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Non-Contrast Multiple Stars
General Information
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A multiple star is simply two or more stars which revolve around each other much like the Earth orbits the sun.
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With the unaided eye, they can't be seen as individual stars because they are too far away from us and too close to each other. A good analogy is the headlights of a distant car.
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Perhaps as many as one-third to half of the stars in the sky are multiple stars.
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At least one multiple star system has as many as 9 components.
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Note that the sun is just an ordinary star.
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