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A star is a luminous sphere of plasma held together by its own gravity. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Many other stars are visible to the naked eye from Earth during the night, appearing as a multitude of fixed luminous points in the sky due to their immense distance from Earth. Historically, the most prominent stars were grouped into constellations and asterisms, the brightest of which gained proper names. Astronomers have assembled star catalogues that identify the known stars and provide standardized stellar designations. However, most of the stars in the Universe, including all stars outside our galaxy, the Milky Way, are invisible to the naked eye from Earth. Indeed, most are invisible from Earth even through the most powerful telescopes.
For at least a portion of its life, a star shines due to thermonuclear fusion of hydrogen into helium in its core, releasing energy that traverses the star's interior and then radiates into outer space. Almost all naturally occurring elements heavier than helium are created by stellar nucleosynthesis during the star's lifetime, and for some stars, by supernova nucleosynthesis when it explodes. Near the end of its life, a star can also contain degenerate matter. Astronomers can determine the mass, age, metallicity (chemical composition), and many other properties of a star by observing its motion through space, its luminosity, and spectrum respectively. The total mass of a star is the main factor that determines its evolution and eventual fate. Other characteristics of a star, including diameter and temperature, change over its life, while the star's environment affects its rotation and movement. A plot of the temperature of many stars against their luminosities, produces a plot known as a Hertzsprung–Russell diagram (H–R diagram). The plotting of a particular star on that diagram allows the age and evolutionary state of that star to be determined.
A star's life begins with the gravitational collapse of a gaseous nebula of material composed primarily of hydrogen, along with helium and trace amounts of heavier elements. When the stellar core is sufficiently dense, hydrogen becomes steadily converted into helium through nuclear fusion, releasing energy in the process. The remainder of the star's interior carries energy away from the core through a combination of radiative and convective heat transfer processes. The star's internal pressure prevents it from collapsing further under its own gravity. When the hydrogen fuel at the core is exhausted, a star of mass 0.4 times greater than the Sun's will expand to become a red giant. In some cases, it will fuse heavier elements at the core or in shells around the core. As the star expands it throws a part of its mass, enriched with those heavier elements, into the interstellar environment, to be recycled later as new stars. Meanwhile, the core becomes a stellar remnant: a white dwarf, a neutron star, or if it is sufficiently massive a black hole.
Binary and multi-star systems consist of two or more stars that are gravitationally bound, and generally move around each other in stable orbits. When two such stars have a relatively close orbit, their gravitational interaction can have a significant impact on their evolution. Stars can form part of a much larger gravitationally bound structure, such as a star cluster or a galaxy.
Comes with factory case, mag loader, three 15 round mags and ill throw in a leather holster, asking 350$. Gun has had apron 250 rounds through it without one single issue Email me for pics at [email protected]. I will ship if you pay for it and send payment first. Or i will travel if...
Custom Wound Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates Humbucker, two Texas Specials, Schaller strap locks. Comes with case that's been used, but it works. Bought new at Portland Music in 1999. This is not the new Lone Star Strat Reissue, this is the original American one that the reissue was modeled after...
found these while cleaning my garage, 13 bulbs everything from the aa to D cell for mag lights, 30.00 shipped or 25.00 if you come get em.
i'm in gresham close to keiths.
Good pistola' comes with lee 38 Super reloading dies (which work great), and some brass. Ultimate "mad max" gun. You can load 4 different types of brass: 38 automatic, 38 super, 9x23, and 9mm largo. I have only used Starline 9mm largo brass, but this gun has great tolerances for a tinkerer...
$350 Price Firm, cash only. Bought new from Wolf Wright Targets in Vancouver. Originally paid over $750. Used a handful of times on my property. The texas star shooting target features five 7inch AR 500 Steel mounted on rotating arms of the wheel. Shoot one of the targets off the arm and...
If you have not already heard, the brand new Star Trek Series, Star Trek: Discovery, is going to premiere on CBS in just over a month, on Sept 24th.
The new series takes place 10 years before the time of the original, first series, and the plot all revolves around the Federation's first contact...
Here is a link to a pilot TV episode made for a reboot of the original Star Trek story, that was to be called STAR TREK: THE NEW VOYAGES. It featured new, much younger actors in the roles of the original cast.
It is not all that bad, and features an interesting storyline that centers around...
C&R gun but due to Washington despotic gun laws I have to do a transfer at a proper FFL at the buyers cost. Don't message me to break laws for a C&R gun.. not worth my time don't care if is not enforced. Will drive in 50 mile radius and down to a FFL in Oregon as well.
Will not ship due to the...
Over on the Quad Copters Thread, the thread started going Star Wars, and I thought it would be fun to have a thread where we can all get silly if we want to. I like Han Solo and Chewbaca, followed by the Ewocks. Cute tough little teddy bears.
Let er rip SF guys. no restrictions other than lets...
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Star Bonifacio Echeverria-Eibar (Espana) Model D semi-auto pistol, Cal 380, Black (USED)
This is a vintage Star Model D 1911 style 380 pistol. It's like a pocket 1911. To get a feel of it's size, look at the photo with my hand. The D series is a compact, .380 ACP variant of the Star model...
Price dropped to 1500 obo.
Hey, looking to sell my good condition Romanian PSL. Comes with the adjustable red star 2 stage trigger (had it when I bought it so I don't have the stock trigger), illuminated PSOP 3-9x scope, and Texas Weaspon System's Dog Leg Rail (was going to mount a scope...
I am upset over my experience with Twin Star Credit Union's No guns policy.
I stopped by on Friday and noticed the no firearm door sticker and the unarmed
security guard.:eek::eek: I expressed my displeasure over the no gun policy with the
20 something teller. I was polite and said it was not...