Pulsating white dwarf — V777 Herculis star redirects here. For the star, see GD 358. A pulsating white dwarf is a white dwarf star whose luminosity varies due to non radial gravity wave pulsations within itself. Known types of pulsating white dwarfs include DAV, or ZZ… … Wikipedia
star — starless, adj. /stahr/, n., adj., v., starred, starring. n. 1. any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night. 2. Astron. any of the large, self luminous, heavenly bodies, as the sun, Polaris,… … Universalium
Star — For other uses, see Star (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
Star — (Voz inglesa.) ► sustantivo femenino 1 ESPECTÁCULOS, CINE Persona muy popular del mundo del espectáculo. SINÓNIMO estrella ► sustantivo masculino 2 DEPORTES Embarcación monotipo de regatas a vela para dos tripulantes. * * * (as used in… … Enciclopedia Universal
Variable star — A star is classified as variable if its apparent brightness as seen from Earth changes over time, whether the changes are due to variations in the star s actual luminosity, or to variations in the amount of the star s light that is blocked from… … Wikipedia
Ruby Star — Datenbanklinks zu 119 Tau Stern Rubinstern (119 Tau, CE Tau) … Deutsch Wikipedia
variable star — Astron. a star that varies markedly in brightness from time to time. Also called variable. [1780 90] * * * Star whose observed brightness varies noticeably in intensity. Pulsating variables expand and contract in cycles, pulsating rhythmically in … Universalium
Semiregular variable star — Semiregular variable stars are giants or supergiants of intermediate and late spectral type showing considerable periodicity in their light changes, accompanied or sometimes interrupted by various irregularities. Periods lie in the range from 20… … Wikipedia
Binary star — For the hip hop group, see Binary Star (band). Hubble image of the … Wikipedia
Wolf–Rayet star — Hubble Space Telescope image of nebula M1 67 around Wolf–Rayet star WR 124 Wolf–Rayet stars (often referred to as WR stars) are evolved, massive stars (over 20 solar masses initially), which are losing mass rapidly by means of a very strong… … Wikipedia