1. Light Curve Quiz Light curves in this quiz have been taken from the
AAVSO website (

2. Key to Variable Types Zeta Geminorum - Cepheid Variable
W Virginis (old, metal-poor Cepheid)
Delta Cephei - Cepheid Variable
X Cygni - Cepheid Variable
Delta Cephei and W Virginis
T Tauri - T Tauri variable
FU Orionis - T Tauri variable
RR Tauri - T Tauri variable
TT Arietis - Cataclysmic Variable
RS Ophiuchi - Recurrent Nova
SU Ursa Majoris – Dwarf Nova
U Geminorum – Dwarf Nova
Z Camelopardalis – Dwarf Nova
AM Herculis – Cataclysmic Variable
Mira (Omicron Ceti) – Long Period Variable
R Cygni – Long Period Variable
R Leonis – Long Period Variable
R Hydrae – Long Period Variable
Betelgeuse (Alpha Orionis) - Semi Regular
EU Del – Semi Regular
Z Ursa Majoris – Semi Regular
UX Ursa Majoris – Nova-like
FH Serpentis – Nova
V1500 Cygni – Nova
NQ Vulpeculi – Nova
V838 Herculis – Nova
T Pyxidis – Recurrent Nova
XZ Cygni – RR Lyrae
AH Leonis – RR Lyrae
R Scuti – Semi-Regular RV Tauri
RV Tauri – Semi-Regular RV Tauri
Algol (Beta Persei) – Eclipsing
Beta Lyrae - Eclipsing

3. Z Ursa Majoris

4. Algol (Beta Persei)

5. R Scuti

6. RV Tauri

7. SU Ursa Majoris

8. AH Leonis

9. V838 Herculis

10. NQ Vulpeculi

11. T Pyxidis

12. FH Serpentis

13. ZX Cygni

14. Beta Lyrae

15. UX Ursa Majoris

16. EU Del

17. Betelgeuse (Alpha Orionis)

18. FU Orionis

19. R Hydrae

20. RS Ophiuchi

21. R Leonis

22. R Cygni

23. Mira (Omicron Ceti)

24. AM Herculis

25. Z Camelopardalis

26. TT Arietis

27. RR Tauri

28. T Tauri

29. Delta Cephei and W Virginis

30. X Cygni

31. U Geminorum

32. Delta Cephei

33. V1500 Cygni

34. Zeta Geminorum