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Hertzsprung – Russell (H-R) diagram shows the relationship between surface temperature and luminosity of the stars.It shows relationship between magnitude of stars and temperatures.

 

 

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  • In this diagram each star is shown by a point and the position of the stars tells us about the physical and chemical characteristics of the star.The most numbers of the star are at the diagonal position of the diagram which is called as main sequence. Main sequence is that period of life of a star when hydrogen fusion takes place in its core. 

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