Stellar Temperatures
[ 13 minutes: low-resolution 1.6 MB,
high resolution 6.4 MB ]
Learning Objectives
- Connect the temperature of a stellar core to the strength of its hydrogen absorption features.
- Relate the chemical composition of a star to changes in features in its spectrum.
- Know the pattern of stellar types and temperatures (O - B - A - F - G - K -M - L - T).
- Relate the temperature of a stellar core to the likelihood of molecules surviving in its atmosphere.
- Visualize the colors shown in Hubble Space Telescope images of star and planetary nebula as indicating the presence of key elements.
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