How to Use double star in a Sentence

double star

noun
  • By the way, the star Albireo at the foot of the Northern Cross, or the head of the swan, is the best double star in the sky.
    Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 21 July 2019
  • Through binoculars, the event will look like a double star, Matter said.
    Amber Randall, sun-sentinel.com, 8 Dec. 2020
  • Most of the stars in the study lie at distances of 1600 light years or less and in some cases, the planets orbit only one star in the double star system.
    Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 29 June 2021
  • This is a good area filled with deep-sky objects and colorful double stars best seen during the summer.
    Arnold Pearlstein, sun-sentinel.com, 27 Oct. 2019
  • The double star system shows that distant planets can exist and suggests that planets can form early on in the lifetime of a star.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 11 Dec. 2020
  • Also this week, see Rome from the International Space Station, and take in the gorgeous scenery around a bizarre double star system.
    National Geographic, 29 July 2016
  • Like Cassiopeia there are a number of beautiful double stars within its borders.
    Arnold Pearlstein, sun-sentinel.com, 13 Oct. 2019
  • Within its borders are a number of colorful double stars.
    Arnold Pearlstein, sun-sentinel.com, 9 June 2019
  • Perhaps double stars such as Alpha Centauri—which make up the majority of all stellar systems—are not promising places to find life.
    Corey S. Powell, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2019
  • Within Aquarius are a number of colorful double stars best seen with binoculars or low-powered telescopes.
    Arnold Pearlstein, sun-sentinel.com, 28 July 2019
  • The constellation contains a number of colorful double stars and deep-sky objects best seen using low-powered telescopes.
    Arnold Pearlstein, sun-sentinel.com, 14 July 2019
  • There are many other fainter double stars in the celestial dome that are gravitationally related to each other.
    Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 9 June 2019
  • Within this ancient constellation are many colorful double stars best seen with low-powered telescopes.
    Arnold Pearlstein, sun-sentinel.com, 28 July 2019
  • This popular summer constellation contains many colorful double stars and deep-sky objects that can be seen with binoculars and low-powered telescopes.
    Arnold Pearlstein, sun-sentinel.com, 21 July 2019
  • This is an ancient constellation consisting of fairly bright stars that make a pattern resembling the letter W or M. There are numerous colorful double stars and deep-sky objects within Cassiopeia.
    Arnold Pearlstein, sun-sentinel.com, 13 Oct. 2019
  • The observatory will be open for viewing of planets, galaxies, nebulas and double stars, weather permitting.
    Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 2 July 2019
  • The neutron stars, originally born as massive companions in a double star system, warily circled one another until their dance ended in an explosion a thousand times more energetic than supernovae.
    NBC News, 16 Oct. 2017

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