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19.10.1: Review Questions

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Review Questions

1.

Explain how parallax measurements can be used to determine distances to stars. Why can we not make accurate measurements of parallax beyond a certain distance?

2.

Suppose you have discovered a new cepheid variable star. What steps would you take to determine its distance?

3.

Explain how you would use the spectrum of a star to estimate its distance.

4.

Which method would you use to obtain the distance to each of the following?

  1. An asteroid crossing Earth’s orbit
  2. A star astronomers believe to be no more than 50 light-years from the Sun
  3. A tight group of stars in the Milky Way Galaxy that includes a significant number of variable stars
  4. A star that is not variable but for which you can obtain a clearly defined spectrum

5.

What are the luminosity class and spectral type of a star with an effective temperature of 5000 K and a luminosity of 100 LSun?


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