Understanding the Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy, 2nd Edition. Episode 45 The Diverse Sizes of Stars [digital video].

Title:

Added Author:

Filippenko, Alex, actor.

Series:

Great courses (Streaming video)

Publication Date:

2007

2025

Publication Information:

The Great Courses, 2007.

[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2025.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (streaming video file) (31 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound

Abstract:

This lecture discusses the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, a plot of stellar surface temperature versus luminosity that contains a wealth of information. Stars spend most of their existence on the diagram's well-defined main sequence; outliers include supergiants and white dwarfs.

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Title from title frames.

Film

Performers:

Alex Filippenko

Technical Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Subject Term:

Science.

Education.

Astronomy.

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