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List of Bright Variable Stars

There are plenty of bright variables suitable for beginners. I’m listing here just a few. I recommend observing with naked

I will briefly describe a technique that I’ve used to observe variable stars. It was invented by Herschel, and refined

There are several main types of variable stars – eclipsing, Cepheids, and semi-regular/irregular. Some of these have sub types, which

Variable stars are such stars that change their magnitude during a period of time. Each variable star looks like any

Among the winter constellations, Orion, without a doubt, is the crown of the winter sky. Next to “The Hunter” are

The summer sky presents us with the opportunity to observe many interesting summer constellations. The Summer Triangle is the most

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