plates lie.
The stars appear to move across the sky at night is this true?
YES!!! Because '- #1 the Earth is rotating so it appears that the stars move across the sky. #2 the Stars in their own right also move. Since most stars are so far away their movement is hard to detect. #3 the Planets, appear to be stars, because they are pin point spots of light. The planets move , notably Venus, which can be seen as the Morning Star, or at a different time of the year as the Evening Star. The word 'planet' comes from Classical Greece, and means 'Wandering Star'.
