Good online info about star types

[Helmann (Brett)]

Anyone got any good online info that goes into detail about star types?
Being an amateur, I am not looking for something too in-depth.
I would really like a printable guide that I could reference away from the computer.
A book would also be great but I would prefer the cheap online version

Brett.

[Blue Skies (Jacquie)]

Probably not what you're looking for but a good resource nonetheless is James B. Kaler's webpages on Stars. He talks about each of the brightest stars in the sky and the physics going on with them. Very good if you're wondering about a particular star.

[Helmann (Brett)]

Thank you. It will help and looks like it has some interesting info.
After something a bit more fundamental and basic though.

[Suzy]

Hi Helman,

Can you please explain a bit more, exactly what kind of information you're after?
I'm studying about stars at the moment and the information about them is quite extensive and indepth. Are you after say, a list and names of just the brightest stars?
I wish I could have a list of just the brightest stars with associated astrophysics but as yet have not been able to find one, so I have to google each one. Perhaps that's what you're after?
I have a great reference book "Atlas of the Stars" by Cambridge Press. It's very indepth though, but is a fantastic reference book.


Jacquie that link has got so much helpful information, it's fabulous- thankyou!

[Helmann (Brett)]

I am after the basic info on star types. I know our sun is a class G star, but I really don't know what that means.
I use a sky safari on my IPhone and it has alot of data about stars in it but I am after more info to decipher what it all means.
Star classification is a little bit odd to me
So, a basic guide to stars is what I think I need. An online version I could print would be even better.
Or should I just go and buy a 'idiots guide to astronomy' style book?

[astroron (Ron)]

Hi Helmann in this site posted by Jacquie,
http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/sowlist.html
Go down to the heading "Hertzsprung Russel Diagram"
The Stars will be explained to you along with the above Diagrams
Cheers

[Suzy]

Yes that will help you plenty, I was going to post that here but Ron beat me to it. Here is a wikki link which explains it really well also.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hertzsprung–Russell_diagram

[okiscopey (Mike)]

Originally Posted by Suzy

Yes that will help you plenty, I was going to post that here but Ron beat me to it. Here is a wikki link which explains it really well also.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hertzsprung–Russell_diagram

... and there's a link at the bottom of that page that just might be what you're after:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellar_classification

[Helmann (Brett)]

Awesome. This is what I am after.
Thank you all.
Now I just need to format it so I can print it out.

Thank you all again.

Brett.