#Bestof2021: The difference between Brown Dwarfs and Red Dwarfs. Ken Croswell, Science News. (Originally posted September 18, 2021)
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#Bestof2021: The difference between Brown Dwarfs and Red Dwarfs. Ken Croswell, Science News. (Originally posted September 18, 2021)
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| 0:36.9 | I'm John Batsr, I welcome Dr. Ken Croswell, writing most recently at Science News about the |
| 0:43.2 | stars in our beautiful galaxy and distinctions made between a red dwarf and a brown dwarf. |
| 0:50.3 | Ken is the author of the Lives of Stars and the Alchemy of Heavens, so I follow his lead |
| 0:55.2 | when we come to this very particular language about stars. |
| 0:59.3 | We have a beautiful star. |
| 1:01.7 | It is main sequence, Ken teaches me. |
| 1:04.7 | But not all stars are main sequence, and the most popular, that is to say, the most numerous |
| 1:10.2 | star in the galaxy, is a dwarf, a red dwarf. |
| 1:14.5 | Ken, a very good evening to you. |
| 1:16.2 | What does it mean when you call a star a dwarf? |
| 1:18.7 | A red dwarf, a brown dwarf, a yellow dwarf, a blue dwarf. |
| 1:21.3 | What does dwarf mean? |
| 1:22.3 | Good evening to you. |
| 1:23.3 | Well, good evening, John. |
| 1:25.3 | Unfortunately, this term is not terribly well used by astronomers, in my opinion. |
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