Sentence examples for binary stars from inspiring English sources
noun
Plural of binary star
Spectroscopic binary stars are found from observations of radial velocity.
Today, the telescope is used primarily for observing binary stars.
Danbury Like binary stars, the two observatories of Western Connecticut State University in Danbury are connected.
An important application of resolving power is in the observation of visual binary stars.
The large number of binary stars and even multiple systems is notable.
He developed quick and efficient means for the analysis of the orbits of binary stars.
(For additional discussion of the topic, see eclipse: Eclipsing binary stars).
To test his speculations, he needed data on the masses of stars, potentially available from eclipsing binary stars.
(The latter phenomenon almost certainly occurs; astronomers have also seen binary stars so close that they are touching each other).
Binary stars are sometimes detectable by changes in apparent brightness, as the darker (or dimmer) star occludes its brighter companion.
He used the new telescope to study binary stars and the distribution of calcium in interstellar space.
