Angels Speak – What is inside a Star?

Star wr124 in the center of nebula m1-67, credit to

Credit: Yves Grosdidier (University of Montreal and Observatoire de Strasbourg), Anthony Moffat (Universitie de Montreal), Gilles Joncas (Universite Laval), Agnes Acker (Observatoire de Strasbourg), and NASA

In 2007, Paramount Pictures released a movie called “Stardust”. The movie was based on a book by Neil Gaiman.  The heroine of the movie is a Star that falls to Earth.  One of her human traits is that when she is happy, she shines. The movie struck a chord in me, and I watch the movie often.

I love looking at the stars! I love to watch shooting stars.  I love to watch them shine and twinkle.  I have made many a wish upon a star, and, most of those wishes have come true. 

I finally got to wondering why the stars twinkle so much after a night of star gazing with friends.  The twinkles seemed particularly bright.  Here’s what I found:

• Stars twinkle because they are very far away, and so appear as tiny points of light in our night sky. Some of this light is absorbed by moving air in the Earth's atmosphere, making the star appear to sparkle.
• The light that we see is just one kind of radiation known as 'visible light'. Other kinds include X-rays, ultraviolet, microwaves, radio waves and infrared. Different stars give out varying amounts of these signals, known as their 'spectrum'.
• When measured, the spectrum appears as a series of bright and dark lines positioned at specific points or 'frequencies'. This is the blueprint of a star and provides a wealth of information about what is happening inside.

Why not go outside tonight and watch the stars.  While you are at it, make a wish. Or, make several!

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