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Algol
Algol is a binary star system notable for its predictable dimming due to an eclipsing orbit. The primary and secondary stars regularly pass in front of each other from our perspective, causing fluctuations in brightness. This behavior was one of the first astronomical phenomena to be explained through scientific analysis, initially by John Goodricke. It’s studied by astronomers interested in binar...
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NGC 1499
NGC 1499, commonly known as the California Nebula, is a large emission nebula in the constellation Perseus at a distance of roughly 1,000 light-years from Earth. It was discovered by American astronomer Edward Emerson Barnard in 1884–1885 and named for its resemblance to the outline of the U.S. state of California. The nebula glows in hydrogen-alpha light, ionized by radiation from the nearby hot...
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