One of the pleasures of stargazing is noticing and enjoying the various colors that stars display in dark skies. These hues offer direct visual evidence of how stellar temperatures vary. A good many ...
Stellar spectral classification utilizes seven main classes (O, B, A, F, G, K, M), ordered by decreasing surface temperature, with each class further subdivided into numerical subclasses (0-9) ...
DIAGRAM OF THE DIFFERENT STARS: The Hertzsprung-Russel Diagram of star color and temperature. Courtesy of the European Space Agency and modified by the column author. The color of stars has been noted ...