Astronomy Rap

Now THIS is why Astronomy is hot! Mrs. Harveylicious is at it again with her rap about stars, galaxies, supernovas, light years, and the solar system! You'll find yourself wondering if we're alone in the universe, after you hear these snazzy lyrics. Galileo, Newton, Einstein, and Hubble would roll over in their graves, if they heard this rap! LYRICS: Chorus: Astronomy is hot, astronomy is hot Astronomy, astronomy, astronomy is hot Its hot cuz its fly, its all up in da sky Astronomy, astronomy, astronomy is hot I hate to repeat, but yo its kinda neat Astronomy, astronomy, astronomy is hot Ill say it one more time, astronomys sublime Astronomy, astronomy, astronomy is hot Verse: Astronomy is fly, that stuff up in da sky Is really much bigger than you see wit ya eyes Them tiny little stars, seem close, but they are far You could fit a hundred suns into one star, now thats bizarre! Stars are made of gas, it doesnt happen fast It takes billions of years for them to build up they mass And if they super-sized, their size is their demise They end up as a supernova, can you say bye-bye? Now whats a galaxy? Yo Star Trek is fo geeks! A galaxy has stars and gas and dust, they all unique. Theres 3 major types, our Milky Ways one kind We shaped like a spiral with arms that unwind We have old and new stars, we rotate With a bulge in the center, gravity is our spinner Beware to all stars who enter Some galaxies are round, no gas or dust around They kinda like the old folks home for stars, now thats profound! All their stars are old, thats just how they roll Their shape is easy to pick out, they called Ellipticals! Now what about the rest? Those galaxies with zest? They got no clear-cut shape, but they not trippin or obsessed Irregularly shaped, these galaxies are great They full of gas and dust, so they happy to create. And new stars are born, by the ten thousands and more Its a birthday party in the sky, and thats fo sure! So how to classify? These gas-balls in the sky? Its called an H-R diagram, but dont ask me why H-R diagram? What the heck do it do? It relates the stars temperature to its magnitude Some stars are not that hot, but they be super bright They known as the red supergiants, they aight! Some stars are super hot, but not very bright They be known as white dwarfs, they the corpse of stars who died And what about our sun, that orange ball of light Its a main-sequence star, not too hot or not too bright! Astronomy is hot (x2) How do we measure , this stuff in outerspace? The distances of space seem to far for us to pace? Its called a light year, and no its not a time It measures those ginormous distances in da sky! Its the distance light travels, in one years time 10 trillion kilometers, me oh my! If a star is a million light years from our home The light that you seein is a million years old! So you could be lookin, at a star that has died If that dont freak you out, then I think somebody lied But Im still on your side, cuz Mrs. Harvey is yo guide At least until our planet and a meteor collide! Our solar systems tight, we used to have nine But now were only eight, cuz Plutos undersized Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars Jupiter and Saturn are much larger by far Neptune and Uranus are the last two in line But Earths the only planet where humans can thrive We just happen to be the perfect distance from the sun I come from planet Earth, where do you hail from? I forgot about the moon, but dont worry bout that Just be sure to check out my Moon & Seasons rap All you gotta do is look at Hubble and see Astronomy is outta this world, homies! Astronomy is hot!! --Written and performed by Mrs. Harvey 08/30/09