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Re: APOD: Journey into the Cosmic Reef (2020 May 18)

Posted: Thu May 21, 2020 3:04 pm
by TheZuke!
Chris Peterson wrote: Wed May 20, 2020 4:45 pm
Vega is "white" only because the standard filters are normalized to give it a B-V of zero. Again, astronomical color is a quantitative value that isn't directly related to physiological color. Astronomically, the color of a star is basically just a measure of its temperature.
Ladies and Gentlemen of the jury,
I am now going to present photographic evidence that white Vegas actually exist!
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