Algol is a three-star system, consisting of Beta Persei Aa1, Aa2, and Ab – in which the hot luminous primary β Persei Aa1 and the larger, but cooler and fainter, β Persei Aa2 regularly …

Oct 31, 2024 · At its brightest, Algol shines about three times more brightly than at its faintest. When it reaches maximum brilliance, Algol matches the brightness of the nearby 2nd …

ALGOL 60 (short for Algorithmic Language 1960) is a member of the ALGOL family of computer programming languages. It followed on from ALGOL 58 which had introduced code blocks and …

ALGOL 68 (short for Algorithmic Language 1968) is an imperative programming language member of the ALGOL family that was conceived as a successor to the ALGOL 60 language, …

ALGOL, computer programming language designed by an international committee of the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM), led by Alan J. Perlis of Carnegie Mellon …

Apr 22, 2020 · Algol, Beta Persei (β Per) is a triple star system located at a distance of 90 ly from Earth in the constellation Perseus. Commonly known as the Demon Star, it is the best-known …

Apr 28, 2019 · Algol, Beta Persei, is a bright multiple star located in Perseus. Nicknamed the Demon Star, it is one of the best known variable stars in the sky.

Oct 31, 2024 · If you need a touch of trick-or-treat in the sky this season — or anytime — seek out Algol, a bright star in the constellation Perseus.

Beta (β) Perseus, Algol, is a bright star positioned on the severed head that Perseus is carrying. It is an eclipsing binary; every 68 hours and 49 minutes this Demon Star ‘blinks’ for roughly 8 …

Algol, prototype of a class of variable stars called eclipsing binaries, the second brightest star in the northern constellation Perseus. Its apparent visual magnitude changes over the range of …