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| Delta Cephei |
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Besides being a lovely colour contrast double star, Delta Cephei (the yellow one) is important as being the star used as a prototype Cepheid variable star by Henrietta Leavitt whilst trying to calculate distances to the stars in the early twentieth century.
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| Date/Location: | 15 July 2008 Corringham, Essex |
| Equipment: | 8" f/5 reflector |
| Camera/Exposure: | ST2000XM CCD camera with Astrodon filters. RGB |
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