Talk:Double star

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[edit] Why does this page exist?

If Double star is another term for binary star, then why don't we turn this page into a redirect instead of an article? CDClock 03:07, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

It's my understanding that true binary stars comprise about half the stars (some sources say more, others say less) that we see. In any case, they are not the "vast majority" asserted in the article. 71.131.210.63 14:40, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] delete

This article is worthless as it stands. Actual, gravitationally bound binaries are the only type worth discussing in an article. So what if two stars "appear close together?" What if three stars appear close together--do we need a "triple star" article, too? Or four? Or five? Oh wait--we already have an article about that. It's called, Star cloud. But more significantly, there already is an article about binary stars. We do not need a more general article about stars that appear close to one another, and may or may not be gravitationally related. For that, we have the article about star clouds. Two stars appearing close together is not fundamentally different or even interesting. -69.47.186.226 07:34, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

I think that a double star is just two stars that are close together. Sometimes that is interesting, such as with Mizar and Alcor. I do not think, though, that a double star and a binary star are synonymous. --Segregold 05:20, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Rewritten

It seems this page was completely rewritten by one editor. It has been reverted and should now make more sense. Vsst 18:06, 5 September 2007 (UTC)