Stars (original) (raw)

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American Association of Variable Star Observers
The Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Chandra X-ray Observatory
The Constellations and their Stars
Hubble Space Telescope
MOST precision photometry satellite
Munich Astro Archiv Constellation Pages
The Mythology of the Constellations
The Night Sky Atlas
Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO)
SolStation.com
UCSD Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences, Astronomy and Education Outreach
Stereo, studying the Sun in 3D.
Universe Today-Space news from around the Internet, updated every weekday.

SOURCES

The following sources were used to create the Stars of the Week. Thanks to the stellar researchers.

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Opening star image from the European Southern Observatory Southern Sky Survey.