Description
Leavitt's Cepheid Variables is a unique simulation that allows its users to explore the relationship between magnitude and period for Cepheid variable in the Magellanic clouds.
In the application's main window you can visualize a photographic negative of a star field that, when the simulation is played displays an animation of photo negatives taken at 1 day intervals.
Being developed using the Java programming language, Leavitt's Cepheid Variables is a cross-platform utility that can be used on Mac OS X, Windows and Linux.
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for Leavitt's Cepheid Variables FOR MAC
Leavitt's Cepheid Variables FOR MAC offers a fascinating exploration of magnitude and period relationships of Cepheid variables. Great for astronomy enthusiasts.