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Name: |
Jessie Christiansen |
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Title: |
The first known eclipsing binary system with a high-amplitude Scuti component |
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Project Description: |
Tonight we are observing the only known example of a star with unusual brightness variations that is in orbit around another star, where the orbit is aligned with the direction to the Earth. This star system allows us to directly measure the mass and radii of the stars, providing comparisons with theoretical calculations. |