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  1. In astronomy, the part of the
  2. Hertzsprung-Russell diagram that contains
  3. most of the stars, including the Sun. It runs
  4. diagonally from the top left of the diagram
  5. to the lower right. The most massive (and
  6. hence brightest) stars are at the top left,
  7. with the least massive (coolest) stars at the
  8. bottom right.
  9.