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variable stars

See how long you can follow Mira’s fade

Paul Sutherland Top stories 9 September 20219 September 2021variable stars
See how long you can follow Mira’s fade

One of the most interesting variable stars, omicron Ceti, is currently easy to spot in the night sky, after peaking at magnitude 2.3 in mid-August.

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Variable stars

Paul Sutherland Uncategorised 25 September 201631 January 2018variable stars
Variable stars



Stars are not all unchanging points of light. Many vary in their brightness, for various reasons. They are known, unsurprisingly, as variable stars. Read more

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