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The Traveling Exhibit Science Background Part B: Star & Planet Formation prepared by Dr. Cherilynn Morrow for the Space Science Institute Boulder, CO
Documents The Traveling Exhibit Science Background Part B: Star & Planet Formation prepared by Dr. Cherilynn Morrow for the Space Science Institute Boulder, CO

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The Formation and Structure of Stars Chapter 9. The Big Picture Stars exist because of gravity. Gravity causes interstellar material to collapse to form
Documents The Formation and Structure of Stars Chapter 9. The Big Picture Stars exist because of gravity. Gravity causes interstellar material to collapse to form

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The Interstellar Medium Chapter 10. You have begun your study of the sun and other stars, but now it is time to study the thin gas and dust that drifts
Documents The Interstellar Medium Chapter 10. You have begun your study of the sun and other stars, but now it is time to study the thin gas and dust that drifts

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Chapter 16 Star Stuff Star Birth. Where do stars form?
Documents Chapter 16 Star Stuff Star Birth. Where do stars form?

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The Life History of Stars – Young Stars The Importance of Mass The entire history of a star depends on its mass and almost nothing else The more mass
Documents The Life History of Stars – Young Stars The Importance of Mass The entire history of a star depends on its mass and almost nothing else The more mass

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The Formation and Structure of Stars Chapter 9. The space between the stars is not completely empty, but filled with very dilute gas and dust, producing
Documents The Formation and Structure of Stars Chapter 9. The space between the stars is not completely empty, but filled with very dilute gas and dust, producing

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On your notes write out your address… Now what country… What continent… What planet… What galaxy? After today’s lesson, you should be able to answer all
Documents On your notes write out your address… Now what country… What continent… What planet… What galaxy? After today’s lesson, you should be able to answer all

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The Interstellar Medium. I. Visible-Wavelength Observations A. Nebulae B. Extinction and Reddening C. Interstellar Absorption Lines II. Long- and Short-Wavelength
Documents The Interstellar Medium. I. Visible-Wavelength Observations A. Nebulae B. Extinction and Reddening C. Interstellar Absorption Lines II. Long- and Short-Wavelength

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Nebulae. “Nebula” comes from the Latin word for cloud. “Nebulae” is the plural. It is loosely applied to anything that looks fuzzy or extended in a telescope
Documents Nebulae. “Nebula” comes from the Latin word for cloud. “Nebulae” is the plural. It is loosely applied to anything that looks fuzzy or extended in a telescope

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Interstellar Medium
Documents Interstellar Medium

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The Interstellar Medium
Documents The Interstellar Medium

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