KGBFOAM & OBAFGKM - Where Did Star Types Come From?

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The spectral types of stars are primarily denoted by 7 letters of the alphabet seeming chosen at random. The history behind this explains how we ended up with a jumbled up list of letters which many people use mnemonics to remember.



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