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What is the origin of the letters used in star classification?

What is the origin of the letters used in star classification? Why didn't astronomers use ABCD? J. HaldimanChicago, Illinois ...
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The Stars Behind Our Stellar Classification System

The following is an excerpt from The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars, by Dava Sobel. The monumental work of stellar classification known as the ...
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Periodic Variable Star Classification with Deep Learning: Handling Data Imbalance in an Ensemble Augmentation Way

Time-domain astronomy is progressing rapidly with the ongoing and upcoming large-scale photometric sky surveys led by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory project (LSST). Billions of variable sources call ...
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Runaway stars within the Milky Way may reveal dark matter’s hidden structure

Astronomers have chased hypervelocity stars for more than a century. These rare objects move so fast that the Milky Way ...
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This A.I. Program Can Identify Billions Of Stars

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. When scientists discover a new star or galaxy, they typically rely ...