Stellar astronomy


Stellar astronomy includes the study of stars and star clusters. These include Astrocartography, Star clusters, Stellar classes and development and the interstellar medium.	Sapience Home Site Map About Sapience Science Astronomy Interstellar medium Astrocartography

Stellar astronomy includes the study of stars and star clusters. These include Astrocartography, Star clusters, Stellar classes and development and the interstellar medium.

Interstellar medium

This includes the clouds of gas and dust between the stars. Although by terrestrial standards these are all excellent vacuums, at astronomical distances they are signifcant objects in their own right. Many of these are called nebulas, although some nebulas are actually other galaxies.

Stars

Various aspects of the stars themselves, including their luminosities, sizes, temperatures, spectral classifications, phenomena, interior structure, and so forth. Phenomena closely related to stars, such as supernovas, planetary nebulas, novas, neutron stars, and black holes are also discussed.

Star clusters

This refers to collections of gravitationally bound stars, from the size of globular clusters down to binary star systems.

Astrocartography

Astrocartography refers to the mapping of astronomical objects beyond the solar system. This refers to the location of objects in three dimensions, and also includes study of their motions. A subcategory is sky mapping and constellations, or the projection onto an earth-centered celestial sphere.


Physics, or astrophysics is important in studies of stellar astronomy. Mechanics is also important. Particle mechanics and rigid body mechanics are indirectly useful. Deformable bodies along with gravitation and celestial mechanics are particularly important in studies of stellar astronomy. Thermodynamics is somewhat applicable. Statistical mechanics is less directly useful than classical thermodynamics and nonclassical thermodynamics. Electromagnetism including electrostatics, electric current, magnetism, and optics is highly important in stellar astronomy. Relativity theory including both special relativity and general relativity, and quantum physics are all important. The structure of matter including subatomic physics, atomic physics, molecular physics, bulk matter physics, and exotic matter is also useful.	Other Sites: Not yet available.
Chemistry, or astrochemistry, including studies of substances such as elements, compounds, and mixtures, changes, and chemical systems is useful. Solid state, liquid state, and gas and plasma chemistry are useful. Inorganic chemistry is more useful than organic chemistry. Earth science has some significance. Stellar astronomy is closely connected to planetary astronomy. It also has connections to galactic astronomy and and cosmology. Biology is comparatively unimportant to stellar astronomy. Personal studies including the human body, psychology, and biograhy will be significant as the site develops. Anthropology including social foundations, demography, physical anthropology, human ecology, human geography, and particular groups will be useful. Culture, including Behavioral, conceptual, and material components, is also significant. Institutions including families, education, economics, government, and religion can be connected. Sociology including social structure and change, communities, and peoples of the world is significant. The history of stellar astronomy dates to unrecorded prehistory and antiquity. It was somewhat studied in classical and medieval times, but has examined best in modern times. Its future has not yet been examined.

Physics, or astrophysics is important in studies of stellar astronomy. Mechanics is also important. Particle mechanics and rigid body mechanics are indirectly useful. Deformable bodies along with gravitation and celestial mechanics are particularly important in studies of stellar astronomy. Thermodynamics is somewhat applicable. Statistical mechanics is less directly useful than classical thermodynamics and nonclassical thermodynamics. Electromagnetism including electrostatics, electric current, magnetism, and optics is highly important in stellar astronomy. Relativity theory including both special relativity and general relativity, and quantum physics are all important. The structure of matter including subatomic physics, atomic physics, molecular physics, bulk matter physics, and exotic matter is also useful.

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Chemistry, or astrochemistry, including studies of substances such as elements, compounds, and mixtures, changes, and chemical systems is useful. Solid state, liquid state, and gas and plasma chemistry are useful. Inorganic chemistry is more useful than organic chemistry.

Earth science has some significance. Stellar astronomy is closely connected to planetary astronomy. It also has connections to galactic astronomy and and cosmology. Biology is comparatively unimportant to stellar astronomy.

Personal studies including the human body, psychology, and biograhy will be significant as the site develops. Anthropology including social foundations, demography, physical anthropology, human ecology, human geography, and particular groups will be useful. Culture, including Behavioral, conceptual, and material components, is also significant. Institutions including families, education, economics, government, and religion can be connected. Sociology including social structure and change, communities, and peoples of the world is significant.

The history of stellar astronomy dates to unrecorded prehistory and antiquity. It was somewhat studied in classical and medieval times, but has examined best in modern times. Its future has not yet been examined.