The Family of Stars
This item is included in the following series/curriculum: Astronomy: Observations and Theories
- Grade Level: Senior High (10-12)-Adult
- Subjects: Astronomy
- Produced By: Coast Learning Systems
- Year: 2006
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Running Time: 30m
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To determine how bright a star actually is, we need to know how far away it is. This lesson illustrates how to find distance to nearby stars and how to plot them on an H-R diagram. It also shows why binary stars are important for the study of stars and their mass-luminosity relation.