Wednesday, February 8, 2012

The bright star Bellatrix in the constellation Orion has a surface temp of 21,500 K.?

What is the wavelength of the maximum emission in nanometers? What is the color of this star?The bright star Bellatrix in the constellation Orion has a surface temp of 21,500 K.?You need to use Wien's law.

Once you have the wavelength..

blue is ~400nm, yellow ~550nm, red ~650nm

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