{"id":2340,"date":"2017-05-07T19:56:12","date_gmt":"2017-05-07T18:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.popastro.com\/main_spa1\/?p=2340"},"modified":"2017-12-07T17:24:50","modified_gmt":"2017-12-07T17:24:50","slug":"t-cephei-heading-towards-its-june-maximum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.popastro.com\/variablestar\/2017\/05\/07\/t-cephei-heading-towards-its-june-maximum\/","title":{"rendered":"T Cephei heading towards its June maximum"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Mira type variable T Cephei ended its early 2017 “standstill” around six weeks ago and is now closing in on its 2017 maximum.<\/p>\n

This is forecast to occur in June, although the exact date and the peak brightness cannot be predicted in advance.<\/p>\n

As this light curve shows,<\/p>\n

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there was once again an interval lasting for many weeks during which T Cephei “got stuck” near mag 8.0.<\/p>\n

However, where as the early 2016 “standstill” lasted for an unprecedented three months, this latest “standstill” appears to have only lasted for about two months.<\/p>\n

More information about T Cephei, including a finder chart and comparison stars, can be found in this guide<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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