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1. Spectra

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Byline:: J. Kaler

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A comprehensive glossary of stellar spectroscopy. Includes absorption lines, atoms and the chemical element, chemical classes of stars, classifying stars, distances from spectra,…

http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/spectra.html

2. Stellar Blackbody Radiation Curves [ Computer Program ]

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Byline:: M. Belloni

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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...

3. Hertzsprung–Russell (H-R) Diagrams [ Computer Program ]

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Byline:: M. Belloni

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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...

4. Lenses and Telescopes

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Byline:: T. Slater

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In this laboratory activity, students investigate properties of lenses and simple telescope construction. Students will describe the nature of convex lenses, measure the focal length…

http://web.archive.org/web/20130622043239/http://fileserver.net-texts.co...

5. Doppler Effect

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Byline:: J. Calvert

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The text is on the classical doppler effect, the relativistic doppler effect, aberration, and the transverse doppler effect. It also discusses wave fronts, first-order and second…

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http://mysite.du.edu/~jcalvert/phys/doppler.htm

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