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Stars have
• Different colors
• Which indicate different temperatures
Space is filled
with the stuff to
make stars.
Stars start from clouds
Clouds
provide the
gas and dust
from which
stars form.
But not this kind of dust
E = mc2
How much Energy
Recall
Stars have Different colors
which indicate different temperatures
All Types of Stars
Annie J Cannon
(1863-1941)
Out Be
Oh! Beyond
Oh! Be Andromeda,
a Fine
a Girl
Fine- Girl Fiery
Kiss- Me
Kiss Gases
Right
Me !NowKindle Many Red
Sweetheart !
New Stars
Reprise: the Life Cycle
Planetary Nebulae
White dwarfs
28
Si +412
He
He
7(
43(
C
O(+He)
+
He)
+H)16
C-N-O
416 441 12
12
16
CO
C
O 56412He
Ni
C
20
24
32
Cycle
Ne
Mg
16
SO
++++energy
+
energy
energy
++energy
energy
energy
energy 56
Fe
The End of the Line for Massive Stars
Optical X-ray
Elements from Supernovae
Calcium Iron
What’s Left After the Supernova
Event Horizon
Accretion Disk
Jet
Singularity (not always present)
(deep in center)
SN interaction with ISM
Supernovae compress
gas and dust which lie
between the stars. This
gas is also enriched by
the expelled material.
http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/teachers/lifecycles/stars.html