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Lin Carter,the science-fiction writer,once wrote a story entitled The Green Star.Is it possible for a star to be green?


A) Yes. The surface temperature would have to be about 6000 K in order for the visible spectrum to peak in the green.
B) Yes, but the surface temperature would have to be at least 12,000 K in order to produce enough green to be visible.
C) No. A star cannot become hot enough to have its spectrum peak in the green.
D) No. When a star is hot enough to produce green, it also produces all wavelengths longer than green and also some shorter wavelengths. The resulting mixture will not look green.

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