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  • Hubble Space Telescope
    In astronomy: Measuring observable stellar properties

    …several methods for measuring a star’s diameter. From the brightness and distance, the luminosity (L) can be calculated, and, from observations of the brightness at different wavelengths, the temperature (T) can be calculated. Because the radiation from many stars can be well approximated by a Planck blackbody spectrum (see Planck’s…

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  • open cluster NGC 290
    In star: Stellar radii

    Angular sizes of bright red giant and supergiant stars were first measured directly during the 1920s, using the principle of interference of light. Only bright stars with large angular size can be measured by this method. Provided the distance to the star is…

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