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Cepheids

Variable Stars and the Stories they Tell

What are variable stars and why are astronomers interested in them?

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Free Access to the May 5 Keynote Address at the AAVSO Spring Meeting

The theme of this year’s spring meeting is Pulsating Stars. The meeting will begin on Thursday evening at 6pm CDT with a keynote address by Dr. Horace Smith, Professor Emeritus of Michigan State University and a noted expert on RR Lyrae stars. Dr.

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pulsating variables
rr lyrae
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Henrietta Leavitt – Celebrating the Forgotten Astronomer

By Gael Mariani

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period-luminosity relation
Henrietta Leavitt
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Cepheid variables
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Announcement: New Forums

We are excited to announce the launch of our new forums! You can access it forums.aavso.org. For questions, please see our blog post. New threads should be posted on the new forums. The forums at aavso.org/forum will become read-only on September 12, 2024.