Stellar Characteristics Learned from Studing Binary Stars

Star Mass

Show the Mass Luminosity Relation,

Show H-R Diagram and discuss how stellar evolution is driven by mass.

Link to H-R Diagram web site.

Discuss visual binaries and the combination of Newton's Laws and Kepler's Laws.

Discuss how the contact times can be used to determine star diameters.

Star Diameters

Show a diagram of primary eclipse for a totally eclipsing binary probably SS Boo

Include a link to ASTR 1020 Lab 14

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