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light curve [′līt ‚kərv] (astrophysics) A graph showing the variations in brightness of a celestial object; the stellar magnitude is usually shown on the vertical axis, and time is the horizontal coordinate. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| A pattern of light curves, known to lighting engineers as the cd/klm distribution diagram, is traced out over the floor of the gallery. Like arias in an opera, a light curve traces the progress of a protagonist - in this case a chunk of ice and rock - from fiery debut to untimely demise. But as observations of 1987A hit the three-year mark, little cobalt-56 remained, and the light curve flattened, reports Walker, Nicholas B. |
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