https://astro.ru.nl/wiki/ 2026-04-11T10:10:26+00:00 https://astro.ru.nl/wiki/ https://astro.ru.nl/wiki/_media/wiki/dokuwiki.svg text/html 2015-12-18T12:59:07+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://astro.ru.nl/wiki/stellar_cartography/mapping_the_local_group_with_variable_stars?rev=1450443547&do=diff Stellar Cartography: Mapping the Local Group with Variable Stars Vicky Scowcroft, Carnegie Observatories, Pasadena We are entering a new golden age for variable star studies. The range of instrumentation available now and in the coming decade, both in space and on the ground, provides an excellent suite of tools for studying the variable star populations within our own Galaxy, reaching out to beyond the Local Group, at exquisite precision.