Science Sims @ CCNY

Star Color and Temperature

astronomy simulation

Instructions: Use the slider or text input to set the temperature of the star.
Explanation: Stars have different colors when we observe them. The color we see is related to the temperature of the star.

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Tags:

star color
blackbody radiation
color and temperature

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References:

  1. Blackbody temperature to RGB adopted from Digital color codes of stars JV Harre, R Heller

Developers: View the code here: Code

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Updated: January 22 , 2021