S Shady01 Member Joined Feb 27, 2006 Messages 160 Location Currently: Destrying liver with celabatory "bevera Gender Male HSC 2006 Sep 5, 2006 #1 Describe the general trend of dominant lines in stellar spectrum, begining with cool stars and moving to hot stars.
Describe the general trend of dominant lines in stellar spectrum, begining with cool stars and moving to hot stars.
alcalder Just ask for help Joined Jun 26, 2006 Messages 601 Location Sydney Gender Female HSC N/A Sep 13, 2006 #2 Shady, Here are a couple of websites to help: http://www-nutev.phyast.pitt.edu/~naples/class/spring2006/astro/images.html http://www-nutev.phyast.pitt.edu/~naples/class/star/bbtlfT_1301b_a.jpg [FONT="]http://www-nutev.phyast.pitt.edu/~naples/class/star/bbtlfT_1301a_a.jpg[/FONT] The spectral lines have to do with the fact that at the higher temperatures there is ionisation and atoms and cooler stars allow the formation of molecules. Hope that helps.
Shady, Here are a couple of websites to help: http://www-nutev.phyast.pitt.edu/~naples/class/spring2006/astro/images.html http://www-nutev.phyast.pitt.edu/~naples/class/star/bbtlfT_1301b_a.jpg [FONT="]http://www-nutev.phyast.pitt.edu/~naples/class/star/bbtlfT_1301a_a.jpg[/FONT] The spectral lines have to do with the fact that at the higher temperatures there is ionisation and atoms and cooler stars allow the formation of molecules. Hope that helps.
S Shady01 Member Joined Feb 27, 2006 Messages 160 Location Currently: Destrying liver with celabatory "bevera Gender Male HSC 2006 Sep 15, 2006 #3 yeah cheers man, some of this stuff can be really sus u know what i mean lol