Vega, Sirius Capella, Sun Spica, Rigel

• The fusion of Atoms

-Hydrogen atoms fusing to form
Helium releasing Heat, Light and
White Yellow Blue energy.

Hottest Temperature 2000° C

Hotter star Hottest Star

Medium Temperature 5000° C

Coolest Star Stars Range in Color What makes a star shine?

Coolest Temperature 50 000°C

Red Orange Colors Temperature

Arcturus Blue-white Supergiant

Antares, Betelgeuse

Star distance measure by Distance Characteristics of Size Red Giant

Star
Yellow Dwarf
Parsec Light year
Red Dwarf
Parallax Motion Brightness
9.5 Million Km. Brightest 1st magnitude Stars

Not precisely Fixed Definition of star Weakest 6th magnitude Stars

3.26 lightyears

Star is a huge ball of gas held

together by gravity. The central
core of a star is extremely hot
and produces energy. Some of this
energy is released as visible
light, which makes the star glow.

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