Infrared light is basically heat. When a star is being born it has to reach massively high temperatures. So by using infrared cameras or telescopes (which were specifically designed to see high temperature objects even through cooler object) the birth of the star is visible through the much cooler dust cloud.
A protostar is an earlier stage of a star where the nuclear fusion and contracting of gasses had not stopped yet, the once clumped up gasses and dusts are beginning to take the form of a main sequence star but there are still processes going on within itself.
Why is it significant to use infrared light?
ReplyDeleteInfrared light is basically heat. When a star is being born it has to reach massively high temperatures. So by using infrared cameras or telescopes (which were specifically designed to see high temperature objects even through cooler object) the birth of the star is visible through the much cooler dust cloud.
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ReplyDeleteIs the conversion from proto-star to main sequence an event or a process?
ReplyDeleteits a Process. However, the mass will determine how long it takes. A higher mass star will take a shorter amount of time than a lower mass star.
DeleteWhat are the best type of telescopes to view stars?
ReplyDeleteInfrared telescopes are the best to use because you can see the massively hot star forming behind the much cooler, yet very dense cloud of dust.
DeleteWhat exactly is a globule?
ReplyDeleteA globule is the clumping shape of the gases and dusts within the stellar nursery as it begins to start the star formation process.
DeleteHow long does it take to create star?
ReplyDeleteDepending on the size of the star, it can take around 10 million years for a star to form.
DeleteWhat exactly is a protostar?
ReplyDeleteA protostar is an earlier stage of a star where the nuclear fusion and contracting of gasses had not stopped yet, the once clumped up gasses and dusts are beginning to take the form of a main sequence star but there are still processes going on within itself.
DeleteWhat exactly is a protostar?
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