The Binary Zoo - Binary Stars Explained

This short film offers an explanation of some of the myriad binary stars that astronomers have studied. They include cataclysmic binaries and their sub-types, polars and intermediate polars, as well as X-ray binaries, Algols, and contact- and over-contact binaries.
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[@ashokdarbhe5664]

Really great job with the animation and the explanation is scientific and easy to understand too. I really loved the video and the music too. Thanks for the video, please make more videos like these

[@spaceboffin]

Thanks for commenting. More soon.

[@HapNStance]

This is great, but it's like a teaser...there is so much more to this story.

[@spaceboffin]

I know, far more. The magnetic CVs (IPs in particular) were the subject of my PhD thesis.

[@HapNStance]

@@spaceboffin It is very interesting. I just saw a statistic (I don't know how accurate), that 85% of stars in the sky are actually 2 or more stars. That would include visual binaries, I'm sure. Anyway, thanks for the beautiful and educational video.

[@ashokdarbhe5664]

@@HapNStance yeah almost 80% of stars in the universe are binaries indeed

[@pythonspace]

Amazing! I’m envious: I’ve painted most of these, but to animate them like this - that’s something else!

[@spaceboffin]

Thanks Dave.

[@RoterZwerg]

It wasn't wrong to subscribe to you :)

[@orsolademarco6941]

Hi Mark, thanks for this excellent viz. I have been working on simulations of binaries for a long time now, but my movies are not quite as good! Hope to catch up sometime soon!

[@spaceboffin]

Thanks Orrsula. I enjoyed your video! Keep making them.

[@loganxman]

Cool video only for me personally I do not like reading text while I am trying to watch the video. That's just me though.

[@spaceboffin]

Thanks, I understand. For the longer videos like this in future I'll add a narration. I've a Moon formation one coming up. Just waiting on the narration. All the best.