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written by Laurence Marschall, Glenn Snyder, P. Richard Cooper, Michael Hayden, and Rhonda Good
educational validator: HelenMarie Hofman
This lab illustrates how HR diagrams of star clusters are used to determine the distances and ages of the clusters. Students use real photometric data, star positions, and data analysis software to fit HR diagrams to various models. If desired, students can also measure the magnitudes and colors of the cluster stars using a simulated telescope, thus learning how astronomers collect the data.

This is part of a larger collection of simulations, Project CLEA.

Please note that this resource requires at least version 95 of MS-Windows.
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Astronomy
- Stars
= Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram
= Star Clusters
- Lower Undergraduate
- High School
- Upper Undergraduate
- Instructional Material
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= Instructor Guide/Manual
= Laboratory
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© 1997 Gettysburg College
Keywords:
absolute magnitude, star age
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AIP Format
L. Marschall, G. Snyder, P. Cooper, M. Hayden, and R. Good, (1997), WWW Document, (http://public.gettysburg.edu/~marschal/clea/hrlab.html).
AJP/PRST-PER
L. Marschall, G. Snyder, P. Cooper, M. Hayden, and R. Good, CLEA: H-R Diagrams of Star Clusters (1997), <http://public.gettysburg.edu/~marschal/clea/hrlab.html>.
APA Format
Marschall, L., Snyder, G., Cooper, P., Hayden, M., & Good, R. (2008, August 9). CLEA: H-R Diagrams of Star Clusters. Retrieved October 6, 2024, from http://public.gettysburg.edu/~marschal/clea/hrlab.html
Chicago Format
Marschall, L, G. Snyder, P. Cooper, M. Hayden, and R. Good. CLEA: H-R Diagrams of Star Clusters. August 9, 2008. http://public.gettysburg.edu/~marschal/clea/hrlab.html (accessed 6 October 2024).
MLA Format
Marschall, Laurence, Glenn Snyder, P. Richard Cooper, Michael Hayden, and Rhonda Good. CLEA: H-R Diagrams of Star Clusters. 1997. 9 Aug. 2008. 6 Oct. 2024 <http://public.gettysburg.edu/~marschal/clea/hrlab.html>.
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@misc{ Author = "Laurence Marschall and Glenn Snyder and P. Richard Cooper and Michael Hayden and Rhonda Good", Title = {CLEA: H-R Diagrams of Star Clusters}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {6 October 2024}, Month = {August 9, 2008}, Year = {1997} }
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