Standard candles Alice Major
Publisher: University of Alberta Press

Reprinted with kind permission from Annual Reviews, 4139 El Camino Way, Palo Alto, California, USA. Type Ia supernovae result from the explosions of white dwarf stars. Cepheids as 'Standard Candles'. TYPE Ia SUPERNOVAE AS STANDARD CANDLES. Supernovae “cosmological standard candles” might need to be revised. Department of Physics and Astronomy. (astronomy) Any astronomical object of known absolute magnitude. A standard candle is a class of astrophysical objects, such as supernovae or variable stars, which have known luminosity due to some characteristic quality possessed by the entire class of objects. In Standard Candles, wonders abound, with the lucidity and grace that have become McDevitt's trademarks. Measuring distance using standard candles. Standard candle (plural standard candles). Standard Candles (1996, ISBN 0-9648320-4-6) is a compilation of short stories by American science fiction author Jack McDevitt. These objects are referred to as standard candles [Kaufmann & Freedman 1999]. Memo 2.2.1: TYPE Ia SUPERNOVAE AS STANDARD CANDLES. Type Ia supernovae happen when a white dwarf, the “corpse” of a star similar to the Sun,. Title: Gamma-ray burst supernovae as standardizable candles. The classes of stars used as standard candles include Cepheids, RR Lyrae. Geometric Distances: Trigonometric Parallaxes. In astronomy, a standard candle is a class of objects whose distances can be computed by comparing their observed brightness with their known luminosity. Contents: What is a 'Standard Candle' ?