The Stars Have it Made!

By: Patrick E. I made this website based on the Georgia Performance Standard below.

S4E1. Students will compare and contrast the physical attributes of stars, star patterns, and planets.

a. Recognize the physical attributes of stars in the night sky such as number, size, color and patterns.

b. Compare the similarities and differences of planets to the stars in appearance, position, and number in the night sky.

c. Explain why the pattern of stars in a constellation stays the same, but a planet can be seen in different locations at different times.

d. Identify how technology is used to observe distant objects in the sky.   

The Universe 

Welcome to the world of the universe! My name is Patrick E. and I will be your tour guide today, so kick back and relax.  I will help you on your way! Next stop: the Sun! 

• The Sun is thought to be 4.6 billion years old!
• The Sun does rotate, but because it is a large gaseous sphere, not all parts rotate at the same speed.
• Events that occur on the sun include sunspots, solar flares,  solar wind, and solar prominences. 

Click here for more info on our galaxies

  Calling All Space Lovers!

    A galaxy is a huge mass of stars. The smallest galaxies contain

 about 100,000 stars, and the largest contain up to 3 billion stars.

A constellation is a link of stars that were created 50,000 years ago.  A Parallax is a telescope used to tell how far away a star is.  Five hundred years ago people thought the universe was no bigger than Earth.

    There are three different types of galaxies: spiral, elliptical,

and irregular. The most beautiful type of galaxies are Spiral

Galaxies. Their long twisting arms are areas where stars are being

formed. The stars found in Elliptical Galaxies are often very old.  This is because elliptical galaxies don't actively create new stars. 

The only stars found within them, were  created a long time ago.  Irregular galaxies are simply all the galaxies which are not spiral, or elliptical.  They can look like anything and have many different characteristics.