Jason Kendall's Intro to Astronomy Course

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Module 7: Measuring the Properties of the Distant Stars

01: Stellar Spectral Classification

Video References

• References for Module 7: Measuring the Properties of the Distant Stars
  • Supplement the videos with "OpenStax Astronomy"
    • 3.3: Newton's Universal Law of Gravitation
    • 17: Analyzing Starlight
    • 18: The Stars, a Celestial Census
    • 19: Celestial Distances
  • 01: Stellar Spectral Classification
    • Here we learn what the dark lines in the spectra of stars mean, and the history behind their understanding.
    • OBAFGKM Classification
    • Wien's Law
    • Kirchhoff's three laws of spectroscopy
    • Edward Charles Pickering
    • Williamina Fleming
    • Annie Jump Cannon
    • Henry Draper Catalogue
    • Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin: I made some mistakes about her in my video. Please note this page.
    • Stellar Atmospheres; a Contribution to the Observational Study of High Temperature in the Reversing Layers of Stars.
    • Sloan Digital Sky Survey Sample Spectra, Data Release 5
    • T dwarf spectrum: Burgasser, et al, 2006.