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Eclipsing variable stars
Eclipsing variable stars
Double star systems in which the two components are too close to be seen separately but which reveal their duplicity by periodic changes in...
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Figure 1. Relative sizes and separation of components of R Canis Majoris. Shaded star represents cooler component. It is shown in two positions: at the middle...
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Figure 2. Model generally accepted for certain types of eclipsing binary stars, in particular those known as dwarf novae.
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Payne-Gaposchkin, Cecilia Helena (1900–1979)
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