光变曲线上相邻两个同位相点之间的时间间隔。
变星的一种，它的固有光度和它的光变周期有着紧密的联系。
A type of variable star whose period of variation is tightly related to its intrinsic luminosity.
造父变星是可靠的宇宙距离(测量)里程碑，其完整的一个光变周期直接反映了星体的本质光亮度。
Cepheids are reliable cosmic distance mileposts. The interval it takes for the Cepheid to complete one pulsation is a direct indication of the stars'; s intrinsic brightness.
在造父变星的一个光变周期内，恒星外层的电离气体是相对不透明的，因此会吸收恒星的辐射而升温，并开始向外膨胀。
At the dimmest part of a Cepheid's cycle, the ionized gas in the outer layers of the star is opaque, and so is heated by the star's radiation, and due to the increased temperature, begins to expand.
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