Resources for the "Classification of Stellar Spectra" lab

I give this little introduction to my students before I begin the CLEA exercise. Introductory level

• Spectrographs and Spectra
• Interpreting Stellar Spectra

Intermediate level

• Continuous spectra from blackbodies
• Emission and absorption lines
• Classification of stellar spectra
• Deriving chemical composition from stellar spectra

Advanced level

• Blackbody radiation
• Introduction to stellar spectra
• Spectral classification
• Luminosity class and the HR diagram

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