v CMD
Abstract
I present an Hipparcos color-magnitude diagram (CMD) that is color-coded by transverse velocity v. This illustrates the connection between the photometric and kinematic properties of various stellar populations in a manner that is particularly suitable to introductory astronomy courses.
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