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Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram
    

A log-log diagram of stellar luminosity (y-axis) vs. temperature (increasing to the left on the x-axis by convention, sometimes parameterized by spectral type, or color).

Blue Straggler, Hayashi Track, Horizontal Branch, Main Sequence, Turnoff Point




References

Shu, F. H. "Star Clusters and the Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram." Ch. 9 in The Physical Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy. Mill Valley, CA: University Science Books, pp. 159-178, 1982.







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