Uploaded April 2018 | Updated September 2026, 30 minutes ago
This video shows the way variable stars change their brightness and colour over time, as viewed by ESA's Gaia satellite using information from the mission's second data release. The stars are plotted on a Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, named after the astronomers who devised it in the early 20th century, which locates stars according to their colour and brightness.
More about Gaia's second data release: http://sci.esa.int/gaia/60192-gaia-creates-richest-star-map-of-our-galaxy-and-beyond/
More information about this video and a download option can be found at http://sci.esa.int/gaia/60239-variable-stars-in-the-hertzsprung-russell-diagram/
Credit: ESA/Gaia/DPAC, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO
creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/igo
Acknowledgement: Gaia Data Processing and Analysis Consortium (DPAC); Gaia Coordination Unit 7; K. Nienartowicz / L. Eyer / L. Rimoldini / O. Marchal / F. Glass
This video shows the way variable stars change their brightness and colour over time, as viewed by ESA's Gaia satellite using information from the mission's second data release. The stars are plotted on a Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, named after the astronomers who devised it in the early 20th century, which locates stars according to their colour and brightness.
More about Gaia's second data release: http://sci.esa.int/gaia/60192-gaia-creates-richest-star-map-of-our-galaxy-and-beyond/
More information about this video and a download option can be found at http://sci.esa.int/gaia/60239-variable-stars-in-the-hertzsprung-russell-diagram/
Credit: ESA/Gaia/DPAC, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO
creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/igo
Acknowledgement: Gaia Data Processing and Analysis Consortium (DPAC); Gaia Coordination Unit 7; K. Nienartowicz / L. Eyer / L. Rimoldini / O. Marchal / F. Glass
