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Cepheid variables

A region of the spiral galaxy M100 (bottom), with three frames (top) showing a Cepheid variable increasing in brightness. These images were taken with the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) on board the Hubble Space Telescope (HST).

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