Variable Stars in M 13
From the author of Welcome to the Universe in 3D
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Variable stars are shown as pairs of points connected by a line-segment
Stars above the red line are presumed to be variable stars.
Variable stars between magnitude 13 and 14 are the RR-Lyrae stars.
Here are the two image files (in "fits" format):
m13_2009-LRGB.fit
m13_2014-LRGB.fit
Here is the Matlab function used to make the HR-diagram:
makeHRdiagRRlyrae.m
Click here for webpage showing individual images of M13