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Meaning of "double star"

In astronomy, a double star refers to a pair of stars that appear close to each other in the sky when viewed from Earth. This term is used to describe the celestial phenomenon of two stars appearing as a single visual entity
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  • Two stars which form a stellar system, such that they orbit the point of equilibrium of their gravitational fields; a binary star.
  • Two stars that appear to be one when seen with the naked eye, either because they orbit one another (binary stars) or happen to be in the same line of sight even though they are separated by a great distance (optical binaries).

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The pilot flew past a double star.
This is a double star and possible binary system.
Later it became clear that it was a double star.
This is a beautiful double star visible in small telescopes.
There are two different kinds of double star.
A wide double star divisible with a small telescope.
This explains the double star spikes.
This configuration is similar to the optical double star.
Mark one double star.
Double star catalogues list two stars as optical companions.
Geminorum is also a close double star.
Double star by robert heinlein.
And note that it was a double star.
Double star appeared slightly elongated without noticeable constriction.
The working of the best double star photometers is deceptive.

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A double star is a pair of stars which appear to be very close.
This is an illustration of a class of double star called a cataclysmic variable.
Galileo then produced a detailed record of the double star.
Optical double star.
Double star designation.
For more accurate models of merging double star systems.
Double star designations.
Meissa is really a double star.
Castor is a fine double star and an easy target in small instruments.
A beautiful colored double star.
Acamar is a double star with some evidence suggesting it is part of a multiple star system.
Physical double star.
He is also widely known for discovering the first double star.
Because he did do a lot of double star work about that time.
The unusualness of her is that the chapel also represents a double star.
Mintaka is a double star.
Albireo is a famous double star that can be spotted using binoculars or a small telescope.
Cancri is a is double star.
Andromedae is a double star in the constellation Andromeda.
It is therefore in many ways the most interesting double star under observation.
Arietis is a double star in the northern constellation of Aries.
Capella is a double star.
Equulei is a double star system in the constellation of Equuleus.
It is considered by stargazers to be a beautiful double star with a striking contrast of color.
Double star Two stars that appear close together on the sky.
Porrima is a double star.
The Double Star data are publicly available via this archive.
He is a double star.
The scientists think that the planet may be formed in a double star system.
Omicron Draconis is a double star divisible in small telescopes.
Zeta Antliae is a wide optical double star.
PrevPreviousBright nearby double star Fomalhaut is actually a triple.
Kappa Boötis is another wide double star.
Gamma Centauri is a double star located about from Earth.
Iota Cancri is a wide double star.

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