Scope on the Skies: Star Chart

by: Bob Riddle

This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. This month’s issue describes the H-R (Hertzsprung-Russell) diagram, which is a representation of the relationship between a star’s luminosity and its temperature.

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 12/1/2017Stock # ss17_041_04_96Volume 041Issue 04

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Kia Shields
Kia Shields

Great Intro

I loved how this article throughly explained what the H-R diagram. I had always thought that blue stars are the coldest stars and red stars are the warmest but it is actually the reverse. I ... See More

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