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How do you determine the temperature of a star?

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Answer:

to get stellar temperature

Step-by-step explanation:

measure the brightness through two filters and compare the ratio of red to blue light

compare to the spectra of computer models of stellar spectra of differnet temperature and develop an accurate color temperature relation

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Answer:

The color of a star shows the approximate temperature.

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