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Essential Astronomy Equations Guide

This document provides astronomy equations from various chapters. It includes equations for measuring distance, the Copernican revolution, radiation, spectroscopy, telescopes, the solar system, Earth, the Moon and Mercury, the Sun, neutron stars and black holes, the Milky Way Galaxy, galaxies, dark matter, and the early universe. Key equations calculate parallax, diameter, orbital periods, acceleration, velocity, wavelength, frequency, luminosity, angular momentum, linear momentum, escape velocity, apparent brightness, apparent magnitude, stellar lifetime, mass, redshift, time, and the speed of light.

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Essential Astronomy Equations Guide

This document provides astronomy equations from various chapters. It includes equations for measuring distance, the Copernican revolution, radiation, spectroscopy, telescopes, the solar system, Earth, the Moon and Mercury, the Sun, neutron stars and black holes, the Milky Way Galaxy, galaxies, dark matter, and the early universe. Key equations calculate parallax, diameter, orbital periods, acceleration, velocity, wavelength, frequency, luminosity, angular momentum, linear momentum, escape velocity, apparent brightness, apparent magnitude, stellar lifetime, mass, redshift, time, and the speed of light.

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Astronomy Equations

Chapter 1 Measuring Distance


parallax = x diameter = distance x distance = baseline x

Chapter 2 Copernican Revolution


(in earth years) = (in Au’s) F= F = ma

(in earth years) = a= =√

V=√

Chapter 3 Radiation
frequency = Velocity = Velocity = wavelength x frequency

Wavelength of peak emission α total energy emission α =

L = 4πσ
F=σ OR luminosity α x =

=1+ = =

Chapter 4 Spectroscopy
)(ev)

Chapter 5 Telescopes
= 0.25

Chapter 6 The solar system


Linear momentum = mass x velocity Angular momentum α mass x rotation rate x

The Academic Support Center @ Daytona State College (Science 74, Page 1 of 2)
Astronomy Equations
Chapter 7 Earth
Scattering by dust α Scattering by molecules α Fraction of material remaining =

Chapter 8 The Moon and Mercury


Avg. molecular speed( ) = 0.157√ Escape speed( ) = 11.2√

Chapter 16 The Sun


=2x E=m

Chapter 17 The Sun


Apparent brightness(energy flux) α Apparent magnitude – absolute magnitude =
Distance(parsecs) =
5

√
L(solar units) = R= Stellar lifetime α

Stellar lifetime α

Chapter 22 Neutron Stars and Black Holes


Deflection(arc sec.) = 1.75

Chapter 23 The Milky Way Galaxy


Total mass (solar masses) =

Chapter 24 Galaxies
Recessional velocity = x distance Redshift = =

Chapter 25 Galaxies and Dark Matter


Time = = = 1.1x

Chapter 27 The Early Universe


C = λf

The Academic Support Center @ Daytona State College (Science 74, Page 2 of 2)

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