Name: Nebulae: The Birth and Death of Stars 77 Class/Section: Night Student Exer

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Name: Nebulae: The Birth and Death of Stars 77 Class/Section: Night Student Exercise-Answer Sheet Nebulae: Starry The Birth and Death of Nebulae: Nhat color do emission nebulae have in common? Why might theyall hare this purticular colod What . Do emission nebulae encompass one star or many stars? az winh e to Describe the locations of these four emission nebulae relative to the Milky Way 4. Describe the basic shape of planetary nebula. s How many stars does each of these planetary nebula contain? 6. Are planetary nebulae larger or smaller than emission nebulae? How can you tell? Compare the colors of the planetary nebulae you have observed with the color of the emission nebulae you observed earlier. What could explain this difference? After explanation for why ng both Jupiter and the Ring Nebula at the same low magnification, can you come up with an y this type of nebula came to be called a planetary" nebula? type

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Emission nebulae tend to be red in color because of the abundance of hydrogen. Additional colors, such asblue and green, can be produced by the atoms of other elements, but hydrogen is almost always the most abundant hence they share this colour.

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