spectral class

  • What are Variable Stars?

    What are Variable Stars?

    What if I told you that the “two” stars you see here are actually one and the same? This star, known as L Carinae after its location in the southern constellation Carina, is actually what we call a variable star.…

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  • The Story of a Newborn Star

    The Story of a Newborn Star

    What happens when a star is born? A couple of posts ago, I explained how a protostar forms out of a dense cloud core within the interstellar medium. But…wait. What exactly is a protostar again? A protostar forms when one…

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