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Why a stars color and brightness is important?
A star's color tells us it's temperature, and indirectly, can tell us a lot about it's size. It's absolute brightness (as opposed to it's apparent brightness) also helps us define the star.
What is an apparent brightness?
An apparent brightness is the brightness of a star as measured by an observer.
What indicates a stars temperature and brightness?
A star's temperature is indicated by its color, with hotter stars appearing blue and cooler stars appearing red. Brightness is measured using the star's apparent magnitude, with higher magnitudes representing dimmer stars and lower magnitudes representing brighter stars.
What does the coler of a star mean?
The color of a star indicates its surface temperature. Blue stars are hotter, while red stars are cooler. This temperature affects the star's brightness and behavior.
What color is markab?
the color of markab (most oftenly called pegasus) varys with the months and seasons. absolute brightness of the star appears to blue.
What are the temperature and brightness of stars indicated by?
The temperature of a star is indicated by its color, with blue stars being hotter than red stars. The brightness of a star is indicated by its apparent magnitude, with lower numbers representing brighter stars.
Why a stars color and brightness is important?
A star's color tells us it's temperature, and indirectly, can tell us a lot about it's size. It's absolute brightness (as opposed to it's apparent brightness) also helps us define the star.
What factor does not affect the apparent brightness of a star?
The apparent brightness of a star is primarily affected by its intrinsic luminosity, distance from Earth, and any interstellar material that may dim its light. However, the color of the star does not directly affect its apparent brightness; it relates more to the star's temperature and stage of life rather than how bright it appears from our perspective. Thus, while color can indicate other properties of the star, it does not influence its apparent brightness.
One way in which scientists can determine the surface temperature of a star is by its A. brightness. B. composition. C. color. D. mass.?
its color does determine the temperature of star.
What does the absolute brightness of the star depend on?
the brightness of a star
What color of the star is the brightest?
The hottest stars are blue or blue-white. Brightness is a different matter, and is not strictly related to color.
What is the measure of the star's brightness?
The measure of a star's brightness is its magnitude. A star's brightness as it appears from Earth is called its Apparent Magnitude.Star's brightness is measured by there magnitude.
What are characteristics used to classify a star?
you classify stars by color, temperature, size, composition, and brightness.
How is the brightness of a star related to its distance from the sun?
the color of the sun sun depends on its surface temperature
What relationship is shown on the HR diagram?
The Hertzsprung-Russel diagram shows brightness versus color (the color reflects the star's temperature).
What measures the brightness of the star?
photographs use to measure the brightness of a star
What is the main sequence star's temperature most closely related to?
A main sequence star's temperature is most closely related to its color and brightness.
