Abstract
The Spectral sequence is a surface temperature sequence pioneered by Father Angelo Secchi in 1866 and developed at Marvard in the 1890’s by EC pickering, Williamina Fleming Antonia Maury and Annie Cannon resulting in the Famous seven letter sequence OBAFGKM. The Marvard-Drape system was further improved at the yerkes observatory in 1943 by William Morgan, Phillip Keenan and Edith Kellman, known as the MKK system in which the spectral characteristics are related to the luminosity of the star concerned.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.
Buying options
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Learn about institutional subscriptionsAuthor information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2010 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Martin, J. (2010). The Spectral Sequence. In: A Spectroscopic Atlas of Bright Stars. Astronomer's Pocket Field Guide. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0705-9_4
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0705-9_4
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, New York, NY
Print ISBN: 978-1-4419-0704-2
Online ISBN: 978-1-4419-0705-9
eBook Packages: Physics and AstronomyPhysics and Astronomy (R0)