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Astronomy - Variable Stars

Michel van Biezen via YouTube

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This course introduces variable star types, including pulsating, Mira, and Cepheid variables. It explains apparent and absolute magnitude and applies these concepts to estimating stellar distances using Rigel and Sirius.

Syllabus

Astronomy - Ch. 24: Variable Stars (1 of 26) Variable Star Types
Astronomy - Ch. 24: Variable Stars (2 of 26) Pulsating Variables
Astronomy - Ch. 24: Variable Stars (3 of 26) Mira Variables
Astronomy - Ch. 24: Variable Stars (4 of 26) Cepheid Variables: Why so Important?
Astronomy - Ch. 24: Variable Stars (5 of 26) Cepheid Variables: Periodicity
Astronomy - Ch. 24: Variable Stars (6 of 26) Cepheid Variables: Temperature Variation
Astronomy - Ch. 24: Variable Stars (7 of 26) Cepheid Variables: Radial Velocity
Astronomy - Ch. 24: Variable Stars (8 of 26) Cepheid Variables: Increasing Diameter
Astronomy - Ch. 24: Variable Stars (9 of 26) Cepheid Variables: Why Do They Vary?
Astronomy - Ch. 24: Variable Stars (10 of 26) The Importance of the Cepheid Variables
Astronomy - Ch. 24: Variable Stars (11 of 26) The Distance Triad
Astronomy - Ch. 24: Variable Stars (12 of 26) What is "Absolute Magnitude"?
Astronomy - Ch. 24: Variable Stars (13 of 26) Apparent vs Absolute Magnitude
Astronomy - Ch. 24: Variable Stars (14 of 26) How Much Brighter is Rigel than the Sun?
Astronomy - Ch. 24: Variable Stars (15 of 26) How to find distance to a star? Case 1 Rigel
Astronomy - Ch. 24: Variable Stars (16 of 26) How to Calculate Distance to a Star? Case 2 Sirius
Astronomy - Ch. 24: Variable Stars (17 of 26) What is the Absolute Magnitude of Rigel? Case 1
Astronomy - Ch. 24: Variable Stars (18 of 26) What is the Absolute Magnitude of Sirius? Case 2
Astronomy - Ch. 24: Variable Stars (19 of 26) Cepheid Variable: Type 1 vs Type 2

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Michel van Biezen

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