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Stellar Blackbody Radiation Curves  [ Computer Program ]
  
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Stellar Blackbody Radiation Curves model simulates the blackbody radiation curve of stars and how this leads to the observed color and luminosity of the star. If a star can be…
https://www.compadre.org/astronomy/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=10502&DocID...
Hertzsprung–Russell (H-R) Diagrams  [ Computer Program ]
  
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The Hertzsprung–Russell (H-R) Diagrams model simulates Hertzsprung–Russell (HR or H-R) diagram for groups of stars. The diagram is a scatter plot of steller luminosity vs. stellar…
https://www.compadre.org/astronomy/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=10503&DocID...
The Spectral Types of Stars 
  
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This article outlines the discovery of spectra and stellar spectral classifications. Included are mnemonics of the spectral sequence, what spectra lines can tell astronomers about a…
https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-resources/the-spectral-types-of-st...
Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Types of Stars 
  
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The main concern of this SDSS project is to walk the student through the process of classifying stars. It begins by asking the student to make up his, or her, own classification…
http://cas.sdss.org/dr5/en/proj/basic/spectraltypes/
Star Spectra Science: Using Balloons and Buttons to Model Spectroscopy  [ Report ]
  
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R. Vieyra; Publisher: American Association of Physics Teachers
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This lesson blends physics and Earth science as students explore the spectra of stars using a physical model composed of balloons and buttons. This activity introduces students to…
https://www.compadre.org/astronomy/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14318&DocID...
Physics 230, "Stellar Astronomy" Lecture Notes 
  
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This web site contains lecture notes for an introductory course in stellar astronomy. It is meant for non-science majors, with a small amount of trig and algebra.
http://spiff.rit.edu/classes/phys230/phys230.html
Hipparcos Sky Plot 
  
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The Hipparcos data access software provides tools to interrogate and display the Hipparcos data including statistics to the details of individual stars. It also provides access to…
https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/hipparcos/interactive-data-access
Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Spectral Types 
  
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This website, containing information from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, provides projects and activities for advanced astronomy students. In this section, students read a tutorial on…
http://skyserver.sdss.org/dr1/en/proj/advanced/spectraltypes/
Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram 
  
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This is a lecture that introduces the HR diagram. The HR diagram is a plot of luminosity in solar units on the Y axis and stellar temperature on the X axis. The HR diagram is a key…
http://abyss.uoregon.edu/~js/ast122/lectures/lec11.html
Project LITE: Light Inquiry Through Experiments 
  
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This page offers links to three websites that offer educational applets developed by project LITE. LITE 1, LITE Vision, and LITE Spectrum Explorer teach students about stellar…
https://www.bu.edu/lite/

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