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Ep. 740: Sneaky Stars!

Ep. 740: Sneaky Stars!

365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition vor 1 Jahr

Full Raw Episode with Q&A

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Streamed live on Jan 13, 2025.

Why stars can’t be trusted!

If you’re an astronomer you depend on accurate observations of
stars, but there’s a problem. Stars are sneaky! Changing in size,
brightness, color, they hide their chemistry, their age and even
their companions from all but the cleverest observers. Stars
explode precisely when they intend to. Betelgeuse took a
brightness plunge, T CrB refused to go nova, and other failures
to be predictable irk observers for good reasons. Let's talk
about it.