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LBV
(redirected from Luminous blue variable)

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LBVLegião da Boa Vontade (Brazil)
LBVLandesamt für Besoldung und Versorgung (Germany)
LBVLow Biological Value
LBVLewy Body Variant (of Alzheimer's disease)
LBVLung Blood Volume
LBVLeft Barrel Valve
LBVLatin Ballet of Virginia (Richmond, VA)
LBVLine Block Valve
LBVLate Bottled Vintage (port wine)
LBVLibreville, Gabon - Libreville (Airport Code)
LBVLoad Bearing Vest
LBVLiechtensteiner Bogensport Verband (German: Liechtenstein Archery Association; Liechtenstein)
LBVLuminous Blue Variable (type of star)
LBVLes Bouchers Verts (French: The Green Butchers)
LBVLittle Benthic Vehicle (deep-sea remote vehicle)
LBVLa Bella Vita (various locations)
LBVLake Buena Vista
LBVLow Bandwidth Video
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The progenitor was so bright that it probably belonged to a class of stars called Luminous Blue Variables (LBVs), "because no other type of star is as intrinsically brilliant," said Gal-Yam.
Star that was 1 mln times brighter than Sun before exploding as ... by Asian News International
During this stage, heavy stars such as Eta Carinae are known as luminous blue variables.
Temperamental monsters: massive stars may slim down in eruptive bursts by Cowen, Ron / Science News
Comparing them to older, ground-based pictures, the researchers found a rare type of star called a luminous blue variable (LBV).
Tiny galaxy packs a wallop by Science News
 
 
 
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