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<blockquote><strong class="quote">Anonymous wrote:</strong><blockquote> <strong class="quote">Mike Toomey wrote:</strong> <p>I've noted a slight dimming... 10.3 perhaps. I would rather have a bit of an average over a few nights though before concluding that.</p> </blockquote>Good observation, Mike! The star has shown cyclic behavior in brightness over the past few months, possibly related to the hot spot caused by gas streaming from the red giant star to the white dwarf. As the white dwarf rotates, the hot spot comes into view, making it appear brighter.</blockquote><br>
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