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The Science of Stars

This site from the BBC gives comprehensive information on stars: why they twinkle, what happens inside a star and more.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/stars/twinkle/index.shtml

Stars

A short introduction to stars, followed by questions on all things star related, suitable for all age and knowlege levels.

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http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/stars.php

The natures of the stars

Beginner's information on different types of star from University of Illinois astronomy department. Covers pulsars, supernovae, dwarf stars etc.

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http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/star_intro.html

Star Journey

Journey through the stars, view the nighttime sky using the star chart, with overlays of Hubble Space Telescope images. Visit the Star Attractions highlights of the heavens or take a look at the ...

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http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/stars/index.html

The Life and Death of Stars

A nice site taking you through the life cycle of a star with some good images of the different stages of a star's life.

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http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/m_uni/uni_101stars.html
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Barnard's Star

Short piece on one of our closest stars.

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http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/starlog/strclos.html#c4

Astronomy Web Simulations

Simulations of star systems: stellar parallax and binary stars.

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http://astrosun2.astro.cornell.edu/academics/courses//astro101/herter/java/simulations.htm
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Neutron Star

Detailed info on neutron stars with links to related information.

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http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/astro/pulsar.html#c1
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Parallax

A nearby star's apparent movement against the background of more distant stars as the Earth revolves around the Sun is referred to as parallax.

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http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/astro/para.html#c1

Eclipsing Binary Stars

A rich resource with many links to others, about binary star systems. A wealth of resources. Software to download, including Mac format.

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http://www.physics.sfasu.edu/astro/binstar.html
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