Brightness

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Stars can be different colors. The color depends on the temperature. A cold star is red. A warm star is yellow or orange. Hot stars are white, and the hottest stars are blue. Some of the brightest stars are Sirius, Canopus, Alpha Centauri, Arcturus, and Vega.

Be sure you watch this movie about space on BrainPop. Watch out for those stars!
http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/content/science/brainpop/movie?id=solarsystem

 

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