-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.