VVV-WIT-08: the giant star that blinked
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VVV-WIT-08: the giant star that blinked
From vvvsurvey.org:
"An international team leaded by Dr. Leigh Smith from Cambridge’s Institute of Astronomy, with astronomers from Britain, Poland, Chile, Brazil and Germany discovered this star that showed an unusual variation in brightness, which decreased in nearly 30 magnitudes for a period of two months."
https://vvvsurvey.org/2021/06/11/vvv-wi ... t-blinked/
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"An international team leaded by Dr. Leigh Smith from Cambridge’s Institute of Astronomy, with astronomers from Britain, Poland, Chile, Brazil and Germany discovered this star that showed an unusual variation in brightness, which decreased in nearly 30 magnitudes for a period of two months."
https://vvvsurvey.org/2021/06/11/vvv-wi ... t-blinked/
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Re: VVV-WIT-08: the giant star that blinked
Another article from CNN:
"Giant blinking star spotted near center of Milky Way galaxy"
https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/11/world/bl ... index.html
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"Giant blinking star spotted near center of Milky Way galaxy"
https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/11/world/bl ... index.html
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Re: VVV-WIT-08: the giant star that blinked
Hi Stephen. A very interesting phenomenon with WIT-08 here. Thanks for the two links about this stellar story Stephen, and keep bringing us the latest astronomy news.
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Orion Astroview 120ST f/5 Refractor on EQ3 mount
Celestron Comet Catcher 140mm f/3.64 Schmidt-Newtonian on alt-az mount
Celestron Omni XLT150R f/5 Refractor on CG4 mount with dual axis drives.
Orion 180mm f/15 Maksutov-Cassegrain on CG5-GT Goto mount.
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Kamakura 7x35 Binoculars and Celestron SkyMaster 15x70 Binoculars. ZWO ASI 120MC camera.
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