Astronomy 2e II — Stars, Remnants, and Spacetime

The second of four courses adapted from Astronomy 2e, using the Sun, spectra, the H–R diagram, distances, star-forming clouds, cluster evidence, compact remnants, and gravitational waves to trace stellar lives.

3 sections · 8 lessons

Course outline

Measuring Stars

  1. Inside the Sun
  2. Measure Stellar Luminosity and Mass
  3. The H–R Diagram Organizes Stars

Distances and Stellar Clocks

  1. Build the Distance Ladder
  2. Clouds Collapse into Stars
  3. Mass Sets the Stellar Clock
  4. Date a Star Cluster

End States

  1. How Stars Leave Remnants
  2. Black Holes Bend Evidence
  3. Classify a Compact Remnant

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