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Compass Scale Image of V1 in M31

Caption Compass and scale image titled "Cepheid Variable Star V1 in M31 HST WFC3/UVIS." Four boxes each showing a bright white star in the center surrounded by other stars. Each box has a correlating date at the bottom: Dec. 17, 2020, Dec. 21, 2010, Dec. 30, 2019, and Jan. 26, 20...

Date
Jan 15, 2025
Mission
Hubble Space Telescope
Archive ID
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Compass and scale image titled "Cepheid Variable Star V1 in M31 HST WFC3/UVIS." Four boxes each showing a bright white star in the center surrounded by other stars. Each box has a correlating date at the bottom: Dec. 17, 2020, Dec. 21, 2010, Dec. 30, 2019, and Jan. 26, 2011. The center star in the boxes appears brighter with each passing date.

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NASA, ESA, Hubble Heritage Project (STScI, AURA)

Keywords

  • Stars
  • Variable Stars
  • Universe Age/Size

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