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Variable Star Observations in Database:

35,744,776 and Counting ...
Last Observation Received:

58 min 19 sec ago by DFR - Frank Dempsey (CA)

SW VIR   May 21.1667   7.2Vis.   

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Astronomers find 72 bright and fast explosions

Gone in a (cosmological) flash: a team of astronomers found 72 very bright, but quick events in a recent survey and are still struggling to explain their origin. Miika Pursiainen of the University of Southampton will present the new results on Tuesday 3 April at the European Week of Astronomy and Space Science.

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Submitted by owentooke on Tue, 04/03/2018 - 15:06

Kepler Beyond Planets: Finding Exploding Stars

A new study describes the most extreme known example of a "fast-evolving luminous transient" (FELT) supernova...

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Submitted by stellakafka on Tue, 03/27/2018 - 09:10

Giant Bubbles on Red Giant Star’s Surface

For the first time, VLT reveals granulation on the aging red giant π1 Gruis a star which has 350 times the diameter of the Sun.

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Submitted by stellakafka on Mon, 03/05/2018 - 10:04

AAVSO observers capture rare microlensing event with an Earth-like planet

AAVSO observers contribute key data to a rare microlensing exoplanet event with an Earth-like planet of 9.2 ± 6.6 M_earth. This is the closest lensing system reported so far. Beautiful light curve in figure 1, showcasing synergy between AAVSO, ASAS-SN, FO, SL and CSAI.

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Submitted by stellakafka on Thu, 03/01/2018 - 12:21

Powerful Flare from Star Proxima Centauri Detected with ALMA

Powerful flare emitted by Proxima Centauri, the star closest to our sun, may make that system rather inhospitable to life after all.

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Submitted by stellakafka on Tue, 02/27/2018 - 09:18

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