Stars: Crash Course Astronomy #26
Phil explains stars and how they can be categorized using their spectra.
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Stars: Crash Course Astronomy #26
Episode 26 | 10m 40s
Phil explains stars and how they can be categorized using their spectra.
Today Phil's explaining the stars and how they can be categorized using their spectra. Together with their distance, this provides a wealth of information about them including their luminosity, size, and temperature. The HR diagram plots stars's luminosity versus temperature, and most stars fall along the main sequence, where they live most of their lives.
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Stars: Crash Course Astronomy #26
Episode 26 | 10m 40s
Today Phil's explaining the stars and how they can be categorized using their spectra. Together with their distance, this provides a wealth of information about them including their luminosity, size, and temperature. The HR diagram plots stars's luminosity versus temperature, and most stars fall along the main sequence, where they live most of their lives.
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