Sunday, November 13, 2011

THE STARS.

What's a star?
Star is a giant ball of hot gases. Stars get their energy and heat from Nuclear Fusion. There are four types of stars such as, White Dwarfs, Main Sequence, Giants and Super Giants.Stars are classified by their size, colours, luminosity and spectral classes. 
     Types of star                                                             
   There are four types of stars such as, White Dwarfs, Main Sequence, Giants and Super Giants. White Dwarfs contain old stars and they have less temperatures and brightness. Main Sequence stars contain all the temperatures and luminosity and they are young stars. Giants come with various colours and they are middle-aged stars. Super Giant stars are real huge stars. They come with various colours and spectral classes.

 
                                         1  A White Dwarf Star


                                      2 Main Sequence Stars
                                        3  Giants
  
                                           4   Super Giant Star


What's an H-R diagram          
   An H-R diagram is a chart that scientists use to classify stars. An H-r diagram shows temperature, luminosity, colours, types of a star. H-R diagram come handy while studying a specific types of stars.
                                                                                     An H-R diagram

  What's Nuclear Fusion        
   Nuclear Fusion is when two hydrogen gets together and makes one helium. Nuclear Fusion gives a star its energy and heat. Nuclear Fusion causes stars to shine.
Life cycle of a star
   The life cycle of a star starts with Stellar Nebula, a cloud and dusty place. But, different types of stars have slightly different life cycles. Sun like stars starts with Stellar Nebula and goes through huge Red Giants, then explodes into Planetary Nebula, remaining of the star would be White Dwarf, and when they completely cool down they become Black Dwarf. Huge Stars starts with Stellar Nebula and goes through Red Supergiant, then a huge explosion called Supernova, and the remaining becomes Neutron Star. And last but not least, Giant Stars start with Stellar Nebula and goes through Red Super Giant in which it becomes super huge, explodes into a Supernova and the remaining becomes a Black hole that sucks up everything around it.




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