DEAN:
STARS HAVE PERSONALITY.

JAMES:
IT S TRUE!

THEY VARY IN BRIGHTNESS, SIZE, DISTANCE, AND
ESPECIALLY COLOR.

DEAN:
STARS CAN BE BLUE, WHITE, YELLOW, ORANGE,

OR RED AND THEIR COLOR IS AN INDICATION OF
THEIR TEMPERATURE.

JAMES:
FIRST, CHECK OUT BETELGEUSE OVER

THERE - THE STAR MARKING ORION THE HUNTER S
ARMPIT.

BETELGEUSE IS A RED SUPERGIANT STAR WITH
A COOL SURFACE TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 5,800

DEGREES
FAHREN-HEIT.

DEAN:
ON ORION S LEFT SHOULDER IS THE STAR BELLATRIX.

THROUGH A TELESCOPE, BELLATRIX IS THE DEEPEST
BLUE AND IS ONE OF THE HOTTEST STARS AT OVER

38,000 DEGREES.

JAMES:
ALSO CHECK OUT ORION S BELT OF THREE STARS.

THEY RE ALL BLUE TOO!

DEAN:
THE BRIGHTEST STAR IN THE NIGHT SKY IS THE

DOG STAR, SIRIUS.

SIRIUS BLAZES WITH A STARK WHITE LIGHT IN
THE SOUTH AND A TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 17,000

DEGREES.

JAMES:
CHECK OUT THE COLORFUL STARS OF SPRING THIS

WEEK.

BOTH: KEEP LOOKING UP!