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Cepheid variables / Standard candles / Spiral galaxies / Local Group / Henrietta Swan Leavitt / RS Puppis / Variable star / Cosmic distance ladder / Andromeda Galaxy / Astronomy / Space / Astrometry
Date: 2014-10-06 11:21:13
Cepheid variables
Standard candles
Spiral galaxies
Local Group
Henrietta Swan Leavitt
RS Puppis
Variable star
Cosmic distance ladder
Andromeda Galaxy
Astronomy
Space
Astrometry

Cepheid Variable Star RS Puppis National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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