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What are Red Giants
These stars are plotted on the upper right side of the H-R diagram.
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What are Binaries
The smallest of all star groupings, consisting of only two stars orbiting around a single center of gravity.
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What is parallax
The apparent shift in motion of an object due t the motion of the observer.
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What is the main sequence.
These stars run from the upper left of the H-R diagram to the lower right,
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What is a Hertzbrung-Ruseel diagram.
A scatter plot showing the relationship between the luminosity and temperature of stars. (Full name).
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What are White Dwarfs.
These stars have a low luminosity but are very hot
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What is a constellation
These groups of stars are named after animals, mythological creatures, or everyday objects.
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What is a parsec.
A unit of distance larger than the light year.
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What is the main sequence
These stars fuse hydrogen in their core.
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What is temperature.
Color correlates with which variable on the H-R diagram?
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What is the main sequence.
These stars are plotted on the upper left of the H-R diagram.
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What are open clusters.
Loosely organized groups of stars that are not densely packed.
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What is absolute magnitude.
How bright a star would appear if it were placed at a distance of 10 parsecs.
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What are red giants.
These stars are very bright but "cool"
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What is 3.26 light years.
A parsec equals how many light years?
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What is the main sequence.
The Sun falls into this category on the main sequence.
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What are Globular Clusters
Made from densely packed groups of stars that are the same age. Their gravities hold them together in a rounded cluster.
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What is apparent magnitude.
How bright a star appears in the night sky.
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What is temperature.
This variable represents the x-axis on the H-R diagram.
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What is decreases.
When measuring parallax, when the distance of a star increases from Earth, the angle __________.
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What is the main sequence.
About 90% of all stars fall into this category on the H-R diagram.
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What is a star cluster.
A group of stars which are gravitationally bound.
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What is luminosity.
The energy output from the surface of a star per second.
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What is luminosity.
This variable represents the y-axis on the H-R diagram.
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Venus.
The apparent magnitude of Venus is -4. The apparent magnitude of Sirius is -2. Which is brighter?
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