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STAR COLOURS : INDEX


DOUBLE STARS : GENERAL INDEX



STAR COLOURS


PART 1

INTRODUCTION
NATURE of EYESIGHT and COLOUR VISION
Reality of Star Colours at Night?
Star Colour Schemes
Reporting Star Colours : General Rules

PART 2

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE on
OBSERVED COLOURS and OTHER
VISUAL EFFECTS

Some Thoughts and Information
on Observed Star Colours

PART 3

FURTHER COLOUR DISCUSSIONS
a.) Colour Effects Based on Magnitude
b.) Colour Effects Based on Δm
c.) Colour Effects Based on B-V or Spectral Class d.) Dubious or Interpretative Colour
Descriptors
– White Stars
– Green Stars,
– Grey or Ashy Stars
– Purple or Indigo Stars.
e.) Defocusing Stars in the Telescope to
Improve Colour Perception
f.) Other Optical Effects Influencing Colour

PART 4

COLOUR VISION and COLOUR PROBLEMS
Colour Differences Between the Sexes
Eye Defects in Perceiving Colour
General Notes on Colour Defects

PART 5

GENERAL COMMENTS
REFERENCES
APPRECIATION


OTHER COLOUR
RELATED ARTICLES


The COLOUR of DOUBLE STARS
by PAUL BAIZE

DOUBLE STAR COLOUR ESTIMATES
(ASNSWI) : 1979-1980

ADMIRAL
WILLIAM H. SMYTHs
SIDEREAL CHROMATICS

The APPLICATION of
ADMIRAL SMYTHs
SIDEREAL CHROMATICS

by ANDREW JAMES




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