The Nature of the Stars

Series: Astronomy for You Series

Genre: Television

Year Published: 1959

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: Discusses the classification of the stars, their physical properties, magnitude, size, and possible evolution. Explains the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram for star classification based on magnitude and spectral classification. Uses charts, diagrams, and photographs to show the giant and super-giant stars, population one and two stars, variable stars, and nova and super-nova. Includes a brief discussion of star evolution. Features James S. Pickering of the American Museum--Hayden Planetarium., Discusses the physical properties, magnitude, size, evolution and classification of stars. Explains the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram for star classification. Shows charts, diagrams and photographs of giant and supergiant stars, population one and two stars, variable stars and nova and super-nova.

Complete Record: Discusses the classification of the stars, their physical properties, magnitude, size, and possible evolution. Explains the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram for star classification based on magnitude and spectral classification. Uses charts, diagrams, and photographs to show the giant and super-giant stars, population one and two stars, variable stars, and nova and super-nova. Includes a brief discussion of star evolution. Features James S. Pickering of the American Museum--Hayden Planetarium., Discusses the physical properties, magnitude, size, evolution and classification of stars. Explains the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram for star classification. Shows charts, diagrams and photographs of giant and supergiant stars, population one and two stars, variable stars and nova and super-nova. NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.