Current Moon Phase
Waning Gibbous Moon The moon is currently in Sagittarius The moon is 17 days old
Distance: 61 earth radii
Ecliptic latitude: -4 degrees
Ecliptic longitude: 245 degrees-
Tag Archives: Star lifecycle
Gigantic Balls of Fire
A red giant can be defined as a luminous giant star of low or intermediate mass (approximately 0.5-10 solar masses) that is in a late phase of stellar evolution. The outer atmosphere is puffed up and weak, making the radius … Continue reading
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Tagged hydrogen fusion, Red Giant, Star lifecycle, stellar evolution
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