OMICRON CETI

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Medusa: Solving the Mystery of the Gorgon
Book by Stephen R. Wilk; Oxford University Press, 2000
Subjects:	Medusa (Greek Mythology)
...constellation the star appeared in. Thus, alpha Ceti was "alpha of the constellation Cetus," the brightest star on the constellation. Mira was called omicron Ceti. Omicron is the fifteenth letter of the Greek alphabet...

A Dictionary of Astronomy
Book by Ian Ridpath; Oxford University Press, 1997
Subjects:	Astronomy--Dictionaries
...southeast of Cerro Tololo. Cetus abbr. Cet, gen. Ceti The fourth-largest constellation...straddling the celestial equator. Cetus represents a sea-monster...Its brightest star is Beta Ceti * Diphda, or Deneb Kaitos...red-giant variable * Mira Omicron Ceti . Tau Ceti, magnitude...

Beyond the Milky Way
Book by George Ellery Hale; C. Scribners Sons, 1926
Subjects:	Astronomical Instruments, Nebulae, Stars--Radiation
...it sends us. In the case of red variable stars like Omicron Ceti this effect is surprisingly large. Thus at its minimum...infra-red radiation it must emit at such times. But Omicron Ceti is outdone by X Cygni, a variable star ranging from...

The Stars in Their Courses
Book by James Jeans; The Macmillan Company, 1931
Subjects:	Astronomy, Stars
...XXXIV p. 115 expansion of, 152 Minor planets, 64 Mira Ceti, 77 , 93 , 169 Model, of Galactic System, 111 of solar...Nutation, 17 Obscuring matter in space, 102 , 103 , 109 Omicron Ceti, 77 , 93 , 169 Orion, constellation of, 12 , 81 , 170...

A Guide to the Constellations
Book by Samuel G. Barton, William H. Barton Jr.; Whittlesey House, 1935
Subjects:	Constellations
...western part of the constellation. CETUS Cetus consists principally of a quadrilateral...remarkable variable star Mira, or Omicron Ceti. Mira varies in brightness in a...quadrilateral nearest to the horizon is Tau Ceti, which is 11.0 light years away...

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The Sky
Journal article by Ray Forma; Teaching Science, Vol. 53, 2007
Subjects:	Astrographic catalog and chart--Usage, Astronomical charts--Usage, Astronomy--Equipment and supplies, Sky--Observations
...magnitude 2.0 Diphda, Beta Ceti, the brightest star in the constellation Cetus, the whale. This constellation...magnitude 2.5 Menkar, or Alpha Ceti. The most celebrated object in the Whale is Mira, Omicron Ceti. Mira is an oscillating variable...

Omicron Ceti
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
OMICRON CETI see Mira . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.

Mira
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
MIRA mi r , Lat.,=marvelous, variable star in the constellation Cetus; Bayer designation Omicron Ceti; 1992 position R.A. 2 h 19.0 m , Dec. 3 05. The most famous long-period variable, Mira ranges in apparent magnitude...

Variable Star
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...giant and supergiant stars with periods ranging from a few months to more than a year. The best known of these stars is Omicron Ceti, also known as Mira. Over a period of about 11 months, it brightens by about 7 magnitudes and then gradually fades...

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