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Algol Minimum

Post by nbrosch » Tue Mar 08, 2005 4:59 pm

Sky and Telescope has the following news item:
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ALGOL IN ECLIPSE

Also on the evening of March 10th, the bright eclipsing variable star
Algol dips into eclipse for a few hours centered on 10:22 p.m. Eastern
Standard Time:

SkyandTelescope.com/observing/objects/variablestars/article_108_1.asp
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Algol is bright and is recorded by all CONCAMs. WHoever is interested in detecting variability should aim to observe this and to derive a good light curve. The minimum is deep and sharp. Algol is usually observed with the naked eye.

Noah Brosch

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