The Whispers of Stars: Stellar Objects

Isabel Baransky

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DOPPLER EFFECTAge

Doppler Shift Analogy

REDSHIFTDoppler Effect

GRAVITATIONAL REDSHIFTDoppler Effect

COSMOLOGICAL REDSHIFTDoppler Effect

DYNAMICAL TIMESCALENuclear Fusion

NUCLEAR TIMESCALENuclear Fusion

BINARY STARSMass

ALL PLANETS MOVE IN ELLIPTICAL ORBITS, WITH THE SUN AT ONE FOCUS

The Law of Orbits

A LINE THAT CONNECTS A PLANET TO THE SUN SWEEPS OUT EQUAL AREAS IN EQUAL TIMES.

The Law of Areas

THE SQUARE OF THE PERIOD OF ANY PLANET IS PROPORTIONAL TO THE CUBE OF THE SEMIMAJOR AXIS OF ITS ORBIT.

The Law of Periods

ECLIPSING BINARIESBinary Stars

VISUAL BINARIESBinary Stars

NEMESISBinary Stars

SPECTROSCOPIC BINARIESBinary Stars

BLACK HOLESSummary

BLACK HOLESBinary Stars