Tip of the Red Giant Branch (IMAGE)

Carnegie Institution for Science

Tip of the Red Giant Branch

Caption

An impressionistic visualization of what's called the 'Tip of the Red Giant Branch,' when diagramming the distribution of stars' brightness versus their color.

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Image is provided courtesy of Meredith Durbin.

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