light curve

noun

: a graph showing the variation in brightness of a celestial object (such as a variable star) over a period of time

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The most significant source of data came from ground telescopes all over the world that measured both asteroids’ light curve. —

Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2024 Comparing the light curves before and after impact helped the team learn how DART changed Dimorphos’ motion. —

Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2024 Combining the data, UNITE’s lead scientist Lauren Sgro of the SETI Institute produced a comprehensive light curve showcasing every citizen astronomer’s contributions. —

Chiara Villanueva, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2024 The basic problem is that the eclipse has a fairly flat bottom, as seen in this light curve from the previous eclipse in 1982-84. —

Sean Carroll, Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2019 See all Example Sentences for light curve