Variable stars are those that change brightness. They come in many varieties, but each one provides important information about the star: its properties, its internal structure, and its evolution. This book provides a concise overview of variable stars, including a historical perspective, an introduction to stars in general, the techniques for discovering and studying variable stars, and a description of the main types of variable stars. Intended for anyone with some background knowledge of astronomy, it is especially suitable for undergraduate students and experienced amateur astronomers.
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"Amateurs and academics with an interest in the subject of variable stars will perhaps come to regard this as a modern classic."
The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
"Tightly written, and frequently interspersed with figures and graphs, the book contains and enormity of fact and discussion...a formost authority on Variable Stars...is a marvellous repository of information. As such it is an ideal textbook for a serious student, or a reference book for the amateur astronomer.: --Astronomy & Space
"If you want a comprehensive guide to the science of variable stars, you can't go wrong with a book written by John Percy, a world authority on variable star observation...as a guide to understanding modern variable star research, it's essential." --BBC Sky at Night
"It is certainly the most up-to-date readable description of the various types of variable stars and what is known about each...Basically, if you observe variable stars, you should read and probably own this book." --HTN of the AAVSO
The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
"Tightly written, and frequently interspersed with figures and graphs, the book contains and enormity of fact and discussion...a formost authority on Variable Stars...is a marvellous repository of information. As such it is an ideal textbook for a serious student, or a reference book for the amateur astronomer.: --Astronomy & Space
"If you want a comprehensive guide to the science of variable stars, you can't go wrong with a book written by John Percy, a world authority on variable star observation...as a guide to understanding modern variable star research, it's essential." --BBC Sky at Night
"It is certainly the most up-to-date readable description of the various types of variable stars and what is known about each...Basically, if you observe variable stars, you should read and probably own this book." --HTN of the AAVSO
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This book provides a concise overview of variable stars, including a historical perspective, an introduction to stars in general, the techniques for discovering and studying variable stars, and a description of the main types of variable stars. It is especially suitable for undergraduate students and experienced amateur astronomers.
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variable star astronomy, long secondary periods, other sunlike stars, scuti stars, rotating variable stars, asymmetrical light curves, pulsating red giants, complex light curve, schematic light curve, instability strip, spectroscopic variability, ellipsoidal variables, star sample, pulsation mechanism, alias periods, sinusoidal light curves, pulsating variable stars, accretion disc, pulsation modes, spectroscopic variations, eclipsing variables, line profile variations, radial velocity variations, recurrent novae, photometric variability Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Delta Scuti, Julian Date, Ursae Majoris, Beta Cephei, Canum Venaticorum, Milky Way, Magellanic Clouds, Coronae Borealis, Gamma Doradus, Large Magellanic Cloud, Harvard College Observatory, Jeff Dixon Graphics, Beta Lyrae, Crab Nebula, Hubble Space Telescope, Nova Cygni, University of Toronto, William Herschel, Eta Carinae, Gamma Cassiopeiae, Harlow Shapley, Spectrum Comments, Walter Baade, Canis Majoris, Helen Sawyer Hogg New!
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variable star astronomy, long secondary periods, other sunlike stars, scuti stars, rotating variable stars, asymmetrical light curves, pulsating red giants, complex light curve, schematic light curve, instability strip, spectroscopic variability, ellipsoidal variables, star sample, pulsation mechanism, alias periods, sinusoidal light curves, pulsating variable stars, accretion disc, pulsation modes, spectroscopic variations, eclipsing variables, line profile variations, radial velocity variations, recurrent novae, photometric variability Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Delta Scuti, Julian Date, Ursae Majoris, Beta Cephei, Canum Venaticorum, Milky Way, Magellanic Clouds, Coronae Borealis, Gamma Doradus, Large Magellanic Cloud, Harvard College Observatory, Jeff Dixon Graphics, Beta Lyrae, Crab Nebula, Hubble Space Telescope, Nova Cygni, University of Toronto, William Herschel, Eta Carinae, Gamma Cassiopeiae, Harlow Shapley, Spectrum Comments, Walter Baade, Canis Majoris, Helen Sawyer Hogg New!
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