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The purpose of this lab is to have you identify the main characteristics used to classify stars, and the five main types of stars. You will also become familiar with the use of the Hertzsprung-Russell (HR) diagram used for the classification of stars.
Tap on the name of each star below for a quick look at the star.
Before you make your own HR Diagram (Characteristics of Stars in ESRT), take a look at this representation.
Now that you've seen what the stars look like on the Hertzsprung-Russel Diagram, click on the link below to see each star's temperature and luminosity.
Temperature and Luminosity Data Table
Plot the characteristics of each star on the chart on your handout. Be sure to label each star’s name next to its data point on the chart.
The color that a star appears is based upon its temperature. Using the link below, color in the spaces provided at the bottom of your graph to represent the star colors for the given temperatures.
Now that you have plotted all the stars and determined their colors, complete the rest of this lab using both the diagram you created as well as the Star Chart diagram on page 15 of your ESRT's.
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