Unit 2: Star Composition Lab Portfolio

Question

11. The distance of a star can affect how bright it appears to our human eyes. But astronomers need to know a star’s true brightness or absolute magnitude to compare stars to each other. An H-R Diagram (Hertz-Russell Diagram) graphs each star’s absolute magnitude (or luminosity) with it’s _____.
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Temperature
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Answer 1

An H-R Diagram (Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram) graphs each star’s absolute magnitude (or luminosity) with its temperature.