Lecture 1

 

  1. Stellar properties

 

 

  1. Distance – stellar parallax

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Apparent brightness and luminosity

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Magnitudes: apparent and absolute

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Temperature and color

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Stellar spectra

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Stellar sizes

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Introduction to Hertzsprung-Russell (H-R) diagram.

 

 

  1. Main sequence

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Giants

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Supergiants

 

 

 

 

 

  1. White dwarfs