Astronomy on MSN

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 ...
Astronomy

Why are there so many different types of stars?

Stellar size and class diversification originates from the initial mass of the molecular cloud from which stars form. The elemental composition of the molecular cloud, specifically the abundance of ...
Astronomy

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

Stellar spectral types were initially arranged alphabetically; however, subsequent detailed observations led to the consolidation and reordering of categories, establishing the current OBAFGKM ...