Astr 102 final exam study - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

order of red giant's life - Red Giant → Planetary Nebula → White Dwarf → Black Dwarf or Red Giant → Type II Supernova → Neutron Star or Red Giant → Type II Supernova → Black Hol The eventual fate of our Sun is to - become a steadily cooling white dwarf.

How much time is there between when a star rises and when it sets? - it depends on the star You go out tonight and see the brightest star in the constellation Orion just rising above your eastern horizon at 10 PM. One week later at 10 PM this same star will be - slightly higher in the sky. One night, you see the star Sirius rise at exactly 7:36 PM. The following night it will rise - slightly earlier.