A nebula is a space dust that appears as a hazy bright, colorful patch in the sky. The Orion Nebula goes way back from millions of years ago and is made up of mostly hydrogen, but also helium, carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen (Wiley 1). The Orion Nebula is also known as M42, Messier 42, and NGC 1976 (Ivan P. 1). Even though the Orion Nebula may have a giant black hole in the middle of it, The Orion Nebula is still the brightest nebulae because it can be seen with the naked eye during certain times of
Rigel (which means ‘foot’ in Arabic and Hebrew), is located close to 800 light years away from Earth and marks the Hunter’s left leg. Rigel appears bluish white because its surface temperature is extremely hot – some 11,000 degrees Kelvin compared to 5,800 K for our sun. Rigel is also 17 times more massive than our sun and radiates over 60,000 times as much energy. Blue stars like Rigel have relatively short life spans as stars go – they exhaust
will be talking to you about Malala Yousafzai, Emily Rigel, and Faye Carey. They are three teen activists that took action and tried to help solve different problems for the ¨greater good¨. The first person I want to talk about is Malala Yousafzai. Malala stood up for girls to have education. Since she has been standing up for her cause, she has been conquering obstacles along the way. For example, the Taliban had shut down her school
With this information the significance in the constellation’s location can be shown. Orion has a declination of 5°, meaning it is visible to people from both the northern and southern hemispheres. With this known it is understandable why it is one of the most recognised patterns in the sky, although it does appear differently oriented depending on where the observers are located. History: The constellation Orion is named after a giant huntsman in Greek Mythology. The arrangement of the stars somewhat
(Cen). In about 4,000 years, the motion of Alpha Centauri, who’s proper name is Rigel Kentaurus, will carry it close enough to Hadar that they will appear to be a magnificent double star. Because of the distance away from Earth that Alpha and Beta Centauri are (approximately 90 parsecs), they will be an optical double. As they sit today, the two stars look like a pair of eyes, the right one being Hadar and the left being Rigel Kentaurus. These two stars are considered pointer stars. A “pointer star” is
are major. These are the stars of Betelgeuse, Saiph, Bellatrix, Rigel, Meissa, Alnitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka. Rigel and Betelgeuse, which are found in the constellation of Orion are two of the ten brightest stars that of which we can see in our sky. Betelgeuse forms his left shoulder while Bellatrix forms his right shoulder. Orion’s head is made by one star called Meissa. His left foot is formed by Saiph and the right formed by Rigel. In order from left to right, Orion’s belt is made from the stars
year to contribute, until 22 March 2012 and 11 to 20 April 2012. Contributing an observation is easy to do and there is a cool webapp so that observations can be submitted in real-time. The brightest star in the constellation is the blue supergiant Rigel that represents the left foot of the giant Orion according to Greek mythology. Strangely, the star is named Beta Orionis even though it is the brightest star. It is at a distance of 860 light years from us and radiates 85 000 times as much energy as
change puts a lot of stress on coral reefs because they are very sensitive to the change of temperature. Rigel B (2003) states in his essay, “Climate Change and Coral Reefs”, that coral reef has already been negatively impacted by
In astronomy, Orion is the brightest one of the constellations. It stretches across the celestial equator—the projection of the Earth's equator into the sky—and can therefore be observed from almost any part of the world. At a 10:00-PM observation of the sky in the middle latitudes, Orion first appears in the east in October, reaches its greatest height in mid-January, and drops below the western horizon in late March. Moreover, Orion is among the most spectacular constellations, with many bright
Celestial bodies and literature have a relationship that extends beyond the simple “star light, star bright, I wish I may, I wish I might…” rhyme. Over the years, man has found a muse in the heavens and has used this inspiration to create to works that speak to generations of people. The Orion constellation is located on the celestial equator, and is one of the most well-known and identifiable constellations in the sky and can be seen throughout the world. Orion’s popularity has lead to its inclusion
Does a dream childhood include throwing on tons of makeup, wearing provocative clothing and being judged frequently based on your look and personality? Well for some parents that’s the goal of all goals and dreams. To exploit their young daughters by putting them in beauty pageants. Beauty pageants have a negative impacts on female adolescents. Most of these girls have eating disorders and go to the extreme to lose weight. According to the article “Child beauty Pageants should be eliminated.”
Supernova Brightness The universe has many components that make what it is throughout the years. The universe is composed of the galaxies which contain billions of stars, the planets from Mercury to Pluto, the Moon, and many other numerous objects. The universe is complex as it is, and no one knows where it begins or where it ends. The stars in the universe, the Sun included, vary in size and brightness depending on the distance viewed from, and its real or apparent visual magnitude. The stars are
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in brightness by a factor 100. The absolute magnitude is the magnitude the stars would have if viewed from a distance of 10 parsecs or some 32.6 light years. Obviously, Deneb is intrinsically very bright to make this list from its greater distance. Rigel, of nearly the same absolute magnitude, but closer, stands even higher in the list. Note that most of these distances are really nearby, on a cosmic scale, and that they are generally uncertain by at least 20%. All stars are variable to some extent;
The legend of Orion can be found in work as early as the 7th or 8th century BC. The story of Orion was first told by Hesiod, but the full piece of work was soon lost. He then reappears in the greek literature work by Homer called the Odyssey. (Homer and Hesiod) Homer writes that Odysseus saw Orion when he was out hunting in the underworld. Orion is then mentioned again in Homer's work called the Iliad as a constellation, and Homer also wrote that Sirius the star was his dog. Aside from the few stories
Orion’s Belt is home to some of the most famous stars in our sky. Some of the major civilizations, such as the Babylonians, the Egyptians, and even the Greek, have different stories for Orion’s Belt. In Greece, they say the Greek hunter Orion was killed by a Scorpion. Also, in Egypt, Orion’s Belt was a symbol, known to many, of the God-Pharoah Osiris. These are just a few of the legends known to tell the background of Orion’s Belt. Orion’s Belt contains three stars, Mintaka, Alnilam, and Alnitak
ancient Greek hunter and warrior. The constellation Orion shows him caring a club shield, and a sword dangling from his belt. Orion has more Bright Stars the any other constellations. The two brightest stars in it are Betelgeuse and Rigel. Betelgeuse is Orion’s shoulder and Rigel is his foot. Cassiopeia is another well-known constellation. "Cassiopeia is a group of stars, the brightest which form a large W in the northern sky." (Miller, 10). Cassiopeia is found next to the Big Dipper and Orion. Its shape
The name of my star is Betelgeuse. Its distance from the Earth is estimated to be about 650 light years away. Betelgeuse’s location is; right ascension: 05 hours 55minutes and 10.3 seconds with its declination: +07 degrees 24 minutes 25 seconds. When comparing Betelgeuse to the sun we can begin to appreciate this giant star’s enormous proportions. The sun’s distance from Earth is only 146 million km compared to the massive distance of Betelgeuse from the Earth being estimated at 9.3 trillion
As the night sky begins to come to life with light, stars cover the sky. When observing certain stars, they form or shape a pattern called constellations. A constellation can be defined as a group of stars forming a pattern or design that has a historical name to each and every one. Over the many years these constellations have taken names after different gods, hunters, princess, objects, and mythical animals. These constellations date back all the way to 4000 B.C. Homer was said to believe to have
John Oldham once said “I wear my Pen as others do their Sword. To each affronting sot I meet, the word is Satisfaction: straight to thrusts I go, and pointed satire runs him through and through.” Satire works as a weapon to challenge ideas in society. Satire is the use of humor, irony, or exaggeration to uncover and criticize absurd ideas in society that people might not otherwise question. Confronting an issue with satire makes the audience more aware and open to new ideas, making them more likely