Multiple Choice
The Hertzsprung-Russell diagram is a plot of
A) apparent brightness against intrinsic brightness of a group of stars.
B) apparent brightness against distance for stars near the Sun.
C) luminosity against mass of a group of stars.
D) absolute magnitude (or luminosity) against temperature of a group of stars.
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