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Stars / Astronomy
Review - How does light work?

● Different
wavelengths
and frequencies
are different
colors!
● Most light is not
visible
How does light work?
Visible Light

Red 620 nm – 780 nm

Orange 600 nm – 620 nm
Yellow 580 nm – 600 nm
Green 490 nm – 580 nm
Blue 450 nm – 490 nm
Violet 390 nm – 450 nm

Invisible Light
Radio waves 30 cm – 1000 km
Microwaves 1000 nm – 30 cm
Infrared 780 nm – 1000 nm
Ultraviolet (UV) 490 nm – 580 nm
X-rays 450 nm – 490 nm
Gamma rays 390 nm – 450 nm
Colors

● Most light given off is not just a single color

● Comprised of many colors
Color Bar Graphs

● If most of the light is a

single color, then the
object emanates that
color
Color Bar Graphs

● If the light is more

evenly spread among
all the colors, you get
white light
Color Line Graphs (Spectrograph)

● Intensity, or
brightness, of light can
be plotted against the
wavelength of light
(which tells us color)
Color Line Graphs (Spectrograph)

Remember...
Red 620 nm – 780 nm
Orange 600 nm – 620 nm
Yellow 580 nm – 600 nm
Green 490 nm – 580 nm
Blue 450 nm – 490 nm
Violet 390 nm – 450 nm
Color Line Graphs (Spectrograph)

Remember...
Red 620 nm – 780 nm
Orange 600 nm – 620 nm
Yellow 580 nm – 600 nm
Green 490 nm – 580 nm
Blue 450 nm – 490 nm
Violet 390 nm – 450 nm
Color Line Graphs (Spectrograph)

Remember...
Red 620 nm – 780 nm
Orange 600 nm – 620 nm
Yellow 580 nm – 600 nm
Green 490 nm – 580 nm
Blue 450 nm – 490 nm
Violet 390 nm – 450 nm
How about stars?
Stars
● Special
looking
spectra,
color
depends on
temperature

● Hotter stars are blue-white, “cooler” stars are more red

Star Group Research Presentation
Research a particular star in the night sky:

You must include:

● Color of the star
○ Draw a hypothetical spectra of this star
● A picture of the star’s spectra and a comparison to your hypothetical
spectra
● Star’s temperature
Star Group Research Presentation
Research a particular star in the night sky:

And at least one of the following must be included:

● Is this star part of a constellation?
○ Are there any stories or mythologies about this constellation?
● How far away is the star from us?
● What is the chemical composition of the star?
● Be creative! Include more interesting stuff if you can!
Star Group Research Presentation

You will have work time in class today and

tomorrow

You will present your research at the end

of class tomorrow!
Sources

https://image.slidesharecdn.com/light2refractionandcol-141110125708-conversio
n-gate01/95/light-refraction-and-colour-mixing-2-638.jpg?cb=1415625050

https://munsell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/increasing-energy-wavelength-
visible-light-graph.jpg

http://cdsportal.u-strasbg.fr/

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