DEAN: STARS HAVE PERSONALITY.
JAMES: ITS TRUE!
THEY VARY IN BRIGHTNESS, SIZE, DISTANCE, AND
ESPECIALLY COLOR.
DEAN: STARS CAN BE BLUE, WHITE, YELLOW, ORANGE,
AND RED AND THEIR COLOR IS AN INDICATION OF
THEIR TEMPERATURE.
JAMES: YOU CAN TELL THE COLORS OF THE BRIGHTEST
STARS LIKE BETELGEUSE THE STAR MARKING ORION'S
ARMPIT.
BETELGEUSE IS A RED SUPERGIANT WITH A COOL
SURFACE TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 5,800 DEGREES
FAHRENHEIT.
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 ORIONS BELT OF THREE,
BLUE STARS.
DEAN: THE BRIGHTEST STAR IN THE NIGHT SKY
IS THE DOG STAR, SIRIUS.
SIRIUS BLAZES WITH A STARK WHITE LIGHT AND
A TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 17,000 DEGREES
JAMES: CHECK OUT THE COLORFUL STARS OF SPRING
THIS WEEK.
BOTH: KEEP LOOKING UP!