light curve quiz
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Light Curve Quiz. Light curves in this quiz have been taken from the AAVSO website (www.aavso.org). Zeta Geminorum - Cepheid Variable W Virginis (old, metal-poor Cepheid) Delta Cephei - Cepheid Variable X Cygni - Cepheid Variable Delta Cephei and W Virginis T Tauri - T Tauri variable - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Light Curve QuizLight curves in this quiz have
been taken from the
AAVSO website (www.aavso.org)
Key to Variable TypesZeta Geminorum - Cepheid VariableW Virginis (old, metal-poor Cepheid)Delta Cephei - Cepheid VariableX Cygni - Cepheid VariableDelta Cephei and W VirginisT Tauri - T Tauri variableFU Orionis - T Tauri variableRR Tauri - T Tauri variableTT Arietis - Cataclysmic VariableRS Ophiuchi - Recurrent NovaSU Ursa Majoris – Dwarf NovaU Geminorum – Dwarf NovaZ Camelopardalis – Dwarf NovaAM Herculis – Cataclysmic VariableMira (Omicron Ceti) – Long Period VariableR Cygni – Long Period VariableR Leonis – Long Period VariableR Hydrae – Long Period VariableBetelgeuse (Alpha Orionis) - Semi Regular
EU Del – Semi Regular
Z Ursa Majoris – Semi Regular
UX Ursa Majoris – Nova-like
FH Serpentis – Nova
V1500 Cygni – Nova
NQ Vulpeculi – Nova
V838 Herculis – Nova
T Pyxidis – Recurrent Nova
XZ Cygni – RR Lyrae
AH Leonis – RR Lyrae
R Scuti – Semi-Regular RV Tauri
RV Tauri – Semi-Regular RV Tauri
Algol (Beta Persei) – Eclipsing
Beta Lyrae - Eclipsing
Z Ursa Majoris
Algol (Beta Persei)
R Scuti
RV Tauri
SU Ursa Majoris
AH Leonis
V838 Herculis
NQ Vulpeculi
FH Serpentis
UX Ursa Majoris
EU Del
Betelgeuse (Alpha Orionis)
FU Orionis
R Hydrae
RS Ophiuchi
R Leonis
R Cygni
Mira (Omicron Ceti)
AM Herculis
Z Camelopardalis
TT Arietis
T Tauri
Delta Cephei and W Virginis
X Cygni
Delta Cephei
V1500 Cygni
Zeta Geminorum