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Why can certain stars sometimes be identified as eclipsing binary stars?

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they become dimmer at regular intervals
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Answer:

Certain stars can be sometimes identified as eclipsing binary stars because they share a single point of gravity which they orbit around. Along with that, their horizontal orbital plane is the same as that of our planet.

Step-by-step explanation:

  • The term eclipse refers to the casting of a huge shadow of one celestial object over the other.
  • This phenomenon usually occurs when a celestial object blocks the passage of light falling on a celestial body and casts a shadow instead. Same happens with the eclipsing binary stars.
  • The binary stars that share a single orbit cast shadows on each other and appear like eclipsing binary stars.

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