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• Red giant — A red giant is a luminous giant star of low or intermediate mass (roughly 0.5 ndash;10 solar masses) that is in a late phase of stellar evolution. The outer atmosphere is inflated and tenuous, making the radius immense and the surface temperature …   Wikipedia

• Red Giant Software — was founded in 2002 by industry veterans to develop and distribute special effects tools for digital video film professionals.The company sells Digital Video Plug ins for famous Compositing Software and NLEs such as Adobe After Effects, Apple… …   Wikipedia

• red giant — noun A large red coloured star with a lower surface temperature than many stars …   Wiktionary

• red giant — /rɛd ˈdʒaɪənt/ (say red juyuhnt) noun Astronomy one of a class of stars in an intermediate stage of stellar evolution, characterised by a large volume and a low surface temperature, as Betelgeuse. {from the reddish orange colour frequently… …  

• Tip of the red giant branch — (TRGB) is a primary distance indicator used in astronomy. It uses the luminosity of the brightest red giant branch stars in a galaxy to gauge the distance to that galaxy. It has been used in conjunction with observations from the Hubble Space… …   Wikipedia

• Stars and planetary systems in fiction — The planetary systems of stars other than the Sun and the Solar System are a staple element in much science fiction. Contents 1 Overview 1.1 The brightest stars …   Wikipedia

• Red supergiant — Red supergiants (RSGs) are supergiant stars (luminosity class I) of spectral type K or M. They are the largest stars in the universe in terms of volume, although they are not the most massive. Betelgeuse and Antares are the best known examples of …   Wikipedia

• Red-Dirt Marijuana and Other Tastes — (ISBN 0 8065 1167 2) is a collection of essays and short fiction works by satirical novelist and screenwriter Terry Southern, which was first published in 1967. It consists of twenty four pieces which were originally published in Esquire magazine …   Wikipedia

• Giant star — Hertzsprung–Russell Diagram Spectral Type Bro …   Wikipedia

• Red dwarf — According to the Hertzsprung Russell diagram, a red dwarf star is a small and relatively cool star, of the main sequence, either late K or M spectral type. They constitute the vast majority of stars and have a mass of less than one half that of… …   Wikipedia

• Red star (disambiguation) — A red star is a red colored star. The red star also often symbolizes Socialism and Communism. It may also refer to:On Flags and Coats of arms: * Since Napoleonic times on the Coats of arms of the Valais state of the Swiss Confederation * The New… …   Wikipedia