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White dwarf stars (circled) in globular cluster M4.The brightest stars in this field are yellow stars similar to the Sun; smaller, dim stars are red dwarfs.

Learn about the different types of stars categorized according to their mass and temperature - red dwarfs, red giants, supergiants, white, and brown dwarf stars

Hertzsprung-Russell diagram of solar neighbourhood

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White dwarf stars (circled) in globular cluster M4.The brightest stars in this field are yellow stars similar to the Sun; smaller, dim stars are red dwarfs.

Hertzsprung-Russell diagram of solar neighbourhood

Hertzprung-Russell diagram

stellar evolution

Learn about the different types of stars categorized according to their mass and temperature - red dwarfs, red giants, supergiants, white, and brown dwarf stars

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Nicolaus Copernicus. Nicolas Copernicus (1473-1543) Polish astronomer. In 1543 he published, forward proof of a Heliocentric (sun centered) universe. Coloured stipple engraving published London 1802. De revolutionibus orbium coelestium libri vi.

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