Talk:Brightness temperature

Star brightness temperature[edit]

Headine-1: ESO’s Very Large Telescope spots largest yellow hypergiant star

http://www.astronomy.com/news/videos/2014/03/esos-very-large-telescope-spots-largest-yellow-hypergiant-star

QUOTE: “The European Southern Observatory’s (ESO) Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) has revealed the largest yellow star — and one of the 10 largest stars found so far. This hypergiant measures more than 1,300 times the diameter of the Sun and is part of a double star system, ...” [There is a lot of current interest in astronomy!] — Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 00:03, 13 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Headine-2: ESO Very Large Telescope Captures Largest Yellow Star Ever Spotted

http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/13429/20140312/eso-very-large-telescope-captures-largest-yellow-star-spotted.htm

QUOTE: “Scientists in Chile operating the ESO's Very Large Telescope Interferometer spotted the yellow star, HR5171 A, which is one of the top ten largest stars ever discovered. The star is 1,300 times the diameter of the sun, shining 12,000 light-years away. ... European Southern Observatory officials reported that it is possible to see the star with the naked eye because of its intense glow that's one million times brighter than the sun. ” [Wow! Can an Earthlings even appreciate vastness/brilliance? A million times brighter than our sun. ] — Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 19:39, 17 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

This has nothing to do with brightness temperature. Hobbema (talk) 19:20, 15 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Simple language explanation[edit]

Could we add a 1 sentence simple language explanation? I'd add it myself but am worried I'm misunderstanding it. It's essentially "We know this isn't a blackbody, but based off its brightness, if it were one it would be this temperature." Right? 169.235.64.141 (talk) 17:30, 7 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]