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Question by : Help with Astronomy question! About stars their origin/evolution etc? I have to “Outline models and theories for describing the nature of the sun and stars and their origin, evolution and fate” and I have no idea what kind of answer I should give to this question!! If anyone could help me...
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Question by Bullseye: Why do so many people question the moon landing? Why do so many people hold the view that the moon landing was faked? This has already been debunked numerous times and with factual data backing up the actual landing. I suspect when we finally launch the “planet finder” telescope, and can...
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Question by ashyne: Does anyone know anything about the planet Uranus? Can anyone answer this question? It takes my planet ________ to make one rotation. This means that one day on my planet is actually _______ long. That is as many as ___________ Earth days! Can you fill in the blanks? Please help!!! Best...
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Question by ~purple~: Astronomy circumpolar stars and latitude question? On my test, there was a question about where a circumpolar star would be in the local sky for a latitude of 40 degrees North. right ascension must be 6 hours declination must be >+40 degrees declination must be >+50 degrees there are no circumpolar...
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Question by Sofie: The Orbits of Young Stars.. Astronomy Question? This is the one question i cant find the answer for The Orbits of Young Stars I. are confined to the disk of the Galaxy II. are very elliptical III. are nearly circular IV. Are randomly inclined to the disk of the Galaxy A....
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Question by cheerioswmr: Isolated main-sequence stars (astronomy, multiple choice question)? Isolated main-sequence stars as massive as 10 to 12 times the mass of the sun may still manage to avoid going supernova. Why? a) because these stars will eject at least 4 solar masses in the planetary nebula stage b)because about half that mass...
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ContributorNetwork – Another Republican presidential candidate, former Utah governor and ambassador to China Jon Huntsman, was asked about space policy. While former Speaker Newt Gingrich’s response was hostile and angry, Huntsman’s reply was vague. Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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Question by dmiles-mcc@sbcglobal.net: Back to the question about the planet Mars orbit closest to earth? I too have received e-mail forwarded info indicating that on Aug. 27 Mars will be closer to earth than we will ever see again. E-mail indicated Mars will appear as large as our moon. So far I cannot find...
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When people post astrology questions here in Astronomy and Space I will often refer them to Entertainment_and_Music>Horoscopes. But what if we were to post typical astronomy homework questions like “how is the lifetime of a main sequence star determined by its mass?” in the Horoscopes (aka astrology) section. I think it could be pretty...
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So i’ve been reading over the different questions about binoculars. I just want some reviews on what you can see with the different sizes. GiantView 15×70 Large-Aperture http://www.telescope.com/control/product/~category_id=binocular_astronomy/~pcategory=binoculars/~product_id=09327 GiantView 20×80 Large-Aperture http://www.telescope.com/control/product/~category_id=binocular_astronomy/~pcategory=binoculars/~product_id=09324 these are both pretty cheap it seems (~250)… is that a red-flag? GiantView 25×100 Large-Aperture http://www.telescope.com/control/product/~category_id=binocular_astronomy/~pcategory=binoculars/~product_id=09326 ok finally MegaView 30×80 Wide Angle...
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Does a telescope of 6 cm diameter and focal length of 100 cm have a larger light-gathering power than a telescope of 5 cm diameter and focal length of 50 cm?
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You look towards the east at sunset. You see stars rising perpendicular to the horizon. Where are you? At the North Pole. At the Tropic of Capricorn. At the Equator. At the South Pole. At the Tropic of Cancer.
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