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11eclipsing binary star — noun a binary star system in which the two stars orbit each other in a way that only one star is visible, although the light emitted from the system varies periodically in a characteristic way indicating the double presence …
12eclipsing variable star — noun a variable star whose changes in brightness are caused by periodic eclipses of two stars in a binary system …
13Eclipsing Variable — A Binary System where one star is brighter than the other. As one star eclipses the other, the brightness increases or decreases, as seen from the Earth. This change in brightness may take hours or years …
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14Sagittarius Window Eclipsing Extrasolar Planet Search — The Sagittarius Window Eclipsing Extrasolar Planet Search, or SWEEPS, was a 2007 project using the Hubble Space Telescope s Advanced Camera for Surveys wide field channel to monitor 180,000 stars for seven days to detect extrasolar planets via… …
15Binary star — For the hip hop group, see Binary Star (band). Hubble image of the …
16star — starless, adj. /stahr/, n., adj., v., starred, starring. n. 1. any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night. 2. Astron. any of the large, self luminous, heavenly bodies, as the sun, Polaris,… …
17eclipse — eclipser, n. /i klips /, n., v., eclipsed, eclipsing. n. 1. Astron. a. the obscuration of the light of the moon by the intervention of the earth between it and the sun (lunar eclipse) or the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention …
18Epsilon Aurigae — A Epsilon Aurigae is located slightly below Capella, the brightest star in the constellation. Observation data Epoch J2000     &# …
19List of astronomy acronyms — This is a compilation of acronyms commonly used in astronomy. Most of the acronyms are drawn from professional astronomy and are used quite frequently in scientific publications. However, a few of these acronyms are frequently used by the general …
20Algol — This article is about the star. For other uses, see Algol (disambiguation). Beta Persei A/B/C …
