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Constructing a Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram for Omega Centauri
This narrated video uses Hubble’s color image of the core of Omega Centauri is used to construct a Hertsprung-Russell (HR) diagram of the stars at the center of the cluster. Such a diagram sorts stars by color and brightness, which astronomers can use to trace stellar evolution.
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Mar 28, 2025
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov
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NASA, ESA, Jay Anderson (STScI), Roeland van der Marel (STScI), Gregory Bacon (STScI), Mary Estacion (STScI)
