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!