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The Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram

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White Dwarfs

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Small, hot, and faint stars; Remnants of stars like the Sun, not undergoing fusion reactions. Example: Sirius B.

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Wolf-Rayet Stars

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Evolved, massive stars; Often lose mass rapidly due to strong stellar winds, with distinctive broad emission lines. Example: Gamma2 Velorum.

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Supergiants

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Extremely luminous with high mass; Often undergo dramatic changes and some end in supernovae. Example: Betelgeuse.

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T Tauri Stars

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Pre-main sequence stars; Often variable and surrounded by circumstellar disks. Example: T Tauri itself.

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Red Giants

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Luminous stars with cool surfaces; Having exhausted hydrogen in their cores. Example: Aldebaran.

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Main Sequence

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Stars in hydrostatic equilibrium; Fusing hydrogen into helium in their cores. Example: the Sun.

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