STAR COLOURS
INTRODUCTION
NATURE of EYESIGHT and COLOUR VISION
Reality of Star Colours at Night?
Star Colour Schemes
Reporting Star Colours : General Rules
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE on
OBSERVED COLOURS and OTHER
VISUAL EFFECTS
Some Thoughts and Information
on Observed Star Colours
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
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COLOUR VISION and COLOUR PROBLEMS
Colour Differences Between the Sexes
Eye Defects in Perceiving Colour
General Notes on Colour Defects
GENERAL COMMENTS
REFERENCES
APPRECIATION
OTHER COLOUR
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