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New Class of Variable Star Discovered

Posted March 02, 2010 7:52 AM

From Discovery News - Top Stories:

Most discoveries of new celestial objects are made by ultra-modern observatories peering deep into space with ever-increasing precision. But sometimes it's down to meticulous record keeping of decades of astronomical images before a discovery reveals itself. Scientists using the Digital Access to a Sky Century at Harvard (DASCH) have announced the discovery of a new class of variable star after digitizing a century-worth of photographic plates.

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Re: New Class of Variable Star Discovered

03/03/2010 10:59 AM

Could you please elaborate on what a "Variable Star" is?????????

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