哈工大天文学第一节1研讨.ppt

天 文 学 概 论 A Brief Course of Astronomy The Life of Stars Throughout their whole history, stars fight an immense struggle between Gravity ?? Pressure Most of the time : Stable Equilibrium Only instable before reaching equilibrium (Birth Process) and after running out of fuel (‘Death’) Interstellar gas and dust pervade the Galaxy Interstellar gas and dust, which make up the interstellar medium, are concentrated in the disk of the Galaxy Clouds within the interstellar medium are called nebulae Dark nebulae are so dense that they are opaque They appear as dark blots against a background of